This position is responsible for the supervision of Transmission Maintenance employees, and the, planning, and coordination of the construction and maintenance of all 69 and 138KV transmission lines and right-of-ways.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates with engineering and substation maintenance to ensure compliance of NERC
• Maintains and develops ongoing knowledge of NERC standards
• Prepares long-range plans for system inspection, repairs, and right of way maintenance
• Performs switching of the Transmission
• Maintains maintenance and inspection records of the 69/138kv line and structure
• Resolves customer complaints and answer customers' questions regarding department management policies and procedures.
• Resolves right-of-way issues with customers
• Supervises the replacement of transmission poles, cross arms, and insulators
• Responds to and manages transmission line restoration due to weather, equipment malfunction or damage
• Supervises employees to ensure adherence to
• Provides employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems and in resolving escalated complaints or disputes
• Implements corporate and departmental policies and Discuss job performance problems with employees to identify causes and issues and work to resolve problems
• Educates employees in job duties and policies
• Evaluates employees' job performance; identify job performance issues; and develop job performance
• Recruits, instructs and supervises subordinates
• Interprets and communicates work procedures and company policies to staff
• Develops and review operating procedures
• Develops and manage department budget
• Establish work priorities and activities
• Recommends promotions, transfers, hires and other disciplinary action
• Establishes metrics and prepare monthly reports
• Coordinates activities with other departments
• Creates, maintains, and plans work
• Maintain the security of confidential information
• Stays abreast of advances in technology
• Maintain the security of confidential information
• Stay abreast of advances in technology
• Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance
• Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned.

Supervisory and/or Leadership Responsibilities

A full range of supervisory activities including, but is not limited to, training, evaluation, counseling and recommendation for termination. This includes, but is not limited to, effectively communicating organizational policies and other information to subordinates, ensuring that employees have a clear understanding of their responsibilities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of business and management principles including strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques and budgeting
• Knowledge of using computer systems, which may include setting up and using hardware and software programs, entering data or processing information
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service
• Knowledge of transmission line construction and maintenance practices, equipment, and techniques of 69KV and 138KV transmission systems.
• .Knowledge of OHSA rules and
• Knowledge in the operation and maintenance of heavy transportation equipment, e., boom, bucket, and digger trucks
• Knowledge of heavy haul semi-trucks and
• Ability to train and evaluate
• Skilled in Transmission and Distribution system switching
• Skilled in monitoring and managing performance
• Skilled in establishing and communicating performance expectations and metrics
• Skilled in time management
• Skilled in prioritizing and managing changing priorities
• Skilled in anticipating, identifying, analyzing and resolving conflict and problems
• Ability to use computer systems and applications
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to listen and understand information verbally and in writing

Minimum Qualifications - (Education, Experience, Certification, & Licensing)

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Six years of electrically qualified utility experience to include construction and maintenance of 69kv and 138kv transmission systems.
• Two years of leadership experience
• Valid Texas driver’s license

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee may be required to stand; reach with hands and arms, stoop and kneel
• The employee may be required to sit or stand for long periods of time
• The employee may be required to lift, carry, push, pull or move up to 100 pounds
• The employee may be required to travel
• The employee will routinely utilize Personal Protective Equipment
• The employee will participate in emergency restoration and call-out duty
• The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions including wet and/or humid conditions
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud
• Exempt employees receive a fixed bi-weekly salary to compensate them for all hours worked during each pay period
• This position may be required to work more than 40 hours per week

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of essential duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties that may be assigned based on the needs of the Cooperative.

About Pedernales Electric Cooperative

Headquartered in Johnson City, Texas, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is the largest distribution electric cooperative in the U.S. We deliver electricity to over 360,000 accounts which serves approximately 1 million Central Texans across an 8,100-square-mile service area, growing at a rapid pace, year over year. Since our founding in 1938 by then-Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson, it has been our mission to provide safe, reliable, low-cost power to the members we serve.

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