Senior Supervisor (Substation Worker), Substation

National Grid is hiring a Senior Supervisor for our Sustation department in Methuen, MA.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live.

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

To supervise Substation operations, maintenance, and construction teams within our electric utility.

• Ensure timely development of distribution construction designs, plans, construction schedules and other requirements to meet business plan goals, and construction schedules required to meet the customer need dates.
• Ensure that designs are complete, accurate and buildable to meet design intent.
• Ensure staff adheres to Distribution Design Standards/Processes.
• Interfaces externally with major Industrial and Commercial customers as well as relevant external stakeholders.
• Supervises direct reports in their response to delivery system outages and contingencies.
• Motivates, counsels, coaches and develops direct reports and others; establish clearly defined goals and standards of divisional employee performance.
• Ensure proper administration of the labor agreement and all safety and human resource policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain effective communications with Union Leadership and all department employees.

• 4 years of experience in substation, underground, electrical utility, or related experience required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred with specialized training in basic electricity and electric theory, national application standards and job related experience
• Technically proficient within subject matter with some experience leading a team involved in operations and maintenance.
• Ability to gain a working knowledge of tools and systems within designated area.
• Knowledge of Substation electrical equipment such as transformers, circuit breakers, switches, instrument transformers, metering equipment, voltage regulation and power quality and applying OSHA standards.
• High voltage electrical safety rules, SMPs, EOPs, and industry best practices and work methods.
• Must qualify for Authorized Persons List to coordinate and initiate switching activities within and across various operations teams.
• Ability to accurately interpret Substation one lines, specifi cation sheets, prints, schematics, diagrams and instructions information to construct, maintain and troubleshoot effectively.
• Possess valid driver's license with safe driving record that meets National Grid's Safe Driver policy required.
• Must qualify for National Grid's Clearance and Controls Authorized persons list.
• Knowledge of all applicable EOPs related to underground or overhead line construction including OSHA 1910.269

Salary: $122,000 - $144,000

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.