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Posted: 08-Jan-26
Location: Marion, Illinois
Type: Full Time
Salary: $130,000 - $160,000
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Transmission Superintendent
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (SIPC), a generation and transmission electric cooperative based in Southern Illinois, is looking to hire a Transmission Superintendent. The position is located south of Marion, Illinois, near Lake of Egypt.
Deadline to Apply: March 2, 2026
Salary Range: $130k to $160k
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Management and supervision of 4+ SIPC employees.
• Project management and supervision of multiple transmission line and vegetation management contract crews.
• Management of in-house and contract transmission line design.
• Annual capital and O&M expense budget preparation, management, and tracking.
• Preparation and implementation of transmission line construction and vegetation management contracts, including managing schedules, performing quality control, and invoice reconciliation.
• Provisioning materials for line construction, maintenance, and outage restoration projects.
• Preparation of switching orders for construction, maintenance, and outage events.
• Assistance in communicating with property owners associated with SIPC’s transmission system.
• Assistance in obtaining state and federal grants and/or RUS funding (work plans, borrowers environmental reports, etc.) for transmission line projects.
• Assistance in management of inventory (charge outs, returns, annual inventory count, etc.).
• Assistance in ground and aerial inspections of SIPC’s transmission system.
Position Qualifications and Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience with electrical utilities and project management.
• 5+ years of supervisory experience.
• Experience with transmission line construction and maintenance including right-of-way, vegetation management and outage restoration.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to attend continuing education courses, complete certifications, and participate in meetings and training sessions, both online and out-of-town, as needed.
• Computer skills (Microsoft Office suite, email, etc.).
• Some work outside of typical working hours will be required.