Field Supervisor Electrical

Overview

Supervises electrical construction, maintenance, storm restoration and safety for utility.

Key Responsibilities

• pre-job planning
• cost control
• electrical work
• design coordination
• outage scheduling
• storm restoration

Tasks

-Reviews and communicates with responsible engineering personnel to complete pre-job planning, monitor progress, resolve in progress problems and identify revisions to scope and obtains necessary approvals. -Responsible for cost control through the effective and efficient application of personnel, equipment & materials to provide customer/client satisfaction and to ensure job quality and reliability. -Responsible for the completion of capital and O&M work within the regions and outside business arenas for all electrical equipment used in an electric utility. -Responsible for training and enforcement of the Company’s Safety Rules and Policies, local work procedures, environmental procedures, and follows the energy control process at all times. -Work directly with field and G.O. designers in developing a mutually agreeable design that can be built within the approved hours. -Assures the timely completion of all administrative processes such as annual reviews, enforcement of the Labor Agreement, Time & Labor, tailboard documentation, progress reporting, etc. -Responsible for the application of safe work practices on the job in compliance with the Company’s safety rules and develop a safety awareness on the part of subordinates. -Responsible for the coordination & scheduling of equipment outages and switching to ensure safety working environments thru constant communication with System Operating, Power Dispatchers. Transmission Control Center and Work Management. -Responsible for the development of employees by leading, training, motivating, coaching and counseling employees to satisfy the expectations of their positions. -Responsible for timely response to storm restoration efforts in the region, including round the clock responsibility as a Work Location Supervisor to respond and lead crew efforts in restoring PPL facilities to normal operation.

Requirements

• commercial license
• safety knowledge
• journeyman
• switching
• electric theory
• bachelor's

What You Bring

-Possess valid Pennsylvania Commercial Drivers License. -A valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record. -Thorough knowledge of safety rules/regulations, energy control process, company policies, work practices and the labor agreement. -3-5 years experience as a journeyman in the linesman trade or 10 years experience in the transmission and distribution line facilities. -Demonstrated expertise/knowledge of energized and deenergized facilities; switching and tagging procedures; knowledge of training, clearances and working space requirements. -Basic electric theory, identify and analyze trouble in electrical circuits, print reading and moderate computer skills used in the linemen trade and office applications software. -Supervisory experience with leadership and teamwork skills, communication skills both oral and written. -Bachelor's Degree -Bachelor's Degree and 1 year of electrical or mechanical operations and maintenance or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year for year basis.

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About Ppl Corporation

-Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, it operates across Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island. -Structured into three regulated segments—Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island—it delivers both electricity and natural gas. -Over recent years, it has invested more than $14 billion (up to $20 billion by 2028) to modernize its grid and strengthen infrastructure. -Typical projects include transmission upgrades, smart-grid technology deployment, and large-scale infrastructure resilience enhancements. -Its grid modernization efforts have earned national recognition, including over 50 J.D. Power awards for customer satisfaction. -Notably, after spinning off non-regulated generation in 2015 and selling UK operations in 2021, it refocused on U.S. utilities and acquired Rhode Island Energy in 2022.

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