Superintendent - Substations - Michels Power, Inc.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with all safety and environmental policies, procedures, and regulations
• Supervise and assign General Foremen and field crews, including participation in union hiring processes
• Recruit, select, and manage union workforce in coordination with IBEW halls and business agents
• Ensure quality control and adherence to company standards and safety policies
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with local unions, ensuring compliance with agreements
• Assist General Foremen in scheduling crews, tools, and equipment to maximize productivity and minimize downtime
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Engineers to develop and maintain project schedules
• Review production, monitor work progress, and take corrective actions to maintain profitability and performance
• Approve timesheets, pay sheets, and daily field reports
• Support Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Estimators in bidding and constructability planning
• Aid in the review and approval of as-built documentation
• Coordinate with Project teams to ensure material availability, subcontractor management, and contract compliance
• Support assembly of project closeout documentation
• Train, mentor, and develop field personnel while holding teams accountable for performance
• Lead on-the-job training and safety tailgate meetings
• Perform other duties as assigned

  Required Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • 5–7+ years of relevant construction experience (substation or utility construction preferred)
  • OSHA 30 or equivalent safety certification
  • Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

  Desired Qualifications

  • 10+ years of substation field experience
  • Experience with greenfield and brownfield substation construction
  • Understanding of substation switching procedures and safety practices
  • Experience coordinating with IBEW union labor and workforce planning
  • Strong knowledge of drawings, specifications, and field execution

  Managerial Developmental Competencies

  • Decision Quality
  • Cultivates Innovation
  • Resourcefulness
  • Directs Work
  • Ensures Accountability
  • Collaborates
  • Manages Conflict
  • Atracts, Develops, and Retains Talent
  • Builds Effective Teams
  • Drives Engagement
  • Managerial Courage
  • Being Resilient
  • Situational Adaptability

  Work Environment & Physical Demands

  • Work performed in active construction environments and outdoor conditions
  • Frequent standing, walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, and working in physically demanding conditions
  • Ability to regularly lift, push, or pull 25 pounds and frequently up to 50 pounds
  • Exposure to weather conditions, heavy equipment, and moderate to loud noise levels
  • Requires close, distance, color, and depth vision with focus adjustment