What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervisor, Predictive Maintenance | T&D position at Arizona Public Service - APS?
Arizona Public Service generates clean, reliable and affordable energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.
Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.
Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.
Supervisor, Predictive Maintenance | T&D
The Supervisor, Predictive Maintenance plays a critical role in keeping APS’s transmission and distribution system safe, reliable, and ready to serve our communities. By leading a highly technical, system‑wide team, this role helps identify asset risks early, optimize maintenance strategies, and extend the life of critical infrastructure.
What Your Day Would Be Like
Supervisor, Predictive Maintenance | T&D
This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.
For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to EEO is the Law poster. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of every person hired to work in the United States, refer to E-Verify poster. View the employee rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
In compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Company is committed to a work environment that is free from the effects of alcohol and controlled substances, and free from the abuse or inappropriate use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications. The Company requires employees to be subject to drug and alcohol testing that is job-related and consistent with business necessity, regulatory requirements and applicable laws.
Total Rewards
Our employees are important to the success and future of our organization and our customers’ experiences. At APS, our pay and benefits, along with retirement, recognition, time off, career development and well-being, make up our Total Rewards program. It is an important part of the employee experience at APS and supports your personal well-being and professional satisfaction. We are committed to providing programs that matter to our employees throughout all life and career phases.
Pay and Recognition
APS employees deliver extraordinary service to our customers and communities every day. We do what’s right for the people and prosperity of our state. We recognize these efforts by offering competitive compensation packages, in addition to an array of employee benefits and rewards.
Being able to juggle life’s challenges relies on a comprehensive time off program, including paid holidays and other opportunities to help nurture your personal life.
APS embraces a learning culture and provides employees with opportunities for professional growth and development. These opportunities build an empowered culture that embraces a growth mindset.
At APS, we care about the well-being of our employees. We know happy, healthy employees are more engaged, productive and satisfied. We invest in competitive programs designed to provide you and your family with quality health care and wellness offerings throughout all phases of life.
APS recognizes the time and talent our employees invest in our customers and communities while employed with us, so we offer programs to help you prepare financially for your future retirement.
Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.
Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.
Supervisor, Predictive Maintenance | T&D
The Supervisor, Predictive Maintenance plays a critical role in keeping APS’s transmission and distribution system safe, reliable, and ready to serve our communities. By leading a highly technical, system‑wide team, this role helps identify asset risks early, optimize maintenance strategies, and extend the life of critical infrastructure.
What Your Day Would Be Like
- Lead and support a diverse predictive maintenance team, including technicians, drone pilots, and technical specialists, focused on asset health and reliability
- Partner with System Health and maintenance organizations to align inspection data with smart, forward‑looking maintenance strategies
- Oversee technical inspections and testing of substations, transmission lines, transformers, and generation switchyards
- Support field organizations with non‑destructive testing, predictive maintenance, and apparatus testing expertise
- Ensure work is performed safely, consistently, and in compliance with regulatory and company standards
- Build strong working relationships that help teams succeed and continuously improve outcomes
- Experience leading technical or field‑based teams focused on asset reliability, inspections, or maintenance
- Strong understanding of predictive maintenance, non‑destructive testing, and utility‑scale electrical assets
- Ability to guide teams working across substations, transmission lines, protection and controls, and related disciplines
- A safety‑first mindset with a commitment to quality, compliance, and operational excellence
- Collaborative leadership style with strong communication and customer‑relationship skills
- Comfort working across regions and coordinating efforts system‑wide
Supervisor, Predictive Maintenance | T&D
- High school diploma/GED
- PLUS seven (7) years' experience in the design, construction, operations, or maintenance of transmission and distribution electrical facilities, as well as demonstrated leadership qualities and effective interpersonal skills.
- Position will require periodic after-hours responsibility for developing an organization that is focused on providing safe, quality, timely, courteous and cost-effective reliable system additions, improvements and upgrades.
- Technical and interpersonal skill levels will be assessed to complement the team's current breadth/depth of technical knowledge, business acumen, and organizational effectiveness.
- Oversee a cross functional team including substation techs, relay techs, PDM staff and the Central Service Laboratory to provide maintenance, planned maintenance and operation of T&D electrical facilities in order to provide for system reliability requirements.2) Serve as a communications, coordinating, scheduling and technical liaison to their own group and among other stakeholders within the company, leaders and departments, as appropriate.
- Provide effective leadership to the maintenance team to ensure individual contribution and team success supports corporate reliability plan by communicating the overall direction and performance expectations.
- Promote safe working attitudes and practices; conduct timely effective Safety meetings and overall program.
- Develop the unit budget, and ensure funded targets are achieved through ongoing monitoring of performance and costs, making necessary changes to improve effectiveness.
- Manage and develop employees, encouraging teamwork, customer advocacy, and personal accountability. Support individual employee development through training and developmental assignments, performance management, and coaching.
- Promote Customer Satisfaction by providing an effective interface with internal and external customers, establishing reasonable expectations up front, and then meeting the expectations.
- Maintain compliance to FAA, WECC and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality standards in the respective jurisdictions.
This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.
For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to EEO is the Law poster. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of every person hired to work in the United States, refer to E-Verify poster. View the employee rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
In compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Company is committed to a work environment that is free from the effects of alcohol and controlled substances, and free from the abuse or inappropriate use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications. The Company requires employees to be subject to drug and alcohol testing that is job-related and consistent with business necessity, regulatory requirements and applicable laws.
Total Rewards
Our employees are important to the success and future of our organization and our customers’ experiences. At APS, our pay and benefits, along with retirement, recognition, time off, career development and well-being, make up our Total Rewards program. It is an important part of the employee experience at APS and supports your personal well-being and professional satisfaction. We are committed to providing programs that matter to our employees throughout all life and career phases.
Pay and Recognition
APS employees deliver extraordinary service to our customers and communities every day. We do what’s right for the people and prosperity of our state. We recognize these efforts by offering competitive compensation packages, in addition to an array of employee benefits and rewards.
- Base salary
- Performance-based annual incentive opportunity
- Annual pay review
- Individual recognition cash awards
Being able to juggle life’s challenges relies on a comprehensive time off program, including paid holidays and other opportunities to help nurture your personal life.
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Volunteer opportunities
APS embraces a learning culture and provides employees with opportunities for professional growth and development. These opportunities build an empowered culture that embraces a growth mindset.
- Tuition reimbursement
- Virtual and instructor-led training and development opportunities
- Professional associations
- Employee Network Groups
At APS, we care about the well-being of our employees. We know happy, healthy employees are more engaged, productive and satisfied. We invest in competitive programs designed to provide you and your family with quality health care and wellness offerings throughout all phases of life.
- Medical, dental and vision
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Well-being program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discounts
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Voluntary benefits
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
APS recognizes the time and talent our employees invest in our customers and communities while employed with us, so we offer programs to help you prepare financially for your future retirement.
- 401(k) savings plan with company match
- Pension plan
- Retiree health reimbursement arrangement
- Retiree life insurance