Electrical Superintendent - Farnham, VA

ZipRecruiter; Farnham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the sustainable energy sector is seeking an Electrical Superintendent for coordination and supervision on utility-scale solar and BESS projects. The role involves staffing, mentoring, and ensuring quality control of electrical installations while maintaining customer relationships and overseeing subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in electrical installations.
• Knowledge in electrical testing methods and standards.
• Experience with solar energy installation is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality installation of electrical systems.
• Supervise work teams, ensuring quality control.
• Manage project schedules and provide support.

Skills

Proficiency in installation

Knowledge about testing methods

Working knowledge of electrical drawings

Supervision of Solar electrical experience

Education

Minimum 5 years supervisory experience

Current driver's license

Tools

DC and medium voltage cables

SCADA systems

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

The Electrical Superintendent will be responsible for providing coordination, planning, and supervision to labor, contractors, and craft activities on a utility scale solar or BESS site. This position develops and enhances customer relationships by providing superior service.
This position requires potential for travel to all sites in the United States.

Summary:

We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We understand that our employees are the lifeblood of the company. We strive to align company goals with those of our employees. We're constantly innovating to make a difference for our customers, our employees, and our planet. Our mission is to make a difference by developing cost-efficient alternatives to traditional energy sources, without long-term dependence on government subsidies. We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We hope you’ll join us.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the high-quality installation of electrical portions of the project, including underground cabling, mod to mod wiring, and DC collection system
• Provide drawing, constructability, submittal reviews, and feedback with the engineering team, verifying that the quality of materials, equipment, and workmanship conforms to the specifications and updates of the contract documents
• Work with Construction Manager and Project Manager in development of project schedules and updates, and creation of 3 week look-ahead
• Ensure work teams have needed resources and support
• Supervise and ensure quality control of work team, including self-performed and subcontracted work
• Manage the interface with appropriate personnel concerned with the connection of the project power grid to the existing transmission system
• Attend and participate in project meetings, and provide liaison between engineers and contractors and craft workers to ensure electrical components of the project comply with drawings and specifications
• Coach, mentor and train field personnel, forepersons, and assistant superintendents
• Establish and nurture teamwork environment within the project team
• Provide work direction and performance evaluations
• Identify hiring needs and participate in hiring, discipline, and dismissal decisions as needed
• Develop leadership potential through appropriate task assignments and career growth opportunities
• Maintain relationships with all visitors to the site: customers, architects, subcontractors, et al.
• Manage site work and logistics efficiently, providing suggestions for improvement

Oversight of electrical sub-contractors:

• Review/monitor subcontractors’ procurement of electrical resources, methods, staffing, look-ahead schedules and coordination with other site activities
• Work with engineering staff to ensure plans, specifications, submittals and RFIs are transmitted to subcontractors accurately and timely
• Monitor Safety, Quality, and Efficiency of subcontracted work on every project
• Ensure subcontract crews have resources and support

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years supervisory experience
• Proficiency in the installation, testing, acceptance, maintenance, and repair of DC and medium voltage cables
• Knowledgeable about current injection, Hi-pot, capacitance discharge, contact resistance, Megger, TTR, Doble, and other methods of cable and equipment testing
• Possess working knowledge of electrical drawings, sketches, and prints, underground duct banks, trenching, manholes and vaults for collection systems, underground and pad mount transformer usage, SCADA systems used in the power industry.
• 2 plus years of supervising self-perform Solar electrical experience.
• Current driver’s license

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• This work is performed in a field environment and travel is required.
• Will be required to perform some physical labor.
• Must be able to sit, stand, bend, twist and lift up to 25 pounds.

About Us
Strata Clean Energy is a leading developer, EPC, and service provider for utility-scale solar and storage systems in the United States. We control and self-perform all processes from our nationwide solar and storage developments, to construction, O&M, and Asset Management.

Our employees are empowered to drive our business in a collaborative, creative, and passion-driven environment that fosters long-term professional growth. There is a lot to learn at Strata, but we’re here to help you give your best and have a good time doing it.

At Strata, you’re part of something big. We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We are driving innovation to make a difference for our customers, our employees, and our planet. Join us in powering the future.

Strata Solar is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Strata Solar is an equal employment and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on , , , , , , or , , marital status, , veteran status, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable law.

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