Commercial Grounds Maintenance Assistant Horticulturist

Overview

Job Title: Coordinator/Project Manager, Construction & Maintenance

Location: North Fort Myers, FL

Work Hours: Full-time, some long work hours and irregular schedules, rotating 24-hour on-call duty

This position directly manages power distribution construction and maintenance; transmission construction and maintenance; and vegetation management contractor personnel and LCEC personnel.

• Company-wide annual incentive plan
• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• 401(k) plan with a generous 6% company match
• Company funded Pension Plan
• On-site wellness/medical facility
• Company paid Short & Long-Term Disability insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Wellness program with financial rewards
• Tuition reimbursement
• Group life insurance
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance

LCEC provides reliable, cost-competitive electricity to more than 245,000 customers throughout a five-county service territory located in Southwest Florida. We employ approximately 460 skilled employees and are one of more than 900 electric distribution cooperatives located throughout the United States. LCEC has been recognized locally and statewide as an industry leader and continually receives acknowledgment for the work that our employees do in the community along with other civic, environmental and professional honors.

• Coordinate construction/maintenance (includes vegetation management) of transmission and distribution facilities performed by contractors.
• Maintain all construction/maintenance programs and procedures.
• Perform all required inspections including aerial, mid-cycle and mitigation vegetation inspections.
• Perform outage investigations.
• Supervise LCEC employees, contractors working construction, maintenance, and vegetation management.
• Process work orders from Design & Engineering and Construction Management. Ensure jobs are completed by the scheduled dates to meet service standard goals and customer commitments. On larger projects, utilize the project plans to meet tree trim requirements, service dates, and efficiently coordinate multiple diverse resources.
• Assist in the bidding of special projects and ongoing blanket contracts. Compose work scopes and requirements. Act as the primary contractor contact on certain projects or with certain vendors for LCEC.
• Demonstrate an in depth understanding of the contract terms and conditions. Review and approve contractor field reports and associated invoices/payments. Inspect jobs at various stages and approve contractor construction/maintenance with respect to payment, quality and adherence to standards/job design.
• Coordinate contractors performing emergency repair and power restoration after outages.
• Respond reliably and timely to calls during regular work hours and off regular work hours.
• Ability to meet attendance and storm duty requirements.
• Coordinate the accounting for all construction materials (issues, returns, salvage, etc.), when applicable.
• Ensure that contractor crews perform duties safely, in accordance with LCEC policies/accident prevention rules/construction & operating standards, and to contract terms and conditions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and permit regulations, including but not limited to environmental, herbicide, and mangrove.
• Resolve customer complaints/inquiries in a timely manner.
• Contribute to implementation and creation of new concepts, processes and ideas to further maintenance programs.
• Contribute to the development of budget forecasts.
• Conduct educational programs for internal/external customers.
• Review and approve contractor timesheets.
• May participate in public hearings, legal proceedings or similar in support of the subject matter expert, may be the subject matter expert.
• Assist or act as the Duty Supervisor when requested.
• Maintain effective working relationships with contractors and LCEC employees, customers and other stakeholders. Ensure smooth operations, productive communications, and effective understanding during interpersonal communications. Provide current and accurate information to all requests, courteously and in a timely…