START DATE: Immediate, position open until filled.
STATUS: Full-Time
STARTING PAY: $65,000 - Dependent on experience
FULL-TIME BENEFITS: Vacation, Training/Wellness Stipends, 401k Match, Long/Short Term Disability
TO APPLY: Submit resume and cover letter to applications@h2oprogressive.com
Watershed Progressive is looking to build a construction team for our Southern California office located in Ojai, CA. We are seeking a Construction Supervisor to manage and supervise commercial and residential LID projects throughout Southern California. Watershed Progressive (WP) is a leader in sustainable water conservation providing design/build services, consultation and water education for residential and commercial clients. WP integrates onsite water capture (rainwater, greywater, stormwater) with watershed level planning and monitoring to conserve water, sequester carbon and create beautiful ecologically sustainable landscapes.
GENERAL JOB DUTIES:
• Onsite construction lead of complex or commercial installation projects
• Develop construction work plans in coordination with Project Managers to construct projects in the most efficient and logical order of operations
• Generate and update the construction calendar and modernize work plans
• Provide weekly written status reports to Hub Director and PMs, including updated budgets for construction tasks
• Track construction deliverables
• Construction site safety lead
• Client communication
• Provide updated sketches or markups to drafters for as-built generation
• Generate and finalize cost estimates for project proposals and bidding purposes
• Generate and finalize material lists for LID or water conservation projects
• Provide oversight, training, and quality control on complex or commercial installation projects
• Construction Advisor consulting with the design team on best practices and feasibility
• Feasibility consultant for Project Managers of complex or commercial installation projects
• Construction risk assessment and troubleshooting lead
• Coordination with other contractors on active construction sites to optimize efficiency and avoid conflict
• Perform site ecological assessment and evaluation, including planning schematics for Water Resource Planning/Drafters/Engineers and adaptive field decisions
• Data collection and file-sharing management
• QC construction documents for code compliance and constructibility
• Work directly with Installation Hub Director and Field Operations Manager to plan and install field projects
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
• C27 Landscape Contractor License or at least ten years of experience leading landscape installations, preferably rainwater harvesting, greywater, or other LID-type projects.
• The following advanced certifications (or equivalent): ARCSA, QWEL, PDC, Water-Pro, ALDA, QSD, Aquascape, Grey Water Action
• Ten years of adaptive field management, quality control supervisory experience
• Extensive experience in construction cost estimates, site grading, drainage plans, utility design including hydrology/hydraulics, and stormwater treatment design
• Experience managing installations for commercial or public LID/Green infrastructure projects
• Ability to generate or quality assure onsite LID water resource and/or watershed-based calculations
• Experience with water resource monitoring data collection and metadata organization
REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES
• Creative, integrative, and constructive positive approach to work ethic, time management, team building, and client output
• Detail-oriented, highly self-organized, and able to meet deadlines consistently
• Must be a team player and willing to contribute to a fast-paced, dynamic, creative environment
• Good listener, able to take and follow directions, as well as coordinate identified subtasks with others
• Must be able to travel for short and extended periods through California
• Must be a self-starter and work independently with conflicting deadlines
• Must have some general knowledge and/or certification in water conservation, greywater, rainwater, watershed hydrology, and stormwater systems
• Able to generate clear, professional planning schematics for water assessment planning
• Able to generate schematic details not included on existing drawings to accurately reflect as-installed field conditions based on direction provided by lead drafters, designers, and engineers
• Familiarity and practical experience with practices and trends in water supply, development, and management of water in California.
• Understanding of regulatory framework for green infrastructure water, wastewater, groundwater, stormwater, or recycled water issues
• Excellent professional, oral, and/or written communication skills
• Strong understanding of rainwater, greywater, and stormwater design schematics, typical materials, pump systems, and code compliance
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software suite