Puyallup, Washington
Posted: 21-Nov-24
Location: Gering, Nebraska
Type: Full Time
Salary: $78,104 - $115,398.40 Annual
Years of Experience:
Salary Details:
Preferred Education:
Title: Electric Superintendent
Department: Electric
Reports to: Public Works Director & City Administrator
Full Time, Exempt, Safety Sensitive Position
Job Summary:
The Electric Utilities Superintendent is responsible for managing and supervising the Electric Department, overseeing the transmission and distribution of the City’s electricity. The position involves supervising skilled and semi-skilled staff, making decisions on planning, operations, maintenance, and repairs of the electrical distribution system. Major projects are directed by the City Administrator and Public Works Director.
Essential Functions:
1. Department Operations: Direct the daily operations and maintenance of the City’s Electrical distribution system, including customer service, preventative maintenance, system evaluations, capital improvements, street lighting, system/GIS mapping, and equipment and inventory maintenance. Provide technical expertise to other city departments as needed.
2. Project Planning and Execution: Develop approaches within City policy to complete departmental projects and resolve issues. Direct field projects, lead project crews, and actively participate in construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of substations, and distribution lines.
3. Employee Supervision and Training: Ensure all Electric Department employees receive necessary training and meet performance expectations. Supervise employees’ work, focusing on quality, accountability, and safety. Address personnel needs, including recruiting, promotions, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions as needed. Uphold and enforce all City Policies and Procedures.
4. Technical Management: Test electrical equipment, prepare plans, specifications, and estimates for installations. Oversee street lighting, emergency warning sirens, and traffic signal maintenance. Ensure compliance with safety standards and conduct routine safety meetings.
5. Budgeting and Financial Management: Compile and submit data required for Electric Department budgets, including capital improvements and operating expenses. Analyze power bills and assist in setting electric rates to ensure fiscal responsibility.
6. Customer Service and Complaint Resolution: Address customer inquiries and complaints related to the Electric Department, ensuring issues are resolved efficiently and professionally.
7. Resource Management and Procurement: Manage inventory, requisition necessary materials and supplies, and oversee the maintenance and repair of all department equipment and facilities.
8. Data and Record Management: Maintain accurate records for transformers, PCB reports, meters, and other relevant data. Oversee the production and upkeep of distribution maps and the GPS tracking of electrical system components.
9. Safety and Policy Compliance: Establish and enforce safety policies for the Electric Department, ensuring employees observe safety protocols. Maintain knowledge of electrical codes, safety codes, and current developments in the field.
10. Long-Range Planning and Expansion: Collaborate with the Public Works Director and engineers to plan utility expansions, new service areas, and improvements. Conduct long-range planning, analyze load growth, and determine infrastructure needs.
11. Community and Stakeholder Engagement: Confer with City officials, contractors, vendors, and community stakeholders on departmental plans, specifications, and requirements. Represent the Electric Department’s interests and foster positive relationships with internal and external partners.
12. Emergency Response: Respond to after-hours callouts for emergency situations as necessary to maintain uninterrupted service and ensure public safety.
13. Additional Responsibilities: Perform necessary work and fulfill responsibilities as required to meet the City’s needs.
Qualifications:
1. Education and Experience:
• Five years’ experience in electric distribution operations, maintenance, and utility repair, with at least two years in a supervisory role.
• Post-secondary schooling and training at vocational – technical school and/or community college in the areas of Electrical and Power Transmission, Lineman and related fields preferred.
• Completion of courses in electricity theories, electrical distribution, electrical metering, SCADA systems, load management, and energy conservation.
• Familiarity with the National Electric Code and Safety Codes is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and email; ability to use word processing, database, and engineering software.
• Valid Nebraska Driver’s License and CDL or ability to obtain within 3 months.
• Journeyman Lineman Certification is required.
2. Necessary Knowledge and Skills:
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to plan, train, and supervise departmental personnel.
• Effective communication and listening skills.
• Thorough knowledge of City ordinances, state laws, electrical distribution systems, and metering devices.
• Knowledge of maintenance, repair, and safety practices for electrical systems.
• Ability to prepare technical plans, make computations, and interpret maps, diagrams, and blueprints.
• Logical reasoning for problem-solving and decision-making.
• Ability to maintain records, complete reports, and manage personnel issues constructively.
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral.
3. Other requirements:
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Willingness to travel for industry events, conferences, and meetings.
Tools & Equipment Used:
• Standard office equipment such as computer, printer, and fax.
• Motorized equipment such as line trucks, aerial bucket trucks, SCADA tools, hand and power tools, and testing devices.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands outlined here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• Manual dexterity required for operating a variety of equipment.
• Regularly required to sit, climb, stand, walk, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Hearing abilities: hear normal conversation and telephone communication.
• Vision abilities: Close, distant, color, peripheral, depth, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
• Regularly works in and exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to wet, humid conditions and vibration.
• Risk of electric shock.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes, airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Noise level is usually moderate.
• Occasional travel for meetings and site visits.
Supervisory Responsibility:
Exercises supervision over all personnel in the Electric Department. Execute leadership and supervision responsibilities through sound judgment, focusing on quality improvement, managing and resolving conflict, fostering a culture of accountability, clearly defining responsibilities and expectations, setting goals, providing motivation and performance feedback, recognizing contributions, and encouraging training and development.
Disclaimer:
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed for individuals with this job title. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with the position.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
Education and Experience:
• Five years’ experience in electric distribution operations, maintenance, and utility repair, with at least two years in a supervisory role.
• Post-secondary schooling and training at vocational – technical school and/or community college in the areas of Electrical and Power Transmission, Lineman and related fields preferred.
• Completion of courses in electricity theories, electrical distribution, electrical metering, SCADA systems, load management, and energy conservation.
• Familiarity with the National Electric Code and Safety Codes is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and email; ability to use word processing, database, and engineering software.
• Valid Nebraska Driver’s License and CDL or ability to obtain within 3 months.
• Journeyman Lineman Certification is required.