Operations Supervisor I

Position Overview: Functions as the local liaison between Pike Engineering. and the client and provides supervision and/or mentoring of design staff. In this role, the incumbent will represent the best interest of Pike Engineering by communicating with the client, with the employees, and with Pike Engineering management on pertinent issues.

Duties & Responsibilities

This position is subject to supervision of progress and results. Among the incumbent’s major responsibilities are the following:

• Energetically support the organization’s vision and strategy and demonstrate initiative and personal accountability to meet work demands according to the highest standard.

• Exhibit the highest day to day standards and demonstrate the highest level of business ethics and consistently adheres to and promotes key values and principles in all transactions.

• Communicates with the client to ensure that the employees of Pike Engineering under their area of responsibility are all productive and responsive to the needs of the client.

• Assists in the transition of new employees to the area through orientation, assisting in logistics, and training on Pike Engineering and/or client specific procedures, policies, and tools.

• Meets regularly with the appropriate client supervision/management to review the effectiveness of our service to the client and to address client concerns.

• Works closely with Pike Engineering’s Manager, VP, and PE in responsible charge to coordinate efforts and assure that all local, state, and federal codes associated with engineering services are being adhered to as well as to the client’s standards.

• Communicates with Pike Engineering employees under their area of responsibility to ensure that all are productive, making reasonable progress in their classifications, and assists in addressing and bringing forth any employee concerns to management.

• Directs project workflow.

• Regularly communicate with the Manager or VP on issues, activities, and accomplishments.

• Will ascertain from the client, the customer satisfaction survey for Pike Engineering employees under their area of responsibility that are in staff augmentation positions.

• Provide formal employee appraisals for assigned employees within area of responsibility with the approval of the Manager or VP.

• Assist the Manager or VP and corporate personnel in the marketing of Pike Engineering’s design/engineering services to existing clients or solid prospects within the assigned area and will assist in the secondary marketing of Pike Engineering’s services to the client. Maintain excellent client relationships.

• Will be responsible for approving all employee timesheets in their respective area, ensuring accuracy and submission in a timely manner.

• May be deployed on a periodic basis and have the responsibilities as the Field Manager during major storm event deployments.

• Additional responsibilities and/or duties as assigned.

Requirements

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge:

• Excellent organizational and planning skill

• Demonstrated skills in verbal/written communications

• Demonstrated negotiating and decision-making skill

• Demonstrated management and business skills

• Demonstrated skills in providing leadership, motivation, vision, and direction

• High energy level with the ability to work in a fast paced, ambiguous environment

• Proven success in developing and maintaining customer relationships

• High commitment to achieving goals and plans

Education, Licensing and Experience:

• Graduate with two-year degree in an Engineering Technology or related field and/or minimum of five years of related communications or distribution experience.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Self-Motivated

• Work independently

• Team-Oriented

• Customer Oriented

• Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company

About Us

Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job.

“Essential” is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.

Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.

Engineering

Pike Engineering employees play critical roles in ensuring that essential services like electric power, gas, telephone and wireless communications are up and running when people and businesses need them. We offer engineering opportunities in transmission and distribution, substations, smart meter technologies, renewable energy, telecommunications, storm damage assessment and more.