Sr. Construction Engineer

Requisition Number: 2998

Job Title: Sr. Construction Engineer

Date Opened: 8/25/2026

Location: Jackson

Industry: Electric Utilities

Department: Construction Management

Employment Type: Full-Time Regular

Part-Time Available: No

Eligible for US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

FLSA Exemption: Exempt-Eligible for Straight-Time Overtime

Job Summary

The Construction Engineer (CE) will be engaged in the project from the initiation / definition phase through final commissioning and closeout. Below is list of activities / deliverables the CE may be involved in throughout the life cycle of a project from initiation to final commissioning and closeout. Project scopes vary as will the roles of the CE for each project.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Construction Group to manage capital projects through the entire life cycle from definition to closeout

• Participate as a member of project teams to develop project scope, project cost estimate, project schedule

• Participate on site field / scope visits

• Assist others in developing schedule including critical paths

• Develop detailed construction plans and identify outage requirements to implement new facilities, Identify required permits, & Develop detailed estimates.

• Work with Utility Company major accounts group regarding outages that affect external/internal customers

• Develop construction contract bid packages; review responses and participate in vendor selection

o Develop bid package / RFP

o Conduct pre-bid meeting with contractors

• Participate in design constructability reviews for all disciplines (site, foundation, electrical & relay, T-Line) to identify and eliminate costly expenses during the construction phase

• Develop detailed construction plan, which includes a list of outages, exact work dates, and construction resource requirements

• Identifies and addresses all project safety hazards and environmental concerns. Responsible for monitoring and routine reporting on project construction schedule and cost

• Perform quality assurance checks during construction

• Monitor schedule and progress versus requested in service date

• Responsible for closeout of construction contracts and as-built documentation

• Monitors that all Utility Company procedures and processes are followed so that we will comply with all regulatory requirements

• Provide Construction Management over site to contractors responsible for constructing and commissioning Transmission Substations and Transmission Lines across the Utility Company System

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required;
• Degree must be from a college or university with an accredited engineering program (ABET);
• Requires ten (10) years’ or more applicable experience in the construction of capital projects;
• Must have superior interpersonal, leadership, communication, organizational, and presentation skills;
• Requires a proven ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written;
• Must possess advanced knowledge of MS Office suite of products (especially MS Word and MS Excel).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience gained in the Electric Transmission and Distribution industry strongly preferred;

• Experience gained through manufacturing, municipal or other industrial industries preferred;

• P.E. or PMP preferred.

Working Conditions:

• Work is conducted in an office environment (Private or Semi-Private Office) and requires occasional travel to off-site work locations

• Field duties require outdoor work in a plant or construction atmosphere

• Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel

• Working plant, construction, and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels

• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection

• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes

• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift and carry 20 pounds

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively

• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation

• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations

• Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties

• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations