Superintendent - Storm

The Hydaker-Wheatlake Company is looking for an experienced Storm Superintendent to join our growing team.

As a Storm Superintendent, you will lead field operations during emergency storm restoration and utility recovery efforts. This role is responsible for mobilizing and managing crews, equipment, materials, and subcontractors to restore utility service safely, efficiently, and within required timelines. The Storm Superintendent will serve as a key field leader, working closely with customers, utilities, project managers, and internal teams to ensure successful storm response and restoration.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead and manage storm restoration operations from initial mobilization through project completion, ensuring work is performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with customer and company requirements.
• Respond to emergency storm events and support rapid mobilization of personnel, equipment, materials, and subcontractors to project locations.
• Promote a strong safety culture by enforcing company policies, conducting job briefings and safety meetings, identifying hazards, and ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Supervise, mentor, and support field crews, foremen, and subcontractors while maintaining a strong focus on teamwork, accountability, productivity, and safety.
• Coordinate daily storm restoration activities to maximize crew productivity and accelerate service restoration.
• Serve as a primary field contact for utility customers, maintaining clear communication regarding restoration progress, priorities, challenges, and project needs.
• Work closely with utility representatives, project managers, dispatch personnel, engineers, and other stakeholders to establish restoration priorities and maintain efficient workflow.
• Review storm damage assessments, work plans, construction drawings, specifications, and restoration requirements to determine appropriate work methods and resources.
• Coordinate labor, equipment, materials, vehicles, and subcontractors to ensure crews have the resources necessary to complete restoration work.
• Monitor crew production, work quality, safety performance, and restoration progress while identifying and addressing issues that could impact project timelines.
• Ensure all restoration work meets company standards, utility specifications, customer expectations, and applicable industry requirements.
• Maintain accurate daily documentation, including crew assignments, production, hours, equipment, materials, work completed, and other required storm restoration records.
• Track project performance, costs, schedules, production, and overall job progress while providing accurate updates to project management and company leadership.
• Partner with the Regional Vice President (RVP) and project management team to review project financial performance, budgets, forecasting, production, and overall job health within the ERP system.
• Identify operational risks and proactively implement solutions to minimize delays, safety concerns, cost overruns, and restoration challenges.
• Assist with estimating, planning, and developing restoration strategies based on storm damage, available resources, customer priorities, and project requirements.
• Support the onboarding and coordination of outside contractors and mutual-aid crews during large-scale storm events.
• Maintain flexibility to work extended hours, weekends, holidays, and varying shifts as required during emergency restoration events.
• Travel to storm-affected areas and remain on-site for the duration of restoration operations as needed.
• Maintain a professional presence with customers, utility representatives, employees, subcontractors, and business partners while representing the company with integrity.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in utility line construction, distribution, storm restoration, or a related field, with 5+ years in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of overhead and underground utility construction, storm restoration, emergency response, and crew mobilization.
• Working knowledge of utility safety practices, OSHA requirements, and applicable industry standards.
• Proven ability to lead and manage multiple crews, foremen, subcontractors, and restoration priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with construction drawings, work plans, estimating, scheduling, production tracking, budgeting, and project financial performance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with ERP, utility management, or project management software preferred.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with utility customers, employees, subcontractors, and internal teams.
• Ability to remain calm and make sound decisions in high-pressure emergency situations.
• Valid driver's license with the ability and willingness to travel extensively, work extended hours, weekends, holidays, and respond to storm events on short notice.