ELECTRIC UTILITY SUPERINTENDENT

City Light & Power, Inc; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with company contribution

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short Term Incentive Plan

Job summary

City Light & Power, Inc. in Denver, CO, is seeking an Electric Utility Superintendent to guide CLP power distribution construction projects from the home office. This role leads field teams, ensures safety, and coordinates with estimating on bids to ensure staffing and project success.

The position requires 5+ years in utilities or electrical construction, journeyman or master electrician licenses, and the ability to read blueprints and schedules. Travel about 30% and a U.S.

Qualifications

• Journeyman Lineman or Master Electrician Licenses required.
• 5+ years working in utilities or electrical construction.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; related education may substitute.
• Lead project teams and supervise employees.
• Familiar with NEC and codes; OSHA 10/30.
• Read civil, structural, and mechanical plans and blueprints.
• Proficient in MS Office and MS Project scheduling.
• Willingness to travel 30%.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent messaging to field operation teams.
• Promote safety culture with EH&S collaboration.
• Oversee schedules, equipment, materials, CLP personnel, and subcontractors.
• Assist with labor schedules and project projections.
• Collaborate with Estimating on bids and staffing.
• Establish and monitor workforce and safety meetings.
• Travel to project sites to monitor progress and collaboration.
• Make decisions on union field personnel as needed.
• Prepare and distribute status reports.

Skills

Lineman license

Master Electrician

Supervision

Project leadership

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Blueprint reading

Safety management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Construction/Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Blueprint reading

Job description

Electric Utility Superintendent

City Light & Power (CLP) is a nationally recognized electric utility infrastructure company with more than 45 years of experience delivering missioncritical power systems. We support the federal government, military institutions, municipalities, and major utilities across the United States, with financing, design, engineering, construction, and ongoing operations and maintenance for electrical transmission and distribution systems, as well as outdoor street, sport, and other recreational lighting.

City Light & Power / CLP Engineering has been recognized by The Denver Post as one of the Top Workplaces in 2025 and 2026.

City Light & Power, Inc. (CLP) is seeking an Electric Utility Superintendent to join the Operations team located at our home office in Denver, CO. This position is responsible for the overall guidance, direction, supervision, and technical expertise for CLP power distribution construction projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures a consistent message to field operation teams.
• Cultivate a strong safety culture by working closely with EH&S Department to ensure safe working conditions and safety procedures on the project.
• Will work with Installation Managers to assist with the oversight of schedules, equipment, materials, tools, CLP personnel and Subcontractors.
• Assist project teams with labor schedules, project projections, and maintain consistent means and methods.
• Collaborate with Estimating team on new project bids to ensure proper staffing and support is in place.
• Will establish and monitor workforce meetings, safety meetings, turnover meetings as needed.
• Travel to project sites to monitor progress, create a collaborative work environment onsite, and continually improve CLP's delivery performance.
• Will work with team on performance decisions regarding union field personnel.
• Prepares, monitors, and distributes necessary documentation and status reports.
• Understands and enforces company, job site-specific, federal, and state safety regulations on site and discusses concerns with Site Manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge:

• Journeyman Lineman or Master Electrician Licenses required.
• Minimum of five (5+) or more years working within the utilities and/or electrical construction industry required.
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field preferred.
  • Documented education and/or related training or combination of relevant education and experience considered in lieu of degree.
• Ability to lead project teams and supervise employees.
• Knowledgeable with specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time/cost/labor estimates for projects and services.
• Knows and understands applicable codes and standards, i.e., NEC, federal, state, etc.
• Maintain OSHA 10/30 Certifications.
• Able to read and understand civil, structural, mechanical plans and specifications to include blueprints, proposals, and other documents as they relate to electrical work.
• Computer literate and proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to prepare construction schedules in Microsoft Project.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player who can successfully work with diverse internal and external partners.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time exempt position. Office hours of work are Monday through Friday.

Travel:

30%

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

• You must be a U.S. citizen or have permanent work authorization.
• A valid driver's license is required, and meets the CLP Fleet Policy.
• Must be able to obtain Military Base Security Access.

Benefits & Compensation:

• We offer an excellent benefits package that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, 401k with company contribution, paid time off and paid holidays.
• Salary range: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00/year based on experience, plus eligible to participate in Short Term Incentive Plan.
  • We reserve the right to pay more or less than the posted salary range based on factors unrelated to sex.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/Disabled/Veterans. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.