Electrical Manager
Dragados USA

This is a hands-on Lead position.

Responsibilities include:

Safety

• Responsible and accountable for the safety of the crews under his/her direction.
• Knows, understands, and communicates safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance in all areas of safety.
• Ensures timely responses, actions, and corrections to any safety issue.

Leadership and Supervision

• Responsible for the efficient organization of crews.
• Assesses/evaluates the competencies and capabilities of employees on the project.
• Facilitates training and coaching to ensure a high standard of excellence.
• Recognizes and addresses issues/problems that may arise among crew members and provides effective resolutions.
• Understands and consistently applies policies/procedures, and is involved in any day to day disciplinary decisions as applicable.

Planning and Scheduling

• Accountable for following project plans/schedules, ensuring that crews perform activities to meet production goals.
• Identifies needs and deficiencies in the schedule and communicates these to the appropriate individuals.
• Translates general work requirements into a prioritized work plan for each crew.
• Reviews and adjusts specific workforce activities and task schedules to meet established production schedules.
• Identifies, verifies, and reports any scheduling conflicts.

Tasks:

• Accurately, and in a timely manner, reports time worked for crew members.

Qualifications include:

• Journeyman level electrician with a minimum of three (3) years' experience in industrial or heavy construction environment; mining or tunneling experience will be considered a plus.
• At least two years of Foreman/Supervisor/Leadership experience highly desired.
• Knowledge of project construction scope and objectives.
• Ability to lead crews in a professional, productive manner.
• Experience working with hand tools, power tools and electronic test equipment.
• Understand schematic diagrams, blueprints and other project specifications.
• Working knowledge of switchgear, motor control centers, AC motors, generators, machinery/mechanisms, frequency inverters, etc.
• Strong knowledge of job site safety; commitment to project policies/procedures, objectives and safety programs.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with a teamwork mentality.
• Ability to work 8-10 hours per day and overtime as required, to include weekends (mostly Saturdays) and night shifts per business needs.
• Knowledge of workforce planning.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and/or part of a team to achieve results and meet project deadlines.
• Able to apply effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience working with medium voltage is desired.
• Prior TBM experience is a plus.
• Ability to crawling, standing, stooping, bending, crouching, kneeling, sitting, reaching, able to routinely lift heavy objects, pushing and pulling object is required.
• Ability to work in high, confined and hazardous spaces.
• Must have an active, valid driver's license.

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