T&D Superintendent

Contract role (12 months, contract-to-hire) based in York, PA with field assignments in Greensburg, York, and Reading, PA. Pay range: $60–$70/hr; per diem $150/day. Travel required; valid driver’s license and clean MVR required. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

About the role

The Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Superintendent is responsible for field operations on assigned project(s) to achieve safe, timely, and profitable completion. This role plans, organizes, and supervises specific portions of construction work for an assigned area, and manages construction scheduling of T&D related activities of subcontractors to confirm completion of contractual construction activities. The Superintendent maintains continuity of job progress and maximizes efficiencies with oversight of high voltage transmission lines, transmission line steel and wood structures, drilled piers, spread footings, grounding, environmental requirements, substation equipment, substation structures, substation electrical, and substation controls. The position carries responsibility for overall supervision of the construction effort, including safety, productivity of crafts, efficient use of materials and equipment, materials management, scheduling, engineering, and contractual performance. Heavy distribution experience is required; underground experience is a significant bonus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure subcontractor contractual compliance on designated T&D construction activities.
• Build effective client and subcontractor relationships; interface with client representatives, A/E representatives, and other contractors.
• Collaborate with project management to develop and implement project procedures, working documents, and standards.
• Authorize purchase requisitions, field design change requests, etc., under supervision of Construction Manager and Project Manager.
• Maintain overall project safety; review and audit site-specific safety documentation, including Pre-Task Analysis (PTAs) and Task Safety Observations (TSOs) regularly.
• Complete daily field reports and take daily pictures to document construction progress.
• Assess future work activities and identify concerns using subcontractors' 3-week look-ahead reports.
• Develop marked-up and as-built drawings to produce record set documents; answer RFIs with assistance from Assistant Project Manager or Field Engineer.
• Direct and manage subcontractors to comply with the established project schedule; track and verify subcontractor progress on installed quantity and work hour basis.
• Verify material deliveries meet specifications and are stored properly; ensure required preventative maintenance and/or temporary heating is performed by the subcontractor (coordinated with Materials Manager).
• Coordinate with QA/QC Manager to verify all welders on site are qualified for the project.
• Witness all equipment setting and alignment.
• Walk down all systems prior to, during, and post hydrostatic testing to verify compliance with drawings and specifications; sign off on completed system testing and restoration.
• Develop punch lists of items out of compliance or not completed.
• Verify the most current drawing revisions are being used in the field.
• Understand and execute project scope and changes; ensure field change orders are executed.
• Oversee craft supervision and project staffing as required.
• Provide oversight of project site material and tool management.
• Manage daily field construction in accordance with established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements.
• Supervise and direct daily physical construction through coordination of all field activities, subcontractor direction, and code/specification compliance.
• Read, interpret, and understand isometric drawings, structural drawings, and P&IDs.
• Perform other duties as assigned; comply with all policies and standards.

Required skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong safety background
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Suite
• Ability to meet company driving requirements

Education requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 7 years of construction management experience or craft supervision experience on T&D projects; or
• Associate Degree and 9 years of construction management experience or craft supervision experience on T&D projects; or
• High School Diploma/GED and 11 years of construction management experience or craft supervision experience on T&D projects

Required experience

• Minimum 7 years construction management or craft supervision experience on T&D projects (with Bachelor's); or 9 years (with Associate); or 11 years (with High School/GED)
• Heavy distribution experience required
• Underground experience strongly preferred (significant bonus)
• Experience with high voltage transmission lines, transmission line steel and wood structures, drilled piers, spread footings, grounding, substation equipment, substation structures, substation electrical, and substation controls

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the client

This infrastructure engineering and construction firm is a 100% employee-owned organization with more than 125 years of experience building critical infrastructure across the energy, aviation, water, telecommunications, transportation, and healthcare sectors. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri and operating from 75 offices across the country and internationally, the firm employs more than 14,500 employee-owners and generates over $7.4 billion in annual revenue. Every full-time employee participates in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), creating a culture of accountability and shared investment in outcomes that has earned the organization a 4.2-out-of-5-star Glassdoor rating across more than 1,800 reviews, with 87% of employees recommending it as a workplace and multiple Glassdoor Best Places to Work designations. Teams include civil and structural engineers, architects, environmental scientists, construction managers, and program management professionals who engage with complex, consequential, and often one-of-a-kind projects — from major airport expansions to large-scale energy infrastructure.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.