Supervisor, Electric Distribution

Responsibilities

• Embraces and leads with safe behaviors in all aspects of work performance.
• Promotes a speak up, listen up, and follow up culture.
• Facilitates or leads weekly team meetings/safety tailboards.
• Conducts training as needed.
• Regularly visits work sites (at least 50% of time) to monitor progress and employee performance.
• Safely and timely completes maintenance and construction work, meeting quality expectations.
• Maintains and updates all work documentation or reporting.
• Identifies and reacts to complex field decisions, utilizing technical knowledge and experience to move forward quickly, considering cost, risk, safety, quality, and customer impact.
• Effectively utilizes resources by monitoring crew productivity.
• Builds constructive peer relationships and treats direct reports equitably.
• Provides positive and constructive feedback to others.
• Responds to emergencies and outages.
• May serve as a field leader (e.g., District Storm Room Lead, Task Force Lead) in OEC/EOC major emergency activations.
• Supervises staff, including bargaining unit employees, to accomplish results through recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition.
• Travels at least 10% - 50% of time with occasional overnight stays.
• Must be able to travel and work a flexible schedule, including being on call as well as responding to emergencies that may occur throughout our service territory.
• Works outside in remote areas, steep and/or uneven terrain, and inclement weather conditions.

Qualifications

• High-School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction, Field Maintenance Operations, or related Electric Utility experience.
• Must obtain a California Driver’s License by first day of employment.
• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or other related field (Desired)
• Previous experience in the Electric Utility industry (Desired)
• Journeyman lineman experience preferred (Desired)
• Previous experience in PM/FE (Desired)
• Knowledge of the California Public Utility Commission General Orders (GO) 95, 128, 165 (Desired)
• General computer skills in Word, Excel and Outlook (Desired)
• Customer services orientation, including communication skills, initiative and problem solving (Desired)
• Knowledge of various bargaining unit contracts (Desired)
• Demonstrated ability to uphold safety standards and participate in continuous process improvement (Desired)
• Experienced leading cross-functional teams and/or supervising bargaining unit personnel (Desired)
• Experience using business metrics to motivate and influence performance (Desired)
• Extensive leadership skills including developing and conducting presentations to employees and management (Desired)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills (Desired)