Supervisor, T&D Field Maintenance - Oahu

Supervisor, T&D Field Maintenance - Oahu

Company:
Hawaiian Electric Companies

We recognize our competitive advantage – our people. We believe in our employees who share our vision of meeting the needs of our customers, employees and communities, and who carry out the continued success of the company. Our employees are committed to the company’s foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment, and we invest in them by providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

Posting End Date:
This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.

The P MC PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION FIELD SERVICES Department of the P OPERATIONS PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available (Role: Professional Supervisor).

Establishes T&D infrastructure roadmap and data collection systems, drives T&D’s field maintenance and asset management, and leads, supervises, directs, and monitors the maintenance work planning of the Company’s transmission and distribution assets to ensure cost‑effective, timely and reliable maintenance that complies with regulatory and legal requirements.

• Establishes T&D infrastructure roadmap, including evaluating new technologies, developing and implementing pilot programs to evaluate new technologies, creating business cases and driving the implementation of new technologies onto the T&D system.
• Collaborates with Asset Management, T&D Operations, System Operations, Engineering, Test and Substation, and other personnel to develop data systems, data collection (including mobile data collection tools), data analysis, equipment monitoring, root‑cause analysis, failure prevention, and other programs using current and new technologies.
• Establishes T&D’s maintenance basis, manages maintenance programs and activities, and develops a strategic plan for T&D inspections to ensure the transmission and distribution systems’ availability to meet system demands while optimizing the use of internal resources. Functions as Energy Delivery T&D’s Asset Manager. Conducts on‑site field investigations.
• Supervises work of assigned personnel (including performance appraisals, teamwork, two‑way communication, training and development, safety, and discipline) to ensure effective performance.
• Participates in company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

• Working knowledge of maintenance management philosophies/methodologies is required. Knowledge of a wide range of issues associated with the electrical, mechanical and structural aspects of equipment design, operation and maintenance and the ability to stay current with changing technologies.
• Thorough knowledge of engineering fundamentals in the appropriate specialty area (i.e., civil, structural, electrical) normally acquired through advanced, college‑level courses or equivalent experience.
• Working knowledge of appropriate federal, state, industry and company regulations codes and practices.
• Working knowledge of project management principles, construction practices in the transmission & distribution fields, normally acquired through college‑level training and/or equivalent experience.
• Working knowledge of personal computers and/or mainframe systems and related software applications (i.e., spreadsheets, word processing, work order management system, scheduling system, etc.).
• Thorough knowledge of union contract, company policies and department policies/practices.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in one of the following engineering disciplines – Electrical, Civil, Structural required to provide professional level skills and knowledge and credibility with the public and regulators.

• Supervisory/leadership skills and abilities to work with a variety of individuals occasionally dealing with sensitive, difficult or confrontational issues. This includes the ability to…