Overhead Foreman

AUI Power•Capitol Heights, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

For more than 20 years, AUI Power has been a trusted leader in the utility industry, built on a foundation of safety, accountability, and teamwork. We foster a high-performance, team-first culture where employees are empowered to take ownership, collaborate, and innovate. Guided by our core values— Team First, Customer Focus, and Own It —you’ll have a leadership team that brings firsthand field experience and a strong commitment to operational excellence and safety while simultaneously investing in our people by supporting both personal and professional growth. Our employees are dependable, driven, and inspired, and together we build powerful partnerships that set a higher standard for our industry. Primary Role: The Overhead Foreman leads and supervises crews to complete daily tasks related to the placement of overhead electrical wires and equipment to meet customer needs, ensuring crew safety, logging employee hours, completing daily safety briefings/inspections and other leadership tasks. Oversee and assist with the day-to-day activities of the line crew and the project to which they are assigned and reports directly to the General Foreman and Project Manager.

Requirements

Maintain attention and concentration for extended periods
Visualize the completed job
Identify job-site hazards
Cognitive ability to solve problems
Valid driver’s license
Pass a background check and drug screening
Drive all vehicles assigned to the line crew
Operate a digger derrick to set poles
Endurance necessary to perform duties throughout a standard eight- or ten-hour workday, as scheduled
Able to work long hours and overtime during holidays, emergencies, and weekends
Knowledge of heavy equipment
Implement and enforce the safety program at the field level
Sufficient eyesight to judge distances and the coordination needed to obtain and use appropriate equipment and tools while assisting other line crew members
Work with hands above the head for extended periods
Walk, climb, and work from ladders or at various heights and on uneven or slippery surfaces while performing mentally and physically demanding work in unfavorable weather conditions and handling equipment or materials
Travel long distances on short notice when required
Work for extended periods in various locations when required
Journeyman Lineman with a minimum of eight years of industry experience
Possess a Class A CDL or obtain one within 30 days of employment
Able to lift up to 100 lbs.

Responsibilities

Supervise crews
Comply with company and customer safety standards and expectations
Read job prints and other instructions related to the job
Maintain proper work records, such as timesheets and material records
Brief the crew daily on work tasks and associated hazards
Direct crew members in specific job tasks
Mentor and support the development of line crew members
Confer with customers, property owners, the public, other contractors, utility representatives, and government agencies
Meet with the General Foreman, Utility Coordinator, safety representatives, and others
Set safety standards and expectations for the crew
Ensure that quality job briefings are conducted
Have experience installing and maintaining various types of distribution and transmission lines ranging from 4 kV to 500 kV, including wood poles, H-frames, steel poles, lattice structures, and related equipment
Possess thorough knowledge of industry standards and best practices and demonstrate innovation in methods and procedures