Utility Pole Inspection Supervisor

United Utility Power Services, LLC; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Disability coverage

Job summary

United Utility Services is seeking a Pole Inspection Supervisor to lead inspection and treatment crews, ensuring field readiness and client specifications across multiple locations.

You will oversee staffing, training, safety compliance, and QC processes while coordinating field logistics, documentation, and vendor interaction. This role requires hands-on field supervision and regional travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of direct wood utility pole assessment and treatment experience.
• Current pesticide/commercial applicator license applicable to wood-pole treatment in the states of assignment, or ability to obtain before mobilization where permitted.
• Experience supervising pole inspection/treatment crews and applying utility-specific inspection standards and formal QC processes.

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.

Skills

Pole inspection

Crew supervision

Safety compliance

Quality assurance

Education

Pesticide license

Job description

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.

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)

Benefits

• 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
• short and long-term disability

Internal Employee Notice:

This opportunity is being communicated internally in accordance with the Company's Recruiting Transparency and Opportunity Notice process.
Current employees are encouraged to apply through our careers page at https://unitedutility.com/careers

About the Role

The Pole Inspection Supervisor provides direct management, technical oversight, and quality control for multiple utility pole inspection and treatment crews. Crewmen, Inspectors, and Foremen assigned to the program report to the Supervisor. This role is responsible for field readiness, staffing, production, customer-specification compliance, formal QC, corrective action, training, treatment/equipment logistics, regulatory compliance, and day-to-day field coordination.

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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.