Substation Superintendent

For over seven decades investor-owned utilities municipalities cooperatives and others have entrusted their electrical construction and maintenance needs to Davis H. Elliot Company Inc. (Elliot).

Elliot is a full-service electrical contractor specializing in overhead and underground distribution transmission substations lighting traffic signaling utility locating industrial/commercial and engineering services.

Job Description

A Substation Superintendent plans coordinates and supervises the work of multiple General Foreman Foreman and skilled journey-level workers across several substation construction & maintenance sites.

Typical Duties:

• Plans schedules assigns and supervises the work of journey-level workers of various building trades involving substation construction
• Reviews staffs in-progress work for adherence to job specifications safety policies and project timelines
• Estimates costs manpower need and time necessary for completion of various projects
• Coordinates work with other General Foreman
• Prepares job specifications sketches and progress reports on current construction projects
• Interprets and explains specifications blueprints and work projects with assigned staff
• Ensures that staff is supplied with tools materials and equipment for completion of assigned projects
• Instructs and advises staff on changes in policies procedures and work standards
• Directs and/or provides training to trade staff

Qualifications

Knowledge Of:

• Construction maintenance alteration and repair of substation sites
• Current practices materials hand and power tools and equipment used in substation construction
• Methods and procedures used in planning and scheduling of substation construction activities
• Safety regulations and practices pertinent to the construction industry
• Principles of supervision and training
• Recordkeeping procedures
• Methods and procedures used in planning construction projects
• Various computer application capabilities
• 8 years construction experience with 3 years being in a Superintendent/Leadership capacity working on substation projects
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors employees and others both individually and in a team environment

Benefits/Culture

Today we are listed among Engineering News-Records Top 150 Specialty Contracting firms. Our success is based on our customers confidence in us; the loyalty hard work and performance of our people; and the traditions with which Mr. Davis H. Elliot began the company in 1946. We understand that having the best team requires people being treated like family. Some of the benefits we offer our team include:

• Medical Dental Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance w/ additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K w/ company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• State and Federally accredited Lineman Apprenticeship program
• Paid Vacation
• Servant Leadership Training
• Uniforms and PPE provided