Manager, Substation Construction Maintenance at NV Energy in Reno, Nevada

Job Description:

NV Energy


Position Title: Manager, Substation Construction Maintenance

Job ID: 107296

Location: Reno, NV

Posting Close Date: 12/12/2024

Facility: Sierra Service Center - 1 OHM

Department: Substation Const & Maint North

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Travel Percentage: None

Description:

Responsibilities

Basic Purpose

Ensures safe, efficient, effective, and courteous service to customers who depend on a reliable supply of electricity. Establishes substation construction and maintenance philosophy, and procedures for department electricians, inspectors, administrators, trainers, and technicians. Participates in the design engineering and project management activities associated with substation construction and maintenance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages construction and maintenance costs ensuring projects are completed on time and budget. Oversees substation inspection program and electric shop operations.
• Interacts with design engineering, project management, operations, and contracted construction management teams.
• Develops and ensures compliance, consistency and standardization of construction activity philosophy throughout NV Energy’s service territories.
• Prioritizes and schedules the capital, routine and emergency work efforts of a staff of supervisors, electricians, administrators, trainers, grounds people and other construction related employees to accomplish capital and O&M objectives.
• Provides supervision, direction and technical assistance to ensure workable solutions for nonstandard problems.
• Provides emergency support on construction and maintenance issues and troubleshoot construction problems as necessary.
• Provides feedback to engineering and Management on Substation issues to facilitate efficient and economic process improvement, cost effective construction decisions, etc.
• Ensures the substation construction and maintenance group is properly staffed, and personnel are properly trained, supported and equipped to safely accomplish departmental objectives. Uses contract support as necessary to meet departmental commitments.
• Represents the Company on construction issues; serves as an expert witness as required for litigation and other legal proceedings.
• Oversees commissioning capital projects averaging $25 to $50 million per year on schedule.
• Leads and provides safety training meetings, identifies and provides applicable training to employees, ensures all employees maintain certifications to perform work functions.
• Provides substation safety awareness training to contractor’s employees that supplement department crews.
• Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.
• Monitors and enforces all compliance requirements for area of responsibility.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment

Education and Work Experience

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in engineering or an applicable field and 5 years of experience in substation construction or related field.

Candidates that do not possess a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 9 years of related work experience.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated knowledge and skills in electric substation construction, maintenance and standards as well as OSHA, local, state, and federal regulations. Demonstrated knowledge of electric principles. Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, conflict resolution, and labor management experience/skills.

Equipment and Applications

Microsoft Office, spreadsheet and database Software.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

General office environment with some field work for supervision.

Compensation

Annual Salary: $133,000 (Min) to $156,500 (Mid); Up to 20% Short Term Incentive Plan target opportunity at the discretion of the company. This is a non-represented position.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits for non-represented employees. For represented employees, we offer many similar benefits plans and programs with specific terms negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement.

• Medical
• Pharmacy
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance & AD&D
• Wellness
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) fixed contribution – company contributes 4% regardless of employee’s contribution
• 401(k) match – company matches 100% of the employee’s first 6% contribution; immediate vesting
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 12 paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Identity Theft Protection – company paid
• Visit our Corporate website for detailed information and other benefits offered

EOE/Veteran/Disability

At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact Human Resources via email at HumanResources@nvenergy.com or call our HR Help Desk at (702) 402-5500 and select '0' or Fax your request at (702) 402-0031. TTY Sensory Impaired - 711

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