Field Coordinator, Transmission - Mississippi
Listed on 2026-08-16
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Field Coordinator, Transmission - Mississippi
The Transmission Field Coordinator leads planning and readiness activities for high-voltage transmission line and substation work, ensuring safe, compliant, and first-time-right execution. The role proactively identifies hazards, evaluates structure and ROW conditions, and determines when EWP or BMAD analysis is required. Work plans incorporate Life Critical Rules, MAD/BMAD requirements, grounding schemes, fall-protection needs, LOTO/clearance steps, and all relevant transmission safe-work practices.
The Field Coordinator ensures that all transmission jobs are designed and prepared in alignment with engineering standards, conductor installation methods, hardware assemblies, and substation equipment specifications. Pre-construction reviews—such as structure assessments, access verification, and material checks—are essential to eliminating field delays and constructability issues. The role prepares switching steps, isolation points, breaker lineups, tagging requirements, and outage sequencing in collaboration with Transmission Control Center, ensuring system protection, accuracy, and operational feasibility.
Execution readiness includes verifying structure access, crane/tensioning locations, conductor paths, environmental/ROW requirements, permits, logistics, and specialized equipment. The coordinator partners with Construction, System Operations, ROW, Environmental, Dispatch, Warehousing, and contractors to remove barriers and support seamless field execution. Additionally, the Field Coordinator provides technical coaching, anticipates challenges in rigging, tensions, and equipment limitations, and contributes to post-job reviews to strengthen future planning and work quality.
Minimum education required of the position:
High School Diploma or equivalent or related work experience. Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree preferred.
Minimum experience required of the position: 7+ years of Substation, Relay, or Linework (Distribution or Transmission) experience with demonstrated competency and a clear understanding of advanced transmission work – or – The ability to pass the technical capability test, demonstrating the required skills. To be eligible to test, an individual must also meet one of the following:
1. Minimum of five years of discipline-specific or combination of field experience (Substation, Relay, or Distribution / Transmission Linework) 2. Prior relevant Operations Coordinator experience with SVP approval.
Primary
Location:
Mississippi
- Mississippi :
Brookhaven || Mississippi :
Vicksburg Job Function:
Corporate FLSA Status:
Relocation Option:
No Relocation Offered Union description/code:
Number of Openings: 1 Req Travel Percentage: 50% to 75% An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Pay Transparency Notice:
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