Senior Supervisor, Internal and External, Capital Delivery Supervision

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National Grid is hiring a Senior Supervisor (Internal and External), Capital Delivery Supervision for Worcester, Massachusetts.

Job Purpose

•    On-site supervision and management of union and/or contractor workforce to safely support capital projects and continuous system maintenance.
•    Working closely with workforce to ensure development of a complete Work Proposal, including construction work plan, detailed schedule Safety & Health Plan, and outage plan;
•    Ensuring that external resource needs are adequately identified and assigned to fully support the construction contract work plans, schedule, and budget;
•    Assuring that assigned personnel are properly directed, trained, licensed, and evaluated within Company guidelines and procedures;
•    Hold clearances and non-reclose assurances required for construction as an authorized person within Clearance & Control.
•    Monitor internal and/or contractor resource level, performance, and implementation plan progress for assigned projects to be certain that appropriate resource levels are being utilized.
•    Foster and manage internal and contractor relationships that encourage open/honest communication and drive safety, performance, quality, efficiency, customer service, issue resolution, and project successes.
•    Drive Internal and/or Contractor performance through monitoring construction project status, assessing schedule performance, reassigning resources, and monitoring environmental concerns to ensure efficient project delivery and timely internal stakeholder support.
•    Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required
•    Excellent teamwork and communication skills.

Key Accountabilities

•    Manage HR aspects of team including matters related to sickness, discipline and poor standards of work to ensure that work is carried out efficiently and effectively.
•    Contribute to the protection of the public and organizational personnel by ensuring all materials, standards and procedures are in line with National Grid safety policies and processes.
•    Act as the first point of contact for multiple internal stakeholders and outside agencies to provide support and ensure National Grid deliver against service level agreements.
•    Collate information to ensure operational activity is in line with external regulations and ensure more senior team members have accurate and up to date information as required.
•    Execute instructions and requests, plan and organize resources and make appropriate arrangements to ensure that work is carried out efficiently and in line with relevant policies and processes.
•    Monitor and assess team working practices to ensure they are compliant with regulations relating to their area.

Qualifications

•    5-10 years of related work experience in Construction Management, Engineering, Engineering Technology.
•    Experience in Electric Transmission Line overhead construction techniques
•    Strong administrative, organizational, and communications skills.
•    Must possess basic computer skills to support required processes within applicable systems.
•    Must be willing to respond to off-hour emergencies, on call responsibilities, and support weekend work.
•    Travel across New England Territory required to support continuous operation of the transmission system.

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