Underground Foreman - Distribution

Company Overview

Since 2015, Altitude Energy, LLC has built a reputation for delivering safe, high-quality electrical power construction projects across the western United States. With dedicated teams in transmission, distribution, and substation construction, we deliver end-to-end power infrastructure solutions—and we’re growing. If you’re looking for a place where your work directly supports the communities we serve, where field and office teams collaborate closely, and where you can take ownership and develop your craft, you’ll find it here. Come join our team and help power our future together.

About the Role:

Job Title: Foreman - Underground

Division: Distribution

Field Positions (Includes Field Management): Fully in Field, Traveling as required

Pay Type: Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Reports To: General Foreman

Supervises: Crews: Journeyman, Apprentices, Operators, Groundman, Subcontractors

Minimum Requirements

• Background Check: Required
• Drug Testing: Preemployment Drug Screening
• Driver’s license and MVR requirement: Class ‘A’ CDL and clean MVR
• Education: High School Diploma or GED or Equivalent
• Experience: Minimum of 4 years’ previous experience
• Qualifications/Certifications: Journeyman Certificate; through the Department of Labor
• Technical Skills: For time tracking, sending emails, navigating phone apps and completing project reports, you must have intermediate level computer skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Essential Skills, Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs all duties assigned by supervisor or manager.
• Plan, organize, direct, and supervise daily underground crew activities including trenching, conduit installation, vault setting, cable installation, and restoration.
• Oversee installation of underground distribution systems including primary/secondary cable, conduits, handholes, transformers, and terminations.
• Ensure proper installation depths, clearances, and compaction requirements are met.
• Identify underground hazards such as:
  • Existing utilities
  • Gas, fiber, electric conflicts
  • Soil stability risks
• Documentation done timely. Accurate reporting and tracking followed through to completion. Includes reporting incidents, crew time, daily reports, unit tracking, submitting and coding receipts.
• Attend, prepare for and participate in meetings.
• Basic forecasting tools, software tools, production tracking, % completes, budget tracking, billing, change order management, and punch lists.
• Can read, understand and follow all contract documents. Ensure all work is completed according to contract documents.
• Sub-contractor management, identify changed conditions, dispute management, risk management.
• Work alongside, plan, direct, and supervise daily activities of your crew.
• Monitor and manage manpower, manhours, material, equipment, rentals and other job cost impact items.
• Monitor and manage project schedule. Adjust as necessary to meet deadlines. Inform leadership when falling behind schedule.
• Tooling and Equipment Management, you will assist with ensuring maintenance is up to date, employees trained to operate, kept organized, taken care of, kept clean and in working order, inspections are completed, taken out of service if damaged or broken.
• Maintains open communication with leadership.
• Responsible for quality control on your projects
• Understand and comply with Company Policies and Operating Procedures.
• Must have the ability to plan and follow proper switching procedures
• Must have the ability

Essential Leadership Characteristics

• Believes and leads by Altitude’s “Core Values”.
• Team player that is a good listener, solution driven, problem solver/resourceful, approachable, and has a positive attitude.
• Diligent and is detail oriented.
• Can effectively communicate expectations clearly, set goals, monitor progress and mentor team members. This includes monitoring your crews to ensure they efficiently manage their time and reduce downtime.
• Must remain calm in stressful situations. Holds team accountable, disciplines and documents performance issues. Evaluate crew members’ work performance.
• Facilitate technical and safety training for your team.
• Forward thinking and proactive. Must prioritize critical tasks and be able to multi-task.
• Deals with coworkers, customers, engineers, and sub-contractors in a professional manner.
• Elevate concerns with safety, crew, or project to leadership.
• Mentor apprentices to ensure they stay on track with books, hours and FPRs

Essential Safety Requirements

• Adheres to and promotes Altitude’s safety culture as a core value.
• Must arrive at your designated work area on time (early) and “Fit for Duty”. Physically, mentally, and emotionally ready to work.
• JHA management, to include thoroughly completing, reviewing with crew, correcting deficiencies and modifying if tasks change.
• Ensure safe working conditions and good housekeeping on your sites.
• Ensure trainings are up to date for your crews.
• Identify and mitigate hazards.
• Facilitate incident management and reporting.
• Promotes and participates in Altitude’s ‘Monthly Safety Meetings’.
• Adheres to all applicable Altitude, Local, State and Federal safety standards and safety requirements.
• Wears all required protective and safety equipment while performing tasks that require it.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to climb, bend over, kneel, squat, crawl and reach overhead.
• Required to lift, push, pull, carry up to 50 pounds.
• Able to use two handed tools.
• Able to speak and hear information through oral communication.
• Has visual acuity to see items clearly and sharply.
• Must be able to work in tight or confined spaces.

Other Requirements and Working Conditions

• Working conditions could include inclement weather
• This job requires you to report to your job site on time as directed.
• Excluding storm projects- work schedules/hours can be up to 12-hour days and up to 60-hours per week.
• Willing to work nights, weekends, out of town, overtime, outages, and storm calls as required.
• Distribution Division- required to work on both 7.2 kV and 14.4 kV distribution systems

Some of the Benefits we offer

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays