Substation Foreman

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The Substation Foreman supervises, assigns, and coordinates substation construction and maintenance activities to ensure a productive workforce that supports all divisional, departmental, site, and corporate goals while complying with company policies and local, state, and federal regulations. The foreman directs work and provides technical assistance to subordinates and craft employees working under lump sum and fixed unit price contracts. This position requires 8-9 years of continuous experience with at least 5 years as a Top Substation Technician A craft position.

Oversees job to ensure crew is working safely while performing new construction, maintenance or repair, testing, adjusting and troubleshooting work of substation equipment/systems.

Responsibilities include:

• Concrete foundations, ground grids, and steel erection
• Buswork (High and Low Voltage)
• Airbreak / Hookstick switches
• Control cable work and terminations (High/Low Voltage)
• Control building and conduit installations
• Capacitor bank installations 23kv-230kv
• Transformers, regulators and circuit breakers
• Circuit switchers, motor-operated and manual switches
• Maintain company vehicles, test equipment and tools in good working condition
• Work with energized high voltage systems requiring skill and care to protect safety

• Perform rigorous physical labor
• Climb and work at heights up to 125 feet
• Commercial driver’s license
• Own personal hand tools
• Own safety toed work boots
• Lifting in excess of 50 lbs.
• Work in confined spaces
• Work independently or with others
• Operational experience with heavy equipment: bucket, derrick, boom trucks; backhoes, excavators, skid steer loaders; articulating man-lifts; pressure diggers; trenchers; track crawler loader/backhoe; rough terrain telescopic forklifts
• Willing to work overtime, long hours during emergencies, or at short notice
• 90% travel required
• Follow company safety rules and policies
• Extensive knowledge of construction standard practices, techniques, quality requirements, codes and standards
• Work in close proximity to energized substation equipment
• Interpret substation drawings and communicate with customers and subordinates
• Appraise technical situations and recommend solutions
• Lead and coach subordinates
• Develop and interpret material lists
• Trace phasing in a substation and verify to three line diagrams
• Proficient in all aspects of substation systems
• Determine proper phase shift and rotation in paralleling transformer banks
• Direct daily work of the crew
• Read and work from drawings, specifications, procedures, standards, and adhere to project schedule
• Take responsibility for all crew members
• Motivate crew and develop pride in crew members
• Establish grade, elevations, and layout of foundations and cable troughs in new and existing stations
• Work extended periods in various locations when requested

Regularly required to talk or hear, stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle to feel, and reach. Work may involve exposure to fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, vibration, extreme conditions, and loud noise.

Outdoor weather conditions with exposure to fumes, airborne particles, moving parts and vibration, extreme temperatures, and loud noise.

• Self-motivated
• Team-oriented
• Customer-oriented
• Follow company safety rules and policies

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Pike Electric, LLC is a Non-union Company.

NOTE:

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country and continuously expand our offerings to supply customers with the technology, experience, manpower, and equipment to perform any job.

“Essential” is the word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.

Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.