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Vancouver, Washington - Added Jun 30th, 2026
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Senior Construction Manager – High Voltage Environment (Onsite)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Senior Construction Manager for their Vancouver, Washington location. In this role you will provide field support and management for the organization’s Wireless program and will confirm and document that construction, upgrades, maintenance, and decommissioning of wireless facilities located on transmission facilities meet all established field procedures, policies, standards, and safety measures. This position’s official duty station is Vancouver, WA, but the work of this position will be primarily performed off-site. Up to 95% travel (including overnight travel) may be required to various wireless locations throughout the company’s service area of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
This position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If you this position aligns well with your professional experience, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Senior Construction Manager:
Requirements/Qualification for Senior Construction Manager:
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
AG/BH14150
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Senior Construction Manager for their Vancouver, Washington location. In this role you will provide field support and management for the organization’s Wireless program and will confirm and document that construction, upgrades, maintenance, and decommissioning of wireless facilities located on transmission facilities meet all established field procedures, policies, standards, and safety measures. This position’s official duty station is Vancouver, WA, but the work of this position will be primarily performed off-site. Up to 95% travel (including overnight travel) may be required to various wireless locations throughout the company’s service area of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
This position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If you this position aligns well with your professional experience, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Senior Construction Manager:
- Assist the Wireless Project Manager, Project Engineer and Construction Manager in preparation of specific project releases to construct, maintain, upgrade, and decommission wireless sites on transmission facilities. In some cases, these tasks will be accomplished with the lines still energized, and the construction manager will provide technical expertise and recommendations concerning applicable construction practices, assess critical issues associated with specific projects, and review sites to be constructed. May also represent the Project Manager/Engineer/Construction Manager in field meetings and site visits and provide technical input regarding best construction practices.
- Provide on-site coordination and act as liaison between the Wireless Project Manager/Engineer/Construction Manager and the contractor[s] chosen to install, maintain, upgrade, and decommission wireless projects on transmission facilities.
- Provide technical guidance to contractors regarding installation, maintenance, upgrading, and decommissioning wireless projects on transmission facilities.
- Complete daily reports for the Wireless Project Manager/Engineer, documenting progress, issues, and results of work done by contract site installers.
- Aid the contractors in terms of specific issues related to the construction and upgrades of wireless facilities. Items addressed will include site access, Minimum Approach Distances (MAD), antenna installation questions and concerns, safety concerns, arc flash issues related to panels, property owner issues, and more.
- Facilitate problem solving in the field when design documents may conflict with actual site conditions, causing constructability issues.
- Provide written input and observations related to on-going construction, upgrades, maintenance, and decommissioning of wireless projects.
- Coordinate with the Wireless Project Manager/Engineer/Construction Manager to develop work schedules and availability for upcoming projects.
- Monitor construction of new transmission lines and tower types, verifying that spare towers are obtained for outage restoration and entered into EMS records. This also includes properly identifying and documenting new hardware and conductors not currently in the system.
Requirements/Qualification for Senior Construction Manager:
- U.S. Citizenship and valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.
- An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Construction Science, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or directly related field is preferred.
- 10 years of construction/building management is required
- Experience must include:
- Managing construction of projects associated with the bulk electric system to include access road, site development, foundation, substation, transmission line, telecommunication, and/or non-electric facility construction projects.
- Developing cost estimates.
- Disseminating technical information in writing and orally to outside agencies.
- Familiarity with wireless installations and operation of transmission systems.
- Working knowledge of all safety issues associated with working in high-voltage environments
- Knowledge and experience of construction practices when working with Minimum Approach Distances (MAD) on energized lines.
- Knowledge and experience working with company “Hold” and “Clearance” Orders with Dispatch Operations, or comparable knowledge/experience in other private or public electrical utilities
- Knowledge and experience with company Grounding procedures, or comparable knowledge/experience in other private or public electrical utilities
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
AG/BH14150
Job ID: 14150
