Powerline Division Leader: Drive Growth & Margin

Cascade Process Controls dba Mako CPC; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cascade Process Controls dba Mako CPC seeks a Division Manager for Powerline/Lineman operations to own the P&L, safety, and growth of the powerline services division. Lead crews serving utilities, cooperatives, midstream, and industrial clients, integrating with other service lines.

The role builds and runs new crews, systems, and customer relationships, driving margin and fleet efficiency while aligning with Cascade’s safety standards and project execution excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in powerline construction or utility line work with 5+ years in a supervisory/management role.
• Journeyman Lineman certification or equivalent documented field progression.
• Demonstrated P&L or job-cost ownership with margin accountability.
• Working knowledge of OSHA 1910.269, 1926 Subpart V, NESC, and NEC for distribution work.
• Proven ability to estimate distribution work and manage unit-price and T&M contracts.
• Valid driver's license; CDL Class A preferred or willingness to obtain.
• Ability to pass background check, drug screen, and client site access requirements.
• Proficiency with job cost reporting, scheduling tools, and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Own revenue, gross margin, and EBITDA performance for the powerline division; deliver against annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Build and execute the division growth plan: target accounts, service territory expansion, and crew scaling.
• Price and approve estimates for unit-price, time-and-material, and lump-sum work; own bid strategy and margin discipline.
• Negotiate and manage MSAs, rate sheets, and change orders with utilities, cooperatives, and industrial customers.
• Manage subcontractor selection, pricing, and performance.
• Plan and dispatch line crews across multiple concurrent jobs and basins; own scheduling, manpower loading, and crew-to-job fit.
• Direct overhead and underground distribution construction: pole setting and framing, conductor stringing and sagging, transformer and switchgear installation, terminations, sectionalizing, grounding, guying and anchoring, and right-of-way work.
• Oversee energized and de-energized work planning, switching and tagging coordination with utility system operators, and storm and emergency restoration response.
• Own job costing discipline — daily production reporting, unit tracking, timesheet accuracy, and job cost variance review.
• Drive billing velocity: timely field ticketing, customer sign-off, and coordination with accounting to protect DSO.
• Manage fleet and equipment strategy for digger derricks, bucket trucks, pullers and tensioners, reel and wire trailers, and support vehicles — including utilization, maintenance, DOT compliance, and buy/rent decisions.

Skills

P&L ownership

Crew management

Estimating distribution work

Safety compliance (OSHA 1910.269)

Contract negotiation

Scheduling & cost reporting

Leadership

Education

Journeyman Lineman certification

Supervisory/Management experience

Job description

Cascade Process Controls dba Mako CPC seeks a Division Manager for Powerline/Lineman operations to own the P&L, safety, and growth of the powerline services division. Lead crews serving utilities, cooperatives, midstream, and industrial clients, integrating with other service lines.

The role builds and runs new crews, systems, and customer relationships, driving margin and fleet efficiency while aligning with Cascade’s safety standards and project execution excellence.