Supervises employees on the job site and ensures compliance with safety standards; performs electric line construction and maintenance work; performs service calls; schedules maintenance work; assists in the design and construction of electric lines; performs traffic control functions at job sites; and prepares requisitions for department materials, equipment, and supplies. Provides leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training and guidance to departmental personnel.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Supervises employees, including assigning and reviewing work, conducting performance reviews, training employees, and making recommendations regarding hiring, promoting, disciplining, and/or dismissing employees.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. To be classified for this position, an individual must have completed the requirements for Crew Leader in the Electric Department Employee Development Program. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
High school graduation or its equivalent plus six years of field experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
General management principles; electrical system management principles, practices, procedures, and safety codes; and standard office practices and procedures.
Maintain and repair electrical systems; establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and the general public; communicate effectively; operate equipment and tools used in maintaining and repairing electrical systems; and read and understand manuals, policies, and other documents.
Valid Texas commercial driver’s license (A CDL).
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to engage in moderate to strenuous physical activity, work with tools and equipment, drive vehicles or equipment, perform repetitive motions, perform work involving the entire body, stand, and walk and balance on all types of surfaces. The employee is required to bend from the waist, crouch or squat, kneel, sit, crawl, climb, twist, and reach with arms and hands. The employee is required to perform job duties from various heights, lift and/or move objects weighing up to 100 pounds, such as materials and equipment, and must carry, push, and pull materials. The employee may be required to sit, use hands to operate office equipment, including telephone and computer keyboard, reach with hands and arms, and talk and hear. The employee must be able to see clearly, with or without vision correction, in close situations, at a distance, and peripherally, and be able to adjust focus.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee occasionally faces difficult and stressful situations. The employee has frequent contact with other employees both within and outside of the assigned department, including the public and other organizations. The work environment requires that the employee exercise caution at all times and adhere to safety standards to avoid the risk of personal injury. The employee is exposed to outdoor elements, loud noises, vibrations, and respiratory hazards such as dust, gases, and chemicals. The employee may be required to work with live electric wires. The work environment is noisy and distracting.