Utility Pole Inspection Supervisor

United Utility Services; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 58,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Company holidays

Disability insurance

Job summary

United Utility Services in the United States seeks a Field Supervisor to oversee pole inspection and treatment crews across multiple locations, including Denver. You will coordinate staffing, schedules, and field logistics, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of pole assessment experience, licenses, and strong leadership. This role requires field presence, travel, and hands-on demonstrations of inspection and treatment processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of direct wood utility pole assessment and treatment experience.
• Experience supervising pole inspection/treatment crews and applying utility-specific inspection standards.
• Ability to manage field operations and ensure QC processes are followed.

Responsibilities

• Supervise multiple pole inspection/treatment crews and manage crew members.
• Coordinate work packages, staffing, schedules, and field logistics.
• Verify qualifications, licenses, and equipment before deployments.
• Serve as primary field escalation point for technical questions.
• Perform or coordinate QC inspections and ensure corrective actions.

Skills

Pole inspection supervision

Crew leadership

Field coordination

Driver's license

Safety compliance

Education

Wood science degree

Engineering degree

Job description

About Us

Welcome to United Utility Services, a dynamic player in the electric utility industry. As a trailblazer, we provide comprehensive and innovative offerings that bolster power infrastructure investments across the U.S. We proudly serve as the parent company to industry-leading utility service contractors specializing in transmission, substation, distribution, and grid hardening projects. Our Core Values are clear and simple: Safety, Quality, Integrity, and Professionalism. At United Utility Services, we craft power delivery solutions – built safe, engineered smart, and driven by what customers demand – fueling communities with reliable energy. We are the best-in-class, trusted partner delivering customer-centric Power Delivery Construction and Engineering solutions.

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options where applicable; 401(k) with company match; paid time off; company-paid holidays; and short and long-term disability.

The salary for this position is $50/ plus. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role.

Location: Hiring for multiple locations (North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Denver and New Mexico)

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise multiple pole inspection/treatment crews and directly manage assigned Crewmen, Inspectors, and Foremen.
• Coordinate work packages, staffing, schedules, production priorities, equipment, materials, treatment inventory, and field logistics across assigned areas.
• Conduct job-start meetings and verify personnel qualifications, training, licenses, equipment, materials, and required documentation before deployment.
• Serve as the primary field escalation point for assessment, sounding, boring, excavation, decay evaluation, treatment, restoration, tagging, access, and specification questions.
• Perform or coordinate formal QC inspections and reinspections; document findings, provide coaching, and ensure corrective actions, retraining, and rework are completed when required.
• Monitor production, quality, treatment rates, rework, safety, attendance, access constraints, and schedule performance; identify trends and implement preventive actions.
• Enforce client/company requirements for OSHA, DOT, electrical safety, 811/One Call, ground disturbance, PPE, traffic/public protection, environmental controls, pesticide handling, and stop-work authority.
• Coordinate with client representatives, Field Services management, GIS/data, QA/QC, Safety, HR/recruiting, and other support functions; communicate risks and schedule impacts promptly.

Key Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of direct wood utility pole assessment and treatment experience; two (2) years may be considered with a qualifying wood-science or engineering degree where client requirements allow.
• Current pesticide/commercial applicator license applicable to wood-pole treatment in the state(s) of assignment, or ability to obtain before mobilization where permitted.
• Demonstrated experience supervising pole inspection/treatment crews and applying utility-specific inspection standards and formal QC processes.
• Demonstrated competency in sounding, boring, groundline excavation, decay measurement, treatment selection/application, restoration, and QC reinspection.
• Strong field leadership, coaching, documentation, client communication, analytical, and multi-crew planning skills; valid driver's license required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-crew PAPR, groundline inspection, or pole-life-extension programs.
• Experience mobilizing new territories, training local hires, and integrating approved subcontract crews.
• 811/One Call, damage-prevention, DPI, utility locating, traffic-control, or related certifications.

Work Environment

This position combines field supervision with administrative and reporting responsibilities and requires regular field presence. The Supervisor must be capable of hands-on inspection/treatment demonstrations, QC reinspections, and field troubleshooting in varied outdoor conditions. Regional travel, overnight assignments, and extended field rotations may be required.

Application Deadline

This posting will remain open for a minimum of five (5) calendar days. The Company reserves the right to extend or close the posting based on business needs and applicable policy requirements.

Important Information

Applicants may be asked: “Are you currently employed by the Company?”

For standard external opportunities, this question is used for applicant classification, reporting, and workforce analytics purposes only.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from third-party recruiters or staffing firms. Resumes submitted without a signed, written agreement with the Company and outside the approved HR/Recruiter process will not be reviewed or considered, and the Company will not be responsible for any associated fees.