What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substation Superintendent position at Davis H Elliot Company, Inc.?
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 staff's 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
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