Sr Supv Operations, Gas Field Operations - Construction

About us

National Grid is hiring a Senior Supervisor for our Gas Construction Contractor Oversight department in Albany NY or Syracuse NY location.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

- Supervise a culturally diverse workforce through coaching, counseling and team building to ensure tasks are carried out in an efficient manner.

- Oversee the operational workload of team to ensure allocated resources are fully utilized in order to deliver against agreed upon work plan and execute work activities within planned unit and budget cost.

- Ensure supervised teams comply with safety standards, policies and processes in order to ensure a safe working environment and minimize risk for all staff.

- Review, ensure accuracy and execute the approval of area purchase orders, invoices and payroll activities.

- Execute all work tasks in compliance with all Company, Federal and State policy and regulatory requirements.

- Build good working relationships with internal & external customers and manage the day-to-day relationship with them in order to understand their requirements and deliver appropriate solutions within National Grid policies and processes.

- Monitor performance of allocated staff including issues relating to sickness, discipline and poor standards of work in order to ensure that work is performed efficiently and effectively.

- Act as the first point of contact for multiple internal stakeholders and outside agencies in order to provide support and ensure National Grid deliver against service level agreements.

- Promote and implement best practices in order to ensure all work tasks achieve high productivity and low costs.

Key Accountabilities

- Supervise internal and contracted personnel to assure efficient and cost-effective completion of work within the area of responsibility.

- Provide emergency response and supervision of personnel engaged in a 24/7 operation.

- Supervise a culturally diverse workforce through coaching, and team building to ensure tasks are carried out in an efficient manner.

- Oversee the operational workload of team to ensure allocated resources are fully utilized to deliver against agreed upon work plan and execute work activities within planned unit and budget cost.

- Ensure supervised teams comply with safety standards, policies and processes to ensure a safe working environment and minimize risk for all staff.

- Execute all work tasks in compliance with all Company, Federal and State policy and regulatory requirements.

- Build good working relationships as first point of contact with internal and external customers and manage the day-to-day relationship.

- Manage performance metrics for group and individual performance.

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

- Effective communication skills including the ability to make persuasive presentations to small audiences.

- Ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization

Qualifications

- A Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred and/or 3 years of related experience, or committed to 'on the job' training programs with practical experience of methods, processes and techniques relevant to area or discipline.

- NYS Operator Qualification are required (Equivalent to a Gas Operations Foreman). Annual expert training/testing required.

- Technically proficient within subject matter and experience of leading a team involved in field operations activities.

- Ability and knowledge to develop standard operating procedures for field personnel to perform gas work and connections on energized distribution facilities.

- Must have, or possess the ability to develop, a working knowledge of information systems critical to the work management, financial reporting and performance tracking of the designated area.

- Ability to gain a theoretical knowledge and understanding of National Grid's policies and processes and how to apply them effectively.

- Must have demonstrated or possess the skills to build effective, respectful, working relationships.

- Ability to perform off-hour coverage and provide sound decision-making during emergency situations.

- Must be able to travel overnight outside the normal work area as needed.

- Must maintain a valid driver's license.

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Upstate NY Salary: $108,000 - $127,000 a year

Please be advised that due to the nature of this position, incumbents are subject to federal Drug & Alcohol safety regulations governing US Department of Transportation ("DOT") covered positions, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Pipeline Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA). As such, the Company’s testing programs and policies regarding the use of federally prohibited drugs or alcohol, for recreational or medical purposes, will remain in effect for these safety-sensitive, DOT covered positions.

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.