Supvr Substations - Calumet

ComEd•Chicago, IL

3h•$102,400 - $140,800•Onsite

About The Position

Exelon is leading the energy transformation, focusing on delivering solutions to make diverse cities and communities stronger, healthier, and more resilient. The company is a Fortune 200 company with 20,000 colleagues serving over 10.7 million customers across six energy companies. Exelon is committed to creating an inclusive environment, supporting purposeful careers, growth opportunities, community impact, and overall well-being. They offer competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits, and opportunities for rewarding careers. The primary purpose of this position is to plan, direct, and coordinate craft personnel involved in the construction, operation, and maintenance of company substation equipment. The role involves supervising resources to ensure safe, efficient, economical, and expeditious completion of work, with a focus on cost, quality, and customer satisfaction. It also promotes safety principles, assists in training and development of the craft workforce, and ensures the attainment of business goals and objectives. The supervisor maintains an environment that promotes safety, environmental compliance, diversity, innovation, and high productivity, coordinates technical activities, and provides liaison for complex work. The position participates in planning and ensures close coordination with other units for substation or plant construction projects and may require extended hours for storm or emergency coverage.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
4-7 years of industry experience in various engineering, construction or operating assignments.
Valid driver's license.
Must meet company driving standards.
Successful completion of Supervisory Assessment.
For ComEd T&S Only: Employee will be required to successfully pass a comprehensive T&S Training Program. Failure to pass training classes with adequate scores will be subject to the Loss of Employment Policy HR -AC-20.
Demonstrated knowledge of T&D operating, maintenance & construction work practices, utility collective bargaining agreements and regulatory issues.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, build consensus, establish trust, and foster culture change.
Demonstrated ability to support and enforce safe work behaviors; this requires working knowledge of safety rules and work practices.

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree in engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
Electric industry background in the construction, maintenance and troubleshooting of transmission & substation equipment and systems.
Previous supervisory experience
Ability to pass necessary nuclear badging criteria
Technical understanding of transmission and substation components and system protection devices and schemes.
Familiarity with the local collective bargaining agreement.
Demonstrated ability to develop and implement process enhancements and efficiencies including technology and performance.
Demonstrated business and utility financial acumen, customer awareness, and ability to create value.
Demonstrated leadership ability in a high-performance culture, including coaching and facilitating business competency and performance management skills.
2-3 years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and direct employees engaged in the execution of scheduled and emergent work activities, to assure the highest levels of customer service and to achieve safety, reliability and productivity goals.
Provide leadership to and development of the craft workforce.
Coach and evaluate employee performance with timely recognition.
Conduct performance reviews and identify growth and learning opportunities for employees.
Execute labor strategies involving employees covered under the collective bargaining agreement.
Work within departmental budgets.
Plan resource coverage and execute work activities directed at achievement of business plans and business unit objectives.
Develop alternative courses of action that are based on logical assumptions and factual information after considering resources, constraints, and organizational values.
Recognize unusual conditions and take corrective action.
Respond to emergent equipment conditions and coordinate emergency response to restore system configuration and/or service to customers.
Promote and maintain an environment that fosters a high-performance culture and a learning organization.
Ensure an environment that respects and promotes diversity.
Serves as a change agent for business initiatives and assures the human element is understood and considered.
Facilitates open and honest communication with staff.
Direct the safe work performance of an average workforce of 9-20 employees consisting of any of the following job titles: Crew Leader and Substation Mechanic (ComEd) and Technician Maintenance First Class, Engineering Technician.
Direct employees engaged in the safe execution of the construction, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of company substation facilities.
Responsible for preventative/corrective maintenance, capacity expansion, and system reinforcement activities within the assigned regional operating area.
Responsible for the environmental stewardship of substation equipment and facilities in an effort to minimize the impact on the surrounding community and natural resources.
Provides input into the planning, implementation and execution of the operations, maintenance and reliability programs.
Responsible for implementing labor strategies involving employees covered under the local Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Determines manpower and equipment requirements necessary for scheduled and emergent work to ensure maximum utilization of substation crews.
Must be able to maintain effective internal business controls.
Performs safety audits, meetings, investigations, and employee performance reviews.
Provides coaching and on-the-job technical training.
Regular contact with leadership of Distribution System Operations, Transmission System Operations, Construction & Maintenance, Transmission and Substation, Work Management, Engineering, Asset Management, and local union stewards.
Other contacts include municipal leaders and major industrial customers and various municipality organizations (fire, police etc).
Responsible for the substation maintenance associated with Exelon Nuclear Power Plants and emergency & planned outage support of electrical equipment internal to the plant.

Benefits

Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $102,400.00/Yr. – $140,800.00/Yr.
Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 15%
401(k) match and annual company contribution
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Life and disability insurance
Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
Referral bonus program
And much more