Distribution Construction Coordinator

About the Role

This critical role oversees both overhead and underground utility construction, reporting to the SPP Distribution Construction Supervisor. The Strategic Project Portfolio Construction Coordinator manages utility construction projects, ensuring safety excellence, budgetary compliance, productivity, schedules, customer satisfaction, and reliability goals.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate contract resources to achieve safety, budget, productivity, schedule, customer satisfaction, and reliability objectives.
• Develop circuit strategy and attend pre-construction meetings.
• Perform quality control and final walkdowns of assigned projects.
• Collaborate with Engineering, internal and external customers, Stakeholder Engagement, Forestry, Land Acquisition, and Claims teams.
• Communicate and work closely with Region Partners to maintain system reliability during construction.
• Support region leadership in storm restoration plans.
• Analyze drawings, blueprints, specifications, proposals, and other project documentation.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent.
• Extensive distribution engineering and/or construction experience.
• Seven years of distribution experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and familiarity with Distview, ARMS, CSS, TCMS, and JETS preferred.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Available for storm duty, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Skills & Abilities

• Proven negotiation skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with customers (developers, builders, communication companies).
• Strong leadership and motivational skills to influence others.
• Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks across a large territory.
• Strong scheduling, prioritization, and deadline management skills.
• Adaptability to change and proactive problem-solving.
• Demonstrated support of management initiatives.
• Conflict resolution using a collaborative approach ("Southern Style").
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Leadership in safety excellence and core safety beliefs.
• Self-motivated and results-driven.

Schedule

• Monday through Thursday, 4 x 10-hour workdays.
• Additional hours may be required for storm duty, plant outages, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

Southern Company offers a comprehensive total rewards strategy, including:

• Competitive base salary.
• Annual incentive awards for eligible employees.
• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• Eligibility for additional compensation, such as incentive programs.

For more details, visit the Southern Company Benefits Summary.