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Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future!

+ LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.

+ LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.

+ This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Job Title

Crew Leader, Protection & Controls

Employment Type

Starting Pay Range

Posting Date

Full-time

$51.61 - $64.51

11/19/2025

Employment Classification

Division

Closing Date

Regular

Energy Delivery

12/10/2025

We’re seeking a skilled and motivated Protection & Controls Crew Leaderto join our LES team of dedicated professionals ensuring the reliability, safety, and efficiency of our electric power systems. In this leadership role, you’ll oversee a crew responsible for installing, maintaining, and testing protection and control equipment for substations and transmission systems. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise in relay systems, SCADA, and control circuits, along with proven leadership experience in utility or industrial electrical work. If you’re passionate about mentoring others, ensuring compliance with safety and industry standards, and contributing to a mission-critical part of our power grid operations, we want to hear from you!

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for leading, supporting, and providing technical expertise to Protection & Control technicians. Specific responsibilities include leading staff, providing training, contributing to and ensuring work is completed per specifications and assists in developing, implementing, and maintaining preventative maintenance schedules and procedures. Areas of responsibility include electrical/electronic equipment and schemes which are implemented into the design of the substation protective relay systems, control systems, alarm systems, and monitoring systems up to the 345KV level. Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND CORE COMPETENCIES

+ Leads a crew 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 and disciplinary recommendations.

+ Provides technical expertise to assigned personnel as they operate, troubleshoot and maintain complex on-line systems where the consequence of error has the potential to cause large scale outages, damage to power equipment, or safety hazards for employees or the general public.

+ Collaborates with peer groups to perform specialized equipment tests, develop new testing procedures, and install and commission new equipment.

+ Oversees the implementation and maintenance of assigned equipment including protective relays, SCADA remote terminal units, substation alarm systems, and programmable logic controllers for substation integration.

+ Schedules, coordinates and ensures proper maintenance and testing is performed and documented to meet regulatory compliance requirements.

Initiative - Takes action on their own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked.

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.

Project Management - Establishes project goals, milestones, and procedures, defines roles and responsibilities, acquires project resources, coordinates projects throughout company, monitors project progress, and manages multiple projects.

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.

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

+ Associate’s degree in Electro-Mechanical, Electronics, or Electrical Technology, and

+ At least five years of progressively responsible 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

LES BENEFITS- Click the link below to explore the outstanding benefits available to LES employees!

LES Benefits Overview

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