Supervisor, Electric Field Operations

About the role

The role of Supervisor, Electric Field Operations involves leading the safe, timely, and efficient completion of work efforts related to the construction, operation, maintenance, and emergency restoration of the electric distribution and transmission systems. It entails ensuring effective coordination among and between individuals and departments in the district/division, actively promoting and enforcing a safety-first work environment, and engaging and motivating employees to deliver the best possible customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the safe execution of field activities. Sets safety expectations with employees. Resolves safety issues/concerns in an appropriate and timely manner. Communicates safety lessons learned and promotes continuous learning of safe work methods, practices, and procedures.
• Makes decisions and prioritizes work to ensure the safe and appropriate use of assigned resources.
• Sets clear expectations and provides ongoing feedback to employees regarding their performance. Effectively addresses performance issues. Conducts comprehensive performance reviews (per applicable bargaining unit contract).
• Responsible for the proper application of local union contracts and agreements. Works with managers and employees to resolve grievances and concerns in a timely and complete manner.
• Participates in pre-construction reviews and other activities to ensure the timely and efficient execution of field operations. Coordinates work with other utilities, other Eversource departments, and outside contractors as necessary.
• Ensures work complete within budgetary guidelines.
• Prepares, reviews, and approves time, expense, materials and other company records in an accurate and timely manner and in accordance with established guidelines.
• Demonstrates and role models a customer-first attitude. Seeks to quickly resolve customer issues by collaborating with employees and other departments.
• Fulfills storm duty assignments and participates in on-call rotation as required.

Requirements

Essential requirements include a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent related experience, five to ten years of related experience, and a valid motor vehicle license. Switching and tagging qualifications are also required. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with a strong knowledge of computers and related technology, are essential. Candidates must be available to work emergency restoration assignments, travel between Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, and work long hours in response to outage situations and shift coverage requirements.

Qualifications

Must maintain switching and tagging qualifications. Must have a strong knowledge of methods, work practices, and procedures regarding the safe construction, operation, and maintenance of electric T&D facilities and infrastructure at both secondary and primary operating voltages. Must possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Must have a strong knowledge of computers and related technology and have the ability to learn and utilize available information technologies. Must be able to use PC desktop applications (e.g., Microsoft Word & Excel).

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of methods, work practices, and procedures regarding the safe construction, operation, and maintenance of electric T&D facilities and infrastructure at both secondary and primary operating voltages.
• Ability to use PC desktop applications (e.g., Microsoft Word & Excel).

Benefits

Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. Salary is commensurate with your experience. This position is eligible for a potential incentive. The annual salary range for this position is $126,770.00-$140,850.00.

Pay

This position is eligible for a potential incentive. The annual salary range for this position is $126,770.00-$140,850.00.

Schedule

Work is conducted outside, in varied conditions and terrain including adverse weather conditions, and in a normal office environment which requires sitting, walking, standing, stair climbing and completion of paperwork. Drives to various job site locations and customer premises to supervise work, and review or discuss construction job requirements. May work with computers for long periods of time during the day. Subject to shift work including weekends. Off-hour on-call responsibility is required on a rotational basis. At times requires working long hours in response to outage situations and shift coverage requirements.