Supervisor Maintenance T&D

APS • Surprise, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Arizona Public Service generates reliable, affordable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.

Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.
SummaryThe Supervisor, Predictive Maintenance plays a critical role in keeping APS’s transmission and distribution system safe, reliable, and ready to serve our communities. By leading a highly technical, system‑wide team, this role helps identify asset risks early, optimize maintenance strategies, and extend the life of critical infrastructure.

What Your Day Would Be Like

Lead and support a diverse predictive maintenance team, including technicians, drone pilots, and technical specialists, focused on asset health and reliability
Partner with System Health and maintenance organizations to align inspection data with smart, forward‑looking maintenance strategies
Oversee technical inspections and testing of substations, transmission lines, transformers, and generation switchyards
Support field organizations with non‑destructive testing, predictive maintenance, and apparatus testing expertise
Ensure work is performed safely, consistently, and in compliance with regulatory and company standards
Build strong working relationships that help teams succeed and continuously improve outcomes

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED plus seven (7) years' experience in the design, construction, operations, or maintenance of transmission and distribution electrical facilities, as well as demonstrated leadership qualities and effective interpersonal skills.
• Position will require periodic after-hours responsibility for developing an organization that is focused on providing safe, quality, timely, courteous and cost-effective reliable system additions, improvements and upgrades.
• Technical and interpersonal skill levels will be assessed to complement the team's current breadth/depth of technical knowledge, business acumen, and organizational effectiveness.
• Experience leading technical or field‑based teams focused on asset reliability, inspections, or maintenance
• Strong understanding of predictive maintenance, non‑destructive testing, and utility-scale electrical assets
• Ability to guide teams working across substations, transmission lines, protection and controls, and related disciplines
• A safety‑first mindset with a commitment to quality, compliance, and operational excellence
• Collaborative leadership style with strong communication and customer‑relationship skills
• Comfort working across regions and coordinating efforts system-wide

Responsibilities

• Oversee a cross functional team including substation techs, relay techs, PDM staff and the Central Service Laboratory to provide maintenance, planned maintenance and operation of T&D electrical facilities in order to provide for system reliability requirements.
• Serve as a communications, coordinating, scheduling and technical liaison to their own group and among other stakeholders within the company, leaders and departments, as appropriate.
• Provide effective leadership to the maintenance team to ensure individual contribution and team success supports corporate reliability plan by communicating the overall direction and performance expectations.
• Promote safe working attitudes and practices; conduct timely effective Safety meetings and overall program.
• Develop the unit budget, and ensure funded targets are achieved through ongoing monitoring of performance and costs, making necessary changes to improve effectiveness.
• Manage and develop employees, encouraging teamwork, customer advocacy, and personal accountability. Support individual employee development through training and developmental assignments, performance management, and coaching.
• Promote Customer Satisfaction by providing an effective interface with internal and external customers, establishing reasonable expectations up front, and then meeting the expectations.
• Maintain compliance to FAA, WECC and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality standards in the respective jurisdictions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees