Construction Team Lead at Chenega Corporation

Overview

The Construction Team Lead is a position supporting the Native Village of Chenega, located in Prince William Sound. This position works inside one of Alaska's iconic natural landscapes, providing the experience, knowledge, and technical skills to carry out a variety of construction projects in Prince William Sound. 

This position is primarily field based, where experience and skill in Alaska construction are highly valued in our mission to provide infrastructure for Chenega.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager in completing challenging and rewarding construction projects, including fieldwork and onsite administrative duties.
• Direct junior employees, subcontractors, and vendors in the onsite execution of projects.
• Collaborate with other leads and the Project Manager on projects, including assigning work orders and assisting in developing project plans, budgets, and timelines.
• Identify and mitigate job site safety issues and execute site safety plans for construction projects to maintain a safe work environment for employees, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Responsible for material planning, procurement, and mobilization.
• Administrative duties include but are not limited to daily job reports, planning, budgeting, and other project documentation as required.
• This position is remote and rotational. The schedule is to be determined, but it will be a multi-week rotation.
• This position will have direct supervisory responsibilities and provide supervision to contract employees assigned to work on projects that fall directly under the responsibility of this position.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED
• At least five years’ experience in the construction industry, with in-depth knowledge of all typical vertical construction phases and a journeyman level in at least one. 
• Experience in rural operations and construction (preferred). 
• Valid Alaska Driver’s License
• Maintains a favorable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
• Competent in the use of technology and understanding of a variety of systems. 
• Ability to read and follow construction prints/plans.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Council members, the Tribal Administrator and Council staff, village residents, Chenega Corporation staff, vendors, outside agencies, and the public.
• Ability to organize time efficiently, work with minimal supervision, be self-directed, work independently, and make independent decisions.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks and projects simultaneously while delivering excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Ability to improvise and adapt to the challenges presented in a remote environment.
• Successful applicants must have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills

  Physical Demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

  While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The position also requires a high level of sustained physical exertion. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

  Work Environment: (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.)

  • The employee will normally work in a temperature-controlled office environment, with frequent exposure to electronic office equipment.
  • During visits to areas of operations, may be exposed to extreme cold or hot weather conditions. Is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and loud noise.