Construction Supervisor - Substation

NextEra Energy; Lake City (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Power & Light Company in Florida is seeking a Substation Construction Lead to oversee contractor work on new substations and upgrades, ensuring safety, schedule, and cost controls. The role emphasizes coordination of outages, material management, and deliverable quality in a high-demand utility environment.

The position requires extensive substations construction experience and strong leadership of construction teams.

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years in substation construction.
• Prior experience leading construction teams.
• Experience coordinating outages and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision of Construction Leads.
• Collaborates with Construction Lead(s), Area Operations, Engineering and other departments to resolve project conflicts, generates work scope, timetables and resource estimation.
• Coordinates and supervises emergency response events.
• Mentors and trains new employees and contract personnel.
• Provides direct oversight of complex projects.
• Coordinates and oversees emergency response activities.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Substation construction

Leadership

Project coordination

Risk assessment

Vendor coordination

Contractor oversight

Education

Bachelor's - Engineering

High School Grad / GED

Tools

Falcon

Elements

AMP

PUR

SAP

FAC-008

Job description

Requisition ID: 97092

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.

Position Specific Description

The Central Maintenance Department is looking for a Substation Construction Lead to join their team in West Palm Beach, FL.

The selected candidate for this role will be responsible for:

• Oversight of substation contractors for new substations and existing substation upgrades or expansions
• Coordination of clearance planning and OSM (outage system) request to facilitate execution of projects
• Contingency plan development and risk assessment
• Material management (BOM, ROS, MRM) and collaboration with vendor contractors and ISC to maintain necessary materials for project
• Reviewing project for constructability issues to reduce cost and inefficiencies
• Ensuring completion and accuracy of project deliverables including but not limited As-Built documents, and project controls/invoicing, and systems updates (Falcon, Elements, AMP, PUR, SAP, FAC-008)
• Assist with work scope development, philosophy document considerations, and participate in engineer walkdowns to ensure construction feasibility is obtained in the design.
• Support interface procedures with Power Generation Department (PGD), Engineering & Construction (E&C), and Co-op entities during major projects
• Coordinate and oversee implementation of mobile equipment in support of major projects
• Provides direct supervision of contingent Construction Leads

Desired Experiences

• Extensive experience in Foundation, Conduit, Grounding, Structural and electrical construction of substations
• Prior experience in site construction and drainage work for new and existing substations

The position is based in Lake City or Fort Pierce, FL.

Job Overview

Employees in this position are responsible for the direct leadership of personnel associated with construction activities within the transmission/substation group. In this role employees oversee the safety of direct employees and contracted workforce and ensures that reliability of the system is maintained during construction activities.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision of Construction Leads
• Collaborates with Construction Lead(s), Area Operations, Engineering and other departments to resolve project conflicts, generates work scope, timetables and resource estimation
• Coordinates and supervises emergency response events
• Mentors and trains of new employees and contract personnel
• Provides direct oversight of complex projects
• Coordinates and oversees emergency response activities
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED
• Experience: 10+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's - Engineering

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.

Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type:Full Time
Job Category: Maintenance/Construction
Organization: Florida Power & Light Company
Relocation Provided: No

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