Field Supervisor T&D

PPL Corporation; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

PPL Corporation is seeking a supervisor for transmission and distribution work in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The role entails overseeing line crews, ensuring safety, and maintaining high standards of service during normal operations and storm emergencies.

The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor’s Degree and have at least 1 year of relevant experience in electrical operations. Preferred qualifications include hands-on experience and supervisory skills, along with a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• 1 year of electrical or mechanical operations and maintenance experience or equivalent education.
• Demonstrated knowledge of safety rules, company policies, and work practices.

Responsibilities

• Supervise line crews on electrical facilities.
• Lead response to storm restoration efforts.
• Communicate work schedules with internal and external customers.
• Conduct daily meetings to ensure safety and compliance.

Skills

Electrical operations and maintenance

Safety compliance

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Journeyman experience in linesman trade

Job description

Company Summary

PPL Electric Utilities delivers safe, reliable and affordable electricity to more than 1.4 million homes and businesses throughout its 29-county service territory in eastern and central Pennsylvania. Through smart investments and innovation, it has built one of the most advanced electric grids in the United States. With over a century of expertise, PPL Electric remains focused on building the utility of the future, today. The company regularly ranks among the country’s best utility companies for reliability and customer satisfaction and has received 30 J.D. Power Awards for providing top-quality service to residential and business customers. PPL Electric is a major employer and an active supporter of the communities it serves, empowering employees, community members, and initiatives through volunteerism and investments in organizations that promote education, sustainability, and wellbeing.

Overview

Decisions are guided by policies, procedures, and the business plan. This position receives guidance and oversight from a manager and typically does not perform the work being supervised. The role involves overseeing highly skilled transmission and distribution work on electrical facilities in a safe, productive manner with attention to quality by supervising line crews assigned to all overhead and underground transmission and distribution line facilities. The position provides timely, cost-effective, and reliable service to customers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the completion of capital and O&M work in the area.
• Responsible for timely response to storm restoration efforts in the region, including round-the-clock response and leading crew efforts to restore PPL facilities to normal operation.
• Work directly with field and G.O. designers in developing a mutually agreeable design that can be built within the approved hours.
• Apply safe working practices on the job in compliance with company safety rules and train and develop safety awareness among subordinates.
• Provide customer/client satisfaction by applying cost-effective work practices to ensure job quality and reliability.
• Supervise, prioritize, and schedule resources to effectively utilize and meet customer/client requirements during normal operations and storm emergencies.
• Conduct daily tailboards to communicate safe work plans, company policies, and expectations.
• Lead, train, motivate, coach, and counsel employees to meet the expectations of their positions.
• Communicate and coordinate work schedules with internal and external customers, foreign utilities, and contractors.
• Ensure timely completion of all administrative processes, such as mandated annual reviews, Labor Agreement, crew audits, Time & Labor, etc.
• When applicable, supervise employees in person to ensure compliance with FLSA wage and hour issues as well as monitoring compliance with safety rules.
• May be assigned an Electric Utilities emergency and storm role, which may necessitate after-hours work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 1 year of electrical or mechanical operations and maintenance or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Demonstrated expertise/knowledge of energized and de-energized facilities; switching and tagging procedures; knowledge of training, clearances and working space requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3-5 years’ experience as a journeyman in the linesman trade or 10 years’ experience in the transmission and distribution line facilities.
• Basic electric theory, ability to identify and analyze trouble in electrical circuits, print reading, and moderate computer skills used in the linemen trade and office application software.
• Thorough knowledge of safety rules, regulations, energy control process, company policies, work practices and the labor agreement.
• Supervisory experience with leadership and teamwork skills, communication skills both oral and written.
• Possess a valid Pennsylvania Commercial Driver’s License.