Electrical Superintendent

Description

Title:ElectricalSuperintendent

Department:Operations

Location:Ankeny, IA

Supervisor:Field Operations Manager

FLSAStatus:Exempt

Position Status:Permanent, Full-Time

Work Status:Project-Site

ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDENT

HanwhaQcellsUSA Corp (QcellsUSA), headquartered in Irvine, CA, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide.QcellsUSA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosingQcellsUSA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

QcellsUSA’s complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate theexpertiseof our Module, Development, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures thatQcellsUSA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments,Qcellsis pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the globalQcellsbrand,QcellsUSAbenefitsfrom a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing.Qcellsis renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) andThalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ),Qcellsoperates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

Summary

TheElectrical Superintendentis responsible foroverseeing field operations, general safety, productivity, schedule, quality work,commissioning,coordination with othersuperintendentand project leaders on the jobsite.This position reports to theField Operations Manageroranother senior management personnel that theCEOmay designate.

Thisisa Project-siteposition,workingoutofyourhomeofficeandtravelingtoprojectsites. WorkinghoursareMondaythroughFriday, rangingfrom8:00 a.m.to5:00 p.m.or9:00 a.m.to6:00 p.m.localtime. Asnecessary,youmayberequiredtoworkovertimeand onweekends. Travel,upto 75%ofthetime,isexpected.  

Applicants mustbe authorized towork for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visaat this time.

Essential Job Function & Responsibilities

• Regular attendance,in accordance withcompany'sattendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position
• Directs solar/construction personneland/or installation subcontractorsto achieve completion of the project on schedule, within budget, with quality workmanship that conforms to original plans and specifications
• Coordination of personnel, material, and equipment needed to meet schedules
• Supportthe teamwith planning andutilizationof proper means and methods for activities
• Analyze situations,identifyand forecast pertinent problems and evaluate realistic options; and recommend/implementappropriate courseof action
• Follow and implementthe company’s Health, Safety & Environmental Policy
• Identifywelding certification,trainingand experienceappropriate forassignment scope
• Coordinate and implement resourcesand activitiesnecessary tomaintaina safe and quality execution
• Assureall work undertaken is within approved scope boundaries and is in full compliance
• Coordination with supplier testing & commissioning teams
• Advice site teams onpaper workneeded collected toinitiatecommissioning
• Identify testing requiredperprojects scope of work
• Communication with engineering parties to meet commissioning requirements
• Regularattendance, inaccordancewithcompany'sattendancepolicyandsupervisoryassignment,isan essentialjobdutyrequirementforthisposition
• Performotherdutiesandspecialprojects,asassignedbyManagement
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of5-10years of professional experience supporting theconstructionsof major projects, preferably in the building of power stations or supply networks, or other utility-scale construction projects
• Solar PV,wind poweror BESSproject experience, preferred
• Willingness to travel
• Excellent skills in MS Project or comparable project management tool, and possess strong technical aptitude, including knowledge of software development methodologies and processes
• Strong in Microsoft Office Suite
• Fluent in written and spoken English, bilingual Spanish and English preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience reviewing electrical and mechanical manuals of installation and design technical packages
• Assertive, able to cope with pressure, a teamplayer
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
• May have to interact with Owner’s Field Representative and outside testing agencies
• Experience operating solar power plants and equipment
• Supervise entire electrical department (15 crews, 100 – 150 people)
• Cable installation and termination (AC/DC/MV/Fiber),
• CAB System and Combiner Box installation
• Module-to-module series connection (Plug and Play)
• Harness installation
• SCADA, MET station Aux rack installation
• Temporary and permanent power connection for substation and office trailers
• Travel: up to100%as needed
  
  

EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS    

• Able to climb and maintain balance of ladders, scaffolding, stairways etc.  
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or work at elevated heights as well as in confined spaces  
• (Towers, vessels, excavations, etc.  
• Able to walk or move continuously while carrying 50 lbs. of tools and/or materials. It is   
  
  

             recommended to get assistance to lift items over 50 lbs. Check with your project supervisor 

              or project safety director.   

• Must be able to stand or walk for long periods of time.   
• Mustbe able to work extended hours on your feet on uneven surfaces (dirt, concrete, asphalt, mud, gravel etc. full range of motion and flexibility consistent with requirements of the job duties.  
• Required repetitive movement.   
  
  

 

LOCATION   

• Industrial construction sites and/or fabricationshop  
  
  

  

EXAMPLE OF MOBILITY BARRIERS ACCESS TO JOB SITE   

• Uneven ground level  
• Obstructed pathways  
• Work performed at low and/or high elevations  
• Work performed in confined areas.   
  
  

  

CLIMATIC/ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS AT JOB SITE   

• Predominately outdoor climate  
• May be exposed to extreme hot or cold weather  
• Excessive humidity, rain etc.  
• Various noise levels caused by tools, machinery, equipment etc.   
• Potential exposure to chemical substances.  
• Workperformedaround hazardous equipment.   
  
  

Hanwha Q Cells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.  As part of this commitment, Hanwha Q Cells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us to request accommodations athr-usa@qcells.com.

Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.