Training Supervisor - Substation Construction

Job Description

Description

Be a part of something powerful at America's premier energy provider!

At Exelon, we've got a place for you!

Join the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership, innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Exelon will provide you the tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.

Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking Fortune 100 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Energize your career at Exelon!

 

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Directs and is responsible for optimizing the practices, policies, and procedures to ensure delivery of the Transmission & Substation Training and OJT programs in a safe, reliable and efficient manner with the welfare of employees, customers, the public and shareholders in mind. Plans, directs, coordinates and supervises Crew Leaders, Demos and Apprentices/Helpers

Plans, directs, coordinates and supervises Crew Leaders, Demos and Apprentices/Helpers. Implements Company and departmental policies, initiatives, procedures & guidelines in order to satisfy corporate, business unit, municipal and regulatory requirements.

Maintain and apply a working knowledge of the Exelon Management Model for business controls and meet management’s expectation for conducting effective business.

Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Plan, coordinate, and direct craft employees engaged in the execution and delivery of scheduled training and OJT activities, to assure the highest levels of customer services and maintenance to achieve Exelon's safety, reliability and performance goals.
• Promote and maintain an environment that fosters a high-performance culture and a learning organization.  Serves as a change agent for business initiatives and assures the human element is understood and considered.  Provides timely recognition of employee contributions.  Provide coaching, training, and evaluate employee performance
• Facilitates open and honest communication with staff. Assures that upward communication is integrated into the process, including employee concerns and complaints. Develop methods to assess communication effectiveness and implement continuous improvement initiatives. Establish, maintain and improve relationships with other departments in Exelon.
• Manage Union/management relationships and engage local union stewards to effectively facilitate the Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Work within departmental budgets. Plan resource coverage, execute and evaluate training and OJT effectiveness directed at achievement of business plans and business unit objectives.
• Manage large-scale training projects.

JOB SCOPE

This position supports various Supervisor Field Ops Training roles within Transmission & Substation Operations; Transmission & Substation Mechanics, Splicers, Operators, Electricians and Technicians. Ideal skill set includes: Leadership, facilitation / instruction, training program development, program management experience, field processes & safety guideline knowledge, strong organizational and time management skills.

• Directs an average workforce of 16-24 craft employees. Employees include Overhead Electricians, Underground Splicers, Overhead Electrician Specials, Area Operators, Overhead Transmission, and/or Sub-station Mechanics.  Performs safety audits, meetings, investigations, and employee reviews.

•  Directs the craft employees engaged in the execution of the training program and maintenance activities within assigned regional operating area. Provides input into the planning, implementation and execution of the Operations maintenance, reliability and testing programs. Responsible for implementing labor strategies involving employees covered under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Determines manpower and equipment requirements necessary for scheduled and emergent operating work to ensure maximum utilization of construction crews.

• Actions have direct impact on reliability and customer satisfaction goals, the public, political, and regulatory opinion of the energy delivery operating companies.

• Regular contact with, Operations Managers, Dispatching, Maintenance Managers & Supervisors (both Distribution and T&S), work week managers (both Distribution and T&S), planners (Operating and M&C), local union stewards, and other employees including community relations personnel, engineering, and energy services organizations.  Other contacts include major industrial customers connected to ESS sites and various municipality organizations (fire, police etc).

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 – 8 years internal utility company experience (e.g., ComEd, PECO), or equivalent external experience

• Receive acceptable rating on Supervisory Assessment

• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills in a high-performance culture.

• This position requires 24-hour on-call responsibility and varied work schedules as required by business needs.

• Minimum 2-year commitment in position required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

2 or more years internal supervisory experience (e.g., ComEd PECO, BSC, ExGen)

Bachelor’s degree

Extensive knowledge of the collective bargaining agreement and related procedures, policies and processes

Transmission & Substation Experience Preferred from one or more roles within the following disciplines: (Transmission Underground, Transmission Services, Overhead Transmission, Substation Operation, Substation Construction, T&S Engineering)