T&D Superintendent

T&D Superintendent

Location: Reading, PA, Greensburg PA and surrounding areas
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire

Per Diem: Available for Qualified Candidates

We are seeking an experienced T&D Superintendent for a contract-to-hire opportunity supporting utility construction projects. This position will be based out of Reading, PA, with the ability to travel nationally.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in distribution construction, with significant experience supervising field operations on distribution projects. Underground distribution experience is a major plus. The position will also support transmission work; however, transmission will represent a smaller percentage of the overall project workload.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily field operations for distribution, transmission, and substation construction projects, with a primary emphasis on distribution.

• Plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise construction activities to ensure safe, timely, and efficient project completion.

• Oversee distribution construction activities, including overhead and underground systems, structures, foundations, grounding, electrical equipment, and related utility infrastructure.

• Support high-voltage transmission construction activities including transmission lines, steel and wood structures, drilled piers, and spread footings as required.

• Oversee applicable substation equipment, structures, electrical systems, and controls.

• Manage subcontractors and verify compliance with project scope, specifications, contracts, safety requirements, and schedules.

• Coordinate craft supervision, staffing, materials, equipment, tools, and site resources.

• Review subcontractor three-week look-ahead schedules and identify potential schedule or execution concerns.

• Monitor construction progress, installed quantities, work hours, and subcontractor productivity.

• Maintain strong relationships with clients, engineering representatives, subcontractors, and project stakeholders.

• Partner with project management to implement project procedures, construction plans, standards, and field documentation.

• Maintain a strong safety culture and regularly review site-specific safety documentation, PTAs, TSOs, and field activities.

• Complete daily field reports and maintain photographic documentation of construction progress.

• Verify current drawing revisions are being used and maintain marked-up/as-built drawings for project closeout.

• Assist with RFIs, field design changes, change orders, and resolution of construction issues.

• Verify materials meet project specifications and are properly received, stored, maintained, and protected.

• Coordinate with QA/QC personnel to ensure required inspections, testing, and craft qualifications are completed.

• Witness equipment setting, alignment, testing, and other critical construction activities.

• Perform system walkdowns and develop punch lists for incomplete or non-compliant work.

• Ensure construction is completed in accordance with drawings, specifications, applicable codes, and project requirements.

• Read and interpret construction drawings, structural drawings, isometrics, P&IDs, and related project documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of construction management or craft supervision experience on T&D projects; OR

• Associate degree with 9+ years of construction management or craft supervision experience on T&D projects; OR

• High School Diploma/GED with 11+ years of construction management or craft supervision experience on T&D projects.

• Strong distribution construction experience is required.

• Experience supervising large-scale field construction activities and subcontractors.

• Underground distribution construction experience is highly preferred.

• Transmission and/or substation construction experience is beneficial.

• Demonstrated field leadership and subcontractor management experience.

• Strong safety background within utility or heavy construction environments.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and technical documentation.

• Must meet company driving requirements.

• Must be willing and able to travel nationwide based on project needs.