{"id":638285,"url":"https://alion.io/job/thecariangroup-overhead-construction-supervisor","title":"Overhead Construction Supervisor","company":{"id":668827,"name":"The CARIAN Group","domain":"thecariangroup.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/thecariangroup","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"C","score":67,"open_postings":55,"ghost_share":0.545,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"inferred","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":55,"max":82,"currency":"USD","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":164000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-06-30T15:50:18Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-06-30","last_verified_at":"2026-09-25T23:18:15Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":87,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":0,"flags":["company_stale"],"days_open":86},"description":"Overhead Construction Supervisor\nLocation: New Jersey, various project sites\nJob Type: Full-time\nSchedule: Field-based; travel throughout New Jersey required; outage, off-hours, overtime, and emergency response support may be required\nAbout Us\nCARIAN is a purpose-driven, woman-owned consulting and advisory firm dedicated exclusively to the power sector. We partner with leading electric and gas utilities to provide strategic advisory and disciplined execution across program management, business intelligence, and field execution oversight. Guided by integrity, trust, excellence, and accountability, our team helps deliver complex capital programs and build the resilient energy infrastructure that communities depend on.\nPosition Overview\nCARIAN is seeking an experienced Overhead Construction Supervisor to support overhead utility construction activities throughout New Jersey.\nThis role will provide field supervision and oversight for overhead transmission and distribution construction, maintenance, and contractor work. The Overhead Construction Supervisor will coordinate daily field activities, monitor contractor performance, verify work completion, support outage and operations coordination, and help ensure work is performed safely and in accordance with utility standards, construction specifications, procedures, and applicable requirements.\nThe ideal candidate has strong overhead line construction experience, practical field judgment, knowledge of utility work methods, and the ability to work effectively with contractors, general foremen, operations teams, project managers, and utility stakeholders in a live field environment.\nKey Responsibilities\nProvide field supervision and oversight for overhead transmission and distribution construction and maintenance activities.\n\nReport to contractor show-up locations, project sites, and other assigned field locations throughout New Jersey.\n\nCoordinate daily work activities with contractors, general foremen, operations personnel, project managers, and other field stakeholders.\n\nConfirm circuit availability, outage readiness, work assignments, crew counts, rosters, and daily work plans.\n\nAttend and witness morning tailboards, huddles, and job briefings.\n\nReview daily work plans with general foremen and confirm alignment with safety, schedule, outage, and construction requirements.\n\nObserve contractor crews to verify compliance with utility safety rules, work procedures, construction specifications, and approved work methods.\n\nMonitor field progress, work quality, crew performance, safety compliance, and schedule adherence.\n\nMitigate safety issues, project concerns, field conflicts, and work execution issues as they arise.\n\nMonitor and forecast material needs to support field execution.\n\nVerify owner-furnished equipment and project materials are properly received, stored, tagged, used, returned, and documented.\n\nSupport proper handling, labeling, storage, and disposal of waste materials, including treated wood and other regulated materials.\n\nPerform field inspections and document construction progress, completed units, field conditions, issues, risks, and required follow-up.\n\nReview contractor invoices, completed units, and supporting documentation for accuracy.\n\nSupport outage requests, outage coordination, access planning, and related field documentation as needed.\n\nRead and interpret one-lines, circuit maps, construction drawings, work packages, and field documentation.\n\nCommunicate with Division Operations, project leadership, contractors, and other stakeholders as needed.\n\nParticipate in weekly project update meetings and provide clear field status updates.\n\nSupport incident investigations by documenting field conditions, taking photographs, preparing written summaries, and making required notifications to project leadership.\n\nCoordinate with senior supervisors or project managers before releasing contractors due to inclement weather, outage cancellation, work stoppage, or other field changes.\n\nPromote a strong safety culture and ensure work is executed in a professional, disciplined, and utility-compliant manner.\n\nQualifications\nHigh school diploma or equivalent required.\n\nMinimum of 10 years of experience in overhead utility construction, line construction, transmission, distribution, maintenance, operations, or related electric utility field work.\n\nOverhead line construction experience required.\n\nExperience supervising, coordinating, or overseeing contractors, crews, or field construction activities.\n\nKnowledge of overhead transmission and distribution construction methods, materials, tools, equipment, and safety requirements.\n\nExperience with 69kV and below overhead line construction preferred.\n\nAbility to read and interpret one-lines, circuit maps, construction drawings, work packages, and field documentation.\n\nAbility to coordinate with operations teams regarding circuit availability, outages, clearances, and field work requirements.\n\nExperience reviewing completed work units, material deliveries, field quantities, and contractor invoices.\n\nKnowledge of utility material handling, receiving, verification, tagging, storage, and return processes.\n\nStrong understanding of contractor oversight, field documentation, safety observation, quality control, and schedule coordination.\n\nKnowledge of computer-based business applications and ability to complete required construction reporting and documentation.\n\nStrong communication, documentation, coordination, and issue-resolution skills.\n\nAbility to work independently in the field and represent CARIAN professionally with clients, contractors, operations teams, and project stakeholders.\n\nAbility to travel to project sites throughout New Jersey.\n\nAvailability to support outage-driven schedules, off-hours work, overtime, emergency response, or weekend work as project needs require.\n\nPreferred Experience\n15+ years of overhead utility construction, maintenance, operations, or line construction experience.\n\nExperience with electric utility clients and utility contractor oversight.\n\nExperience with 13kV work rules, rubber glove and sleeves procedures, and overhead line safety practices.\n\nExperience supporting outage requests, outage coordination, field switching coordination, or related utility work processes.\n\nExperience with 69kV and below construction and work methods.\n\nExperience working with Division Operations, general foremen, construction crews, project managers, and utility stakeholders.\n\nExperience performing incident documentation, field investigations, and safety-related reporting.\n\nPrior experience as an overhead construction supervisor, line supervisor, general foreman, line foreman, construction inspector, field supervisor, or owner’s representative.\n\nOSHA 30 preferred.\n\nWhy CARIAN\nPurpose-driven work - Help deliver infrastructure that powers communities\n\nIndustry reputation - Trusted by leading utilities for our reliability and results\n\nCareer growth - Opportunities to lead major programs and mentor high-performing teams\n\nCollaborative culture - Join a team that values delivery excellence and long-term relationships\n\nCompetitive total rewards - Strong compensation, full benefits, 401(k) match, and meaningful work\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nCARIAN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire and develop talent based on qualifications, performance, and business needs. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. As a woman-owned firm dedicated to the power sector, we are committed to building a team that reflects professionalism, expertise, and integrity at every level.\nCompensation\nThe hourly rate range for this role is $55 - $82 per hour. This range represents a good-faith estimate at the time of posting; actual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, assignment requirements, schedule, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to base compensation, the role includes eligibility for applicable overtime, a comprehensive benefits package, and a company 401(k) match.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8200,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-10T19:55:18Z"}],"liveness":{"score":15,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.404,"p_room":0.36,"age_days":86,"expected_fill_days":49,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":164000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/thecariangroup-overhead-construction-supervisor","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/thecariangroup-overhead-construction-supervisor.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T00:11:56Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":88,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4912,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}