What are the responsibilities and job description for the Expeditor position at Pike Corporation?
Job Description
Position Summary: The Expeditor for distribution construction is responsible for the process of expediting jobs issued for construction by the customer to include but not limited to verifying the job packets with a site visit, checking permits and/or requesting necessary permits, acquiring all locates, checking the bill of materials to the job prints, making contact notices to the residents and business prior to work being performed, traffic control required, and other various pre-construction requirements and best practices.
Essential Functions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. This position is performed in outside weather conditions.
Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled
VA Approved Apprenticeship Program – GI Bill Benefits Available to Eligible Veterans
Pike Electric, LLC is a Non-union Company
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team-members may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization
About Us
About Us
Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job.
“Essential” is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.
Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.
About The Team
Electric
We work with utilities across the country to solve our nation’s energy infrastructure challenges, from designing new transmission and distribution systems, upgrading and managing installation of the latest smart meter technologies, and integrating renewable energy sources onto the grid.
Position Summary: The Expeditor for distribution construction is responsible for the process of expediting jobs issued for construction by the customer to include but not limited to verifying the job packets with a site visit, checking permits and/or requesting necessary permits, acquiring all locates, checking the bill of materials to the job prints, making contact notices to the residents and business prior to work being performed, traffic control required, and other various pre-construction requirements and best practices.
Essential Functions
- Work with vendors and suppliers to effectively plan and schedule to support the project.
- Verify required permits and ensure they have been received in accordance with local codes and State laws.
- Analyze bill of materials to ensure they are adequate for the work to be performed; request any missing materials and notify of any discrepancies prior to the work being handed to the field for execution.
- Lead problem resolution for issues.
- Identify issues and escalate as necessary to management.
- Provide input to management regarding action plans to address long term issues.
- Support the field construction crews as required.
- Comply with purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Locate vendors of materials, equipment, supplies, or services, and submit for use as approved suppliers/subcontractors within organization.
- Effective planning, organizing, scheduling and monitoring of work activities.
- Complete and maintain accurate project records and files.
- Assemble and maintains all final job packets and readies them for handover to clients.
- Understanding of basic electrical concepts in materials and services.
- High energy level with the ability to work in a fast paced, ambiguous environment.
- Demonstrated computer skills (i.e.; MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, etc.).
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
- High School diploma.
- Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree preferred.
- Experience in the utility industry.
- Direct experience in distribution line construction and/or services.
- Self-Motivated
- Team-Oriented
- Customer Oriented
- Work independently
- Read and understand electrical prints
- Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members
- Must be able to follow all Company safety rules and policies
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. This position is performed in outside weather conditions.
Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled
VA Approved Apprenticeship Program – GI Bill Benefits Available to Eligible Veterans
Pike Electric, LLC is a Non-union Company
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team-members may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization
About Us
About Us
Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job.
“Essential” is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.
Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.
About The Team
Electric
We work with utilities across the country to solve our nation’s energy infrastructure challenges, from designing new transmission and distribution systems, upgrading and managing installation of the latest smart meter technologies, and integrating renewable energy sources onto the grid.
