About Us
Welcome to United Utility Services, a dynamic player in the electric utility industry. As a trailblazer, we provide comprehensive and innovative offerings that bolster power infrastructure investments across the U.S. We proudly serve as the parent company to industry-leading utility service contractors specializing in transmission, substation, distribution, and grid hardening projects. Our Core Values are clear and simple: Safety, Quality, Integrity, and Professionalism. At United Utility Services, we craft power delivery solutions – built safe, engineered smart, and driven by what customers demand – fueling communities with reliable energy. We are the best-in-class, trusted partner delivering customer-centric Power Delivery Construction and Engineering solutions.
About The Role
The Hybrid Outage Coordinator will coordinate with Eversource Project and Construction Managers to get transmission system line and equipment outages scheduled with the switching authority for various line construction projects across the state of CT.
Key Responsibilities
- Review transmission line and substation project schedules and coordinate transmission outages to minimize grid instability and maximize asset availability.
- Work closely with project management, transmission switching authority, and vendors to optimize the scheduling of outages to maximize the effective use of resources to minimize the length of outages and minimize removing the same assets from service multiple times
- Work with project management and vendors to develop contingency plans for emergency restoration of lines
- Develop and submit outage requests to the Transmission Switching Authority
- Attend project meetings regularly to drive outage coordination
- Meet regularly with representatives of the Transmission Switching Authority to review outage request issues and status
- Develop lessons learned and corrective actions from switching
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent facilitation skills
- Seasoned, experienced outage coordinator who is adaptable, collaborative, conscientious, critical-thinking, outcome-driven, and professional
Key Qualifications
- Outage Coordinator with a minimum of 7-10 years' experience developing, reviewing and submitting Transmission system outage requests
- Skilled in use of the following tools: MS Scheduler or Primavera P6, Excel, Word and Power Point.
- 7-10 years minimum experience developing Transmission system outage requests. Team player with strong leadership, risk assessment background, planning, scheduling, and coordinating skills.
Key Nice-To-Haves
- Field experience with Transmission line construction is a plus.
- Maximo is a plus.
Key Info
At United Utility, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. We believe that diversity enriches our team and fosters innovation. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage all qualified individuals to join us in making a positive impact on the construction industry's safety standards.
We do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from third-party recruiters or staffing firms. Resumes submitted without a signed, written agreement with the Company and outside the approved HR/Recruiter process will not be reviewed or considered, and the Company will not be responsible for any associated fees.
Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact
Email: HRSC@unitedutility.com
Equal Opportunity Employer is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
