Constructability Lead Principal; Transmission​/Fiber

Position: Constructability Lead Principal (Transmission/Fiber)
Job Posting End Date
11-09-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary The role of a Construction Lead Principal within one or more primary disciplines including Constructability, Construction Planning, Transmission Lines, Substations, Distribution, Fiber Communications, or Tower Communications is to provide leadership and field oversight to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality construction execution, with a strong emphasis on identifying and addressing safety risks. This position serves as the subject matter expert and primary liaison between Construction Management and cross-functional partners, supporting project planning, coordination, and execution while ensuring alignment across stakeholders, schedules, and field activities.

Job Description What You'll Do:

Fiber Communications Centers on fiber optic network construction, including aerial and underground cable installation, splicing, testing, and system commissioning. Requires understanding of fiber optic cable systems, routing methods, and network configurations supporting utility communication infrastructure.

Includes interpretation of fiber-specific documentation such as splice diagrams, fiber assignment records, and communication network schematics, along with familiarity in testing practices including OTDR validation and signal performance verification.

Involves installation methods unique to fiber deployment, including cable pulling, blowing, aerial placement, splice enclosure installation, and fiber termination. Emphasizes coordination of communication system integration to maintain network continuity and operational functionality.

Transmission Lines, Substations, and Distribution Requires expertise in high-voltage and medium-voltage electrical infrastructure construction, including transmission line systems, distribution networks, and substation equipment such as transformers, breakers, and bus systems.

Includes interpretation of discipline-specific technical documentation such as transmission plan and profile drawings, structure loading trees, sag and tension charts, substation one-line diagrams, protection and control schematics, and distribution staking sheets and feeder layouts.

Involves construction methods unique to these systems, including conductor stringing, sagging and tension operations, structure erection, substation equipment installation, and distribution activities such as pole setting, framing, and overhead and underground conductor installation. Requires coordination of work in energized or near-energized environments with consideration for construction, outage sequencing, planning, switching requirements, and system reliability impacts.

What We're Looking For:

Construction Lead Principal SG9

Education Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field with eight (8) years of experience in the applicable discipline;

OR Bachelor’s degree in Construction Technology or ABET accredited Engineering Technology with ten (10) years of relevant experience;

OR Associate degree in Construction Management Technology or ABET-accredited Electrical or Civil Engineering Technology with twelve (12) years of relevant experience;

OR high school diploma (or equivalent) with fourteen (14) years of experience in construction, project execution, or field operations within electric utility or infrastructure environments.

Experience:

A thorough knowledge of the Bulk Electric System, from a design and/or operations perspective, AND experience within Construction Management, Transmission Engineering, Transmission Operations, or Distribution Operations is required to fulfill responsibilities of this job.

Related experience is defined as involvement with Construction…