Construction Coordinator I

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we're delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities. If you're looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

About Essential Utilities

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with state operations in the development, implementation and monitoring of annual capital improvement plans that identify and prioritize capital projects. Assists in developing annual capital budgets, including evaluating alternatives, designs, cost estimating and project scheduling.
• Oversees design and construction activities to achieve budget and schedule compliance as critical activities to ensure that company financial, compliance and operational objectives are met including site visits and confirming topographic surveys.
• Coordinates designs and construction phases of projects with personnel in multiple divisions, other departments, outside contractors, and suppliers. Ensures that operational needs are addressed.
• Prepares or directs the preparation of permit applications, which will cover a wide range of land development, zoning, construction, and environmental approvals, at the local, state and federal levels. Meets with public officials and regulatory agency personnel to obtain project permits and authorizations.
• Coordinates customer surveys, meets with homeowners and follows through to promote and construct water main extensions.
• Prepares contract documents and manage all aspects of procurement and construction. Supervise construction inspectors for multiple concurrent projects and support of ongoing duties during the off-season.
• Represents the company at various state and local levels. Establishes and maintains positive public relations with key customers, local officials, state regulators, other state agencies, elected officials and industry groups.
• Obtains extension agreements, certified costs and easements for developer installed water main extensions.
• Reviews construction plans for commercial and industrial services including commercial fire services, backflow devises and customer services. Coordinates interaction with the customer and their contractor.
• Closeout projects and update water system maps, records, and electronic data in a timely fashion, i.e., reconcile inventory, record drawings, asset completion and retirement reports, GIS, AIMS and Maintenance Connection.
• Ensures compliance with required safety policies and programs.
• Performs other assignments as required.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

• BA/BS Degree Required

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.