Sr. Field Construction Supervisor

EDG Inc; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EDG Inc. in New Orleans, LA is seeking a Sr. Field Construction Supervisor to lead field construction for substations and transmission projects through commissioning and closeout.

Reporting to the Utility Construction Manager, you will oversee scope development, cost estimates, and schedules while ensuring safety training compliance and proper permit management. The role requires extensive experience in electric utilities construction, strong onsite leadership, and coordination with

Qualifications

• Requires ten (10) to fifteen (15) years experience in the Electric Utility Transmission or Distribution.
• Must be knowledgeable and be able to interpret and cite OSHA regulations and provide guidance to construction crews and upper management on the proper application of these regulations in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of project teams to assist others in the development of project scope, project cost estimate, project schedule
• Participate on site field / scope visits
• Assist others in developing schedule including critical paths
• Assist others in developing detailed construction plans and identify outage requirements to implement new facilities
• Assist in developing construction contract bid packages; review responses and participates in vendor selection. Attend pre-bid meeting with contractors
• Participate in design constructability reviews
• Participate in developing a detailed construction plan, which includes a list of outages, exact work dates, and construction resource requirements
• Ensure that contractors are in compliance with Utility Company mandated safety training
• Coordinate with survey and soil boring crews as needed
• Ensure all necessary permits from ROW and or Environmental groups are in place prior to the start of construction
• Participate in Contractors Pre-Construction/Safety Kickoff meeting to outline what is expected of contractor
• Ensure contractor inventories all material delivered to site. Work with contract design engineers when deficiencies are noted
• Safety Tailboard conference attendance/review, JSA development/review, observations/hazard analysis, monitor contract crew members to have Substation Awareness training
• Monitor and report theft or illegal activity
• Ensure contractor activities do not compromise system reliability
• Ensure expected quality is achieved by contractor in field
• Ensure project work is maintainable by the Utility Grid Operations at end of project
• Ensure project work does not hamper the Grid Operations maintainability of existing equipment at site
• Protect the Utility position in relation to environmental issues
• Coordinate with Environmental Contractors on the sampling and removal of oil from devices taken out of service
• Coordinate with the Utility Environmental Group and specified Contractors on any environmental concern and/or clean-up activities due to spills of any type
• Coordinate with the Utility Environmental Group and specified Contractors on all Storm water Management activities
• Ensure that SWMPP (substation work management project plan) is in installed and maintained as designed
• Ensure that SPCC (Spill Prevention Controls & Countermeasures) are in effect and maintained properly.
• Identifies and addresses all project safety hazards and environmental concerns. Responsible for monitoring and routine reporting on project construction schedule and cost
• Perform quality assurance checks during construction
• Ensure that SWMS (substation work management system)/Asset Data forms, and corresponding photos are completed for all equipment being installed and/or removed
• Monitor schedule and progress versus requested in service date
• Ensure contractor returns excess material to stores and that it is credited to the job. Follow the Material Return Process
• Work with investment recovery in the salvage of conductor. Follow the Investment Recovery Process
• Be with the construction crew first thing in the morning to kick off the work day
• Ensure the Safety of self, public and all team members
• Proactively identify and address safety issues and provide input to mitigate the hazards
• Assist increws JSA and Tailboards
• Discuss work activity for the day
• Discuss any material issues
• Be Environmental Stewards
• Ensure permit requirements are adhered to while performing work
• Work with engineers to: Provide input to scopes, estimates, schedules, constructability meetings
• Coordinate material deliveries and landowner access
• Perform QA/QC activities on all phases of the project
• Log construction progress and keep field notes
• Ensure as-built documentation is done and work complies to Utility Company Standards

Skills

Field supervision

Construction management

OSHA regulations

Job description

EDG Inc

Sr. Field Construction Supervisor

Job Opening Details

Industry *Electric Utilities

Position Sr. Field Construction Supervisor

Req Code 3021

General Location New Orleans

Primary Responsibilities K-Temp Inc.

AWholly-Owned subsidiary of EDG Inc.

RequisitionNumber: 3021

JobTitle: Sr. Field Construction Supervisor

DateOpened: 9/15/2026

Location: NewOrleans (Service Area)

Industry: ElectricUtilities

Department: Electric Grid Services

EmploymentType: Casual

Part-TimeAvailable: Yes

FLSAExemption: Non- Exempt

Eligiblefor US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

Job Summary

The Construction Field Supervisor will report to the UtilityConstruction Manager and will be engaged in the project during the constructionphase of Construction Projects for substations and transmission lines throughfinal commissioning and closeout phases. Below is list of activities theConstruction Field Supervisor may be involved in throughout the life cycle of aproject from initiation to final commissioning and closeout.Project scopes vary as will the roles of aConstruction Field Supervisor for each project.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of project teams toassist others in the development of project scope, project cost estimate,project schedule
• Participate on site field / scope visits
• Assist others in developing schedule includingcritical paths
• Assist others in developing detailedconstruction plans and identify outage requirements to implement new facilities
• Assist in developing construction contract bidpackages; review responses and participates in vendor selection.Attend pre-bid meeting with contractors
• Participate in design constructability reviews
• Participate in developing a detailedconstruction plan, which includes a list of outages, exact work dates, andconstruction resource requirements
• Ensure that contractors are in compliance withUtility Company mandated safety training
• Coordinate with survey and soil boring crewsas needed
• Ensure all necessary permits from ROW and orEnvironmental groups are in place prior to the start of construction
• Participate in Contractors PreConstruction/Safety Kickoff meeting to outline what is expected of contractor
• Ensure contractor inventories all materialdelivered to site.Work with contractdesign engineers when deficiencies are noted
• Safety Tailboard conferenceattendance/review, JSA development/review, observations/hazard analysis,monitor contract crew members to have Substation Awareness training, monitorskills abilities of contractors for task, mental and physical state, publicexposure, accident/incident reporting
• Monitor and report theft or illegal activity
• Ensure contractor activities do not compromisesystem reliability
• Ensure expected quality is achieved bycontractor in field
• Ensure project work is maintainable by theUtility Grid Operations at end of project
• Ensure project work does not hamper the GridOperations maintainability of existing equipment at site
• Protect the Utility position in relation toenvironmental issues
• Coordinate with Environmental Contractors onthe sampling and removal of oil from devices taken out of service
• Coordinate with the Utility EnvironmentalGroup and specified Contractors on any environmental concern and/or clean-upactivities due to spills of any type
• Coordinate with the Utility EnvironmentalGroup and specified Contractors on all Storm water Management activities
• Ensure that SWMPP (substation work managementproject plan) is in installed andmaintained as designed
• Ensure that SPCC (Spill Prevention Controls& Countermeasures) are in effect and maintained properly.
• Identifies and addresses all project safetyhazards and environmental concerns. Responsible for monitoring and routinereporting on project construction schedule and cost
• Perform quality assurance checks duringconstruction
• Ensure that SWMS (substation work managementsystem)/Asset Data forms, and corresponding photos are completed for allequipment being installed and/or removed
• Monitor schedule and progress versus requestedin service date
• Ensure contractor returns excess material tostores and that it is credited to the job.Follow the Material Return Process
• Work with investment recovery in the salvageof conductor.Follow the InvestmentRecovery Process
• Be with the construction crew first thing inthe morning to kick off the work day
• Ensure theSafety of self, public and all team members
• Proactivelyidentify and address safety issues and provide input to mitigate the hazards
• Assist increws JSA and Tailboards
• Discusswork activity for the day
• Discussany material issues
• Be Environmental Stewards
• Ensurepermit requirements are adhered to while performing work
• Work with engineers to:
• Provideinput to scopes, estimates, schedules, constructability meetings
• Coordinatematerial deliveries and landowner access
• PerformQA/QC activities on all phases of the project
• Logconstruction progress and keep field notes
• Ensure as-builtdocumentation is done and workcomplies to Utility Company Standards

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• Requires ten (10) to fifteen (15) yearsexperience in the Electric Utility Transmission or Distribution.
• Must be knowledgeable and be able to interpretand cite OSHA regulations and provide guidance to construction crews and uppermanagement on the proper application of these regulations in the workplace.

Working conditions

• Work is primarily conducted at ProjectConstruction Sites within Utility Company service area (may require occasionaltravel to other services areas).Thismight include electric Substations, Transmission and Distribution lines.
• Interaction with other team members, as wellas supervisors and client personnel.
• Must be able to wear safety equipment asrequired by the safety department for personal protection.
• May be at more than one job site in a day andmust be able to tolerate climate changes.

Physical Requirements (With or without Reasonable Accommodation)

• Must be able to lift and carry twenty (20)pounds;
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing orother communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation,which permits employee to communicate effectively;
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of timewith or without reasonable accommodation;
• Sufficient vision or other powers ofobservation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employeeto conduct analysis and investigations;
• Sufficient manual dexterity with or withoutreasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine officeduties;
• Sufficient personal mobility and physicalreflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office dutiesand travel when necessary to off-site locations.

This jobdescription is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of workdifficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construedas declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particularposition shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the rightof management to assign, direct and control the work of employees undersupervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held toexclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level ofdifficulty.

Drug Free Workplace

EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug-freeworkplace.Applicants are subject topre-employment drug screen by urinalysis.

Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic,post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing. In addition to therequirements of EDGs drug free workplace program, employees may be required to sign, acknowledge and comply with drug free workplace policies or programsrequired by clients.

We are an equal opportunity employer and allqualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regardto race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disabilitystatus, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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