Pole Inspection - Restoration Field Supervisor - GOS

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Pole Inspection - Restoration Field Supervisor

In this role, your primary responsibility is to direct, supervise, monitor, and coach crews during work, ensuring proper administration of training, disciplinary action, work production, and adherence to Safety practices and interpretation of policies.

If you are interested in starting a career in the Electric, Gas, and Water Utility industry, Grid One Solutions is the right place for you!

With headquarters in Media, Pennsylvania, Grid One has deployment facilities across the United States and parts of Canada.

Grid One is part of Asplundh Infrastructure Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asplundh, a major supplier of outsourced field services to utilities and municipalities.

Asplundh is a privately held company, founded in 1928, which currently employs over 33,000 people in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Job Type : Full-Time +, Exempt

Pay : Competitive Salary / Based on experience

Benefits :

• Health Insurance (Medical / Dental / Vision) from day one
• Company Sponsored Retirement Plan after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life, long-term / short-term disability insurance

Essential Functions & Responsibilities :

• Responsible for training crews on proper job briefing techniques and work tasks and ensuring hazards associated with the job are mitigated.
• Confers with customers, property owners, the general public, other contractors, and representatives of utilities and governmental agencies.
• Establish necessary communication with the client’s representatives and obtains permission from property owners to perform work as needed.
• Directs the crew members on specific job tasks.
• Receives and interprets orders by the coordinator of utilities and regional leadership.
• Participates in company training of all regional safety guidelines and is required to perform all work by the regional safety policies.
• Responsible for job cost control and the maintenance and accuracy of records.
• Responsible for inspections, proper working conditions, and necessary repairs to tools and equipment.
• Directs emergency situations and assists with accident reports and incident investigations.
• All other duties as required or requested by leadership.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to pass a DOT physical in order to obtain a DOT medical card.
• Ability to oversee multiple crews and jobs.
• Ability to read & follow prints.
• Must be able to identify job site hazards.
• Must have the cognition to solve problems.
• Ability to visualize the job, follow directions, and work safely & productively.
• This is a minimum 40-hour workweek with Saturdays considered inclement weather make-up days.

Education & Experience :

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years as a Foreperson in the pole inspection / restoration industry.
• 3+ years of driving experience with minimal non-moving violations.

Pre-Screen :

Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and / or MVR check.

License & Certifications :

• A valid Driver's license is required.
• Ability to achieve OQ certifications for Gas related tasks.

Travel Requirements :

Overnight travel to and within the project areas may be required.

Physical Requirements :

• Rare : (less than 10%) : squatting, depth-perception, color-vision, crawling, pushing, pulling, seeing distance, climbing ladders, balancing, gripping.
• Occasional : (up to 33%) : stooping, kneeling, squatting, body-twisting, sense-of-touch, manual-dexterity, lifting to 10 lbs.

lifting to 50 lbs., lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., climbing stairs, carrying, lifting, range-of-motion, reaching

• Frequent : (up to 66%) : standing, walking, sitting.
• Continuous : (up to 100%) : seeing, reading, hearing-speech-range, speaking clearly.

Safety :

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance / coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written / verbal job instructions and information, and communicate and handle conflict professionally.

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About Us :

Grid One Solutions specializes in AMI deployments for electric, gas, and water utilities. In addition to smart grid implementation services for in-home displays and load control devices, Grid One performs meter readings, customer call center operations, field service work, joint use attachment surveys, storm support services, NESC clearance audits, and utility asset inspections, construction and contractor management services, pole maintenance, pole restoration / reinforcement, infrared inspection, utility pole asset management solution, field system integrity surveys, gas meter corrosion mitigation and lead testing, and back-office services including secure data transfer and storage.

In February 2012, Utility Meter Services, Inc. merged with Grid One, almost doubling the size of its operations in North America.