Team Leader Substation Construction & Maintenance

Company Summary Statement : Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing. Overview: Responsibilities:

• Ensures all Substation Construction Coordinators & Inspectors are trained and qualified to perform work
  within all established safety rules and procedures, government regulations, and company work practices and
  procedures.
• Supervises the construction, inspection, & testing of transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear,
  disconnects, etc., including all associated equipment used in electric substations, ensuring conformance
  to established guidelines and specifications.
• Supervises the installation and verification testing on new or modified installations of substation equipment
  and systems, ensuring conformance to established guidelines and specifications.
• Provides oversight and daily coordination of all work activities and ensures communication with all Company work groups (Generation, Distribution, Transmission, Engineering, etc.) to provide assistance with substation construction activities.
• Provides employee development opportunities through periodic job performance reviews and progress
  assessments and a wide variety of on-the-job training assignments.
• Reviews work order reports to verify accuracy and completeness of labor and material charges and to
• Verify proper procedures have been followed.
• Reviews periodic budget reports and adjusts work plan accordingly. Tracks and forecasts expenses.
• Investigates project variances and reports on causes and corrections needed to meet budget commitments.
• Ensures employees follow established work practices and administers discipline when applicable and as
  directed.
• Ensures all environmental rules, regulations, and reporting requirements are satisfied.
• Perform other related duties as may be assigned by management.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of electric utility work methods, procedures, materials, and equipment utilized by Substation Construction & Maintenance.
• Comprehensive knowledge of electrical substation operations, maintenance, and testing.
• Proficient in the use of computers and software including word processing, spreadsheets, database management, and report generation, SC&M software systems and corporate information systems.