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Lincoln Electric System Career Opportunities: Geospatial Operations Supervisor (4131) in Lincoln, Nebraska
Career Opportunities: Geospatial Operations Supervisor (4131)
Requisition ID 4131 - Posted - Regular - Full-time - Management
Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, customer-owned LES is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We’re recognized for low costs, reliability, financial stability, innovation, environmental stewardship, community involvement and exceptional customer service. So, if you are looking for a career, and not just a job; if you value working in an atmosphere that values passion and talent, high personal standards, service excellence, the environment and the community in which we live- LES may be the place for you. Please note, LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, LES is not able to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas. This is not a remote position and requires residency within reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska daily.
Job Title
Geospatial Operations Supervisor
Employment Type
Starting Pay Range
Posting Date
Full-time
$93,342.00 - $116,678.00
04/24/2024
Employment Classification
Division
Closing Date
Regular
Technology Services
05/08/2024 at 5:00pm (CST)
LES is a publicly owned electric utility serving the greater Lincoln, Nebraska area, with a primary commitment to delivering cost-effective, dependable, and sustainably sourced electricity to its customers. Our Geospatial Operations team recognizes the significance of this objective and collaborates closely with our Operations, Engineering, Construction, and Technology teams to uphold it. Our primary responsibility in this collaboration is to ensure the accuracy and accessibility of data within the enterprise GIS system, enabling our internal stakeholders to make informed decisions that benefit our customers. Due to this increasing demand for resources we are restructuring our team to add additional leadership roles to help support our customers. Currently, we are in search of a leader who possesses a deep understanding of electric utility operations and is passionate about guiding this pivotal business unit to success.
Work Environment - In this role, the typical work week comprises of five days, primarily spent in the office. However, flexibility is integral, and occasionally, the schedule may involve four days of office work and one day dedicated to fieldwork. Field assignments involve inspecting both new and existing equipment, as well as labeling and tagging distribution assets as needed to uphold the accuracy of our GIS, Engineering, and Outage Management System. Within the GIS domain, our team is actively engaged in maintaining GIS feature data and connectivity, collaborating closely with both Operations and Engineering teams.
JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for oversight of the Geospatial Operations team. This responsibility will include gathering and analyzing geographic data in support of business needs and opportunities across multiple departments including design, construction, billing, and management. Overall responsibilities include leading staff, delegating work, budget support, program, and policy development, and setting strategic goals and objectives for area of assignment. Coordination of emergency outages and storm response for assigned staff, which may include off-duty hours, when necessary.Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.
CORE COMPETENCIES & ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Supervises staff to include prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, monitoring employee performance, ensuring staff members are trained and cross trained, resolving conflicts, and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
Ensures data in the enterprise geospatial database is cataloged, populated and usable according to defined standards. Maintain individual datasets. Support the extraction, transformation and loading of data. Recommends and is the technical subject matter expert for the design of data models and features classes to support applications consuming geospatial and related data.
Provide guidance and subject matter expertise in spatial data and its use across multiple technologies.
Responsible for reviewing GIS data, feature displays and tools to ensure compliance with LES standards and electrical connectivity requirements.
Establishes and implements policies and processes for area of assignment and assesses risks related to policies and department activities.
Customer Focus - Putting customers, both internal and external, at the center of business decisions in order to identify and respond to current and future customer needs. Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers.
Adaptability - Maintains a positive attitude in the face of change; appropriately adjusts behavior and activities to changing conditions.
Accountability - Holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectives and follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.
Leading/Facilitating Teams - Helps team develop a vision, objectives, and goals consistent with the organization’s mission while encouraging personal ownership, anticipating and resolving conflicts, and fostering an environment where team members are motivated to do their best work.
Decision Making - Moves quickly to make good decisions and commit to a clear course of action; comfortable making sound decisions based on partial information; willing to take appropriate risks in order to maintain momentum; shows a strong bias toward action.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
Advanced proficiency in Geographic Information Systems.
Strong Electrical Distribution knowledge.
REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Associate’s degree in related field. Bachelor's degree preferred, and
At least five years of experience in area of assignment, or
An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
- Valid driver’s license
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