at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, United States
Job Description
We Are:
Fermilab is America's premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.
We are strategic risk takers, innovators, and collaborators. We are engineers, scientists, technicians, administrative professionals. We are over 2,000 employees advancing knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Fermilab has been at the forefront of particle physics for more than 40 years. We build world-leading accelerators and detectors to conduct some of the most advanced particle physics experiments possible. We collect and analyze the data from those experiments with some of the most powerful computers in the world. We conduct this research on a 6,800-acre prairie, 35 miles outside Chicago, a treasure that has been designated a National Environmental Research Park.
Relocation Assistance is not available for this position.
A referral bonus is not available for this position.
Fermilab seeks an experienced Construction Specialist/Task Manager to join our Facility Project Coordinator (FPC) group who will assist our Project Managers and Construction Management staff in being responsible for construction activities across the 6,800-acre Fermilab site.
Fermilab's Facilities Engineering Services Section builds and maintains mission-critical infrastructure and services from which high-energy physics research can be safely accomplished without interruption. We provide housing accommodations and logistics and property management. We work on projects that support all of the laboratory's facilities and experiments.
Fermilab is America's premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and South Dakota, and in locations around the world, including Canada, mountaintops in Chile and the South Pole.
You Will:
Manage and oversee assigned work projects of excavation, mechanical, HVAC, electrical or general construction in nature.
Prepare scopes of work, cost estimates, and initiate new construction and service contracts.
Manage work authorizations, change orders, final inspections, and final payments
Coordinate conventional construction or significant maintenance activities with ongoing science operations, serving as the primary liaison with project managers, contractors, clients, and inspection authorities.
Coordinate contractors planning and quality control processes, including preliminary job site discussions, required inspections, required testing, and final acceptance inspections.
Manage and making decisions related to the performance of work related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, safety, quality control and trade employee staffing levels.
Oversee work among multiple contracts to promote and coordinate project operations. Resolving local area problems regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor and equipment, schedule and all other appropriate matters.
Participate in contractor performance review at the end of the subcontract.
Respect, understand and value individual differences that embody the principles of diversity.
We Are Looking For:
Associates degree or equivalent in related field with a minimum of 7+ years of industrial/commercial experience or Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Engineering Technology or related field with a minimum of 1+ years of industrial/commercial
Digital literacy and a familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite programs
Must have completed or ability to complete within 30 days OSHA Construction Safety 30 Hour construction safety course
Must be able to work outside normal working hours when required
Physical Activity and Work Conditions
Human Factors: Mental Concentration, Sitting, Tight Work Schedule
Ability to occasionally work outside normal working hours.
Ability to conduct field investigations.
Ability to visit and traverse construction sites for quality assurance, safety oversight and issue resolution.
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally by commercial air carrier.
Chemical Factors: Dust, Epoxies, Solvents, Welding
Physical Factors: Confined Space, Cryogens, Radiation Hazards
PPE: Eye/Face/Head/Foot/Hand Protection
Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes a diverse and inclusive environment based on mutual respect is essential to our mission. Fermilab is committed to recruiting and developing the most hardworking people and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, age, sex, gender... For full info follow application link.
Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/ Disabled/Veterans are encouraged to apply