- Managing: Material inventory levels and ensuring that materials are available when needed, and managing training budgets and expenses. Also managing tracking department vehicle inventory for internal fleet and rental equipment.
- Maintaining: Accurate records of inventory transactions and ensuring that all safety and regulatory requirements are met, and accurate records of vehicle usage and expenses.
- Coordinating: With vendors and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials and equipment, also with project managers and other team members to ensure that materials are available to complete projects on time and within budget. Coordinating logistics for facilities needs at permanent locations and temporary project show-up areas. Coordinating with subject matter experts to ensure that training materials are accurate and up-to-date. Coordinating with department leadership to ensure that training programs are aligned with business objectives. And to ensure that vehicles are available when needed and with Fleet Management to communicate vehicle requirements.
- Identifying: Opportunities for cost savings and process improvements related to material management, the training needs of employees and assisting to develop and implement training for employees who work on electric transmission lines. Identifying, tracking and reporting material usage and identifying and resolving material discrepancies.
- Developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures for the safe and effective handling and storage of materials.
- Tracking and reporting on employee training progress and compliance, and evaluating the effectiveness of training programs and making recommendations for improvement, as well as developing and implementing policies and procedures related to employee training.
- Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and best practices related to employee training.
- Travel across service territory to provide field support to supervisors who are staged at various project locations.
- Ability to support off-hours storm restoration activities.
- Demonstrates a high level of personal initiative and efficient problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to develop effective working relationships.
- Ability to work independently and empowered to make decisions to drive progress.
- Supports a collaborative environment focused on achieving outcomes and building relationships, both internally and externally to execute tasks and assignments.
- Bachelor's degree in technical, logistics, process, construction, or business discipline or 3 to 5 years of equivalent experience in utility management.
- Experience in construction with focus on safety, cost control, adherence to environmental regulations, work quality, efficiency, and performance.
- Strong aptitude for computer and business applications used to fully leverage technology solutions in the construction work environment.
- Organization and management of multiple tasks / priorities to deliver high results.
- Displays commitment to safe and productive work environment through consistent actions, beliefs and personal conduct.
Senior Coordinator, Transmission Construction - Worcester, United States - National Grid
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About us
National Grid is hiring an Senior Coordinator, Transmission Construction, for our NE Electric Capital Projects division in Massachusetts. This is an onsite and in the field position (not remote). Please have a background in utility management and construction.
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
Responsible for coordinating aspects related to the management of material, training, facilities, and fleet in support of the NE Transmission Construction team, who constructs electric projects to support the successful operation & maintenance of the New England electric system. The coordinator will collaborate with other colleagues to support logistics management for the department.
Key Accountabilities
Additionally:
Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required
Qualifications
More Information
Salary: $105,000 to $123,000
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. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.
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.
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