outreach specialist

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Irby Construction Company

Irby construction is an awesome place to work. They fall under the umbrella of Quanta, a parent company that strives to make significant positive impacts in the construction and utility sectors. Daily I am tasked with making sure everything is to spec on our job and assisting the other foreman and crews with anything they may need assistance with. The work place culture is good, with everyone getting a long. They expect you to do your job and do it right. At Irby, I expect my guys and those working around me to do quality work and make it look nice. No short cuts given. Irby is one of the employers that expect the truth to be told. IF you mess up that’s fine, tell the truth about it. Everyone makes mistakes and the problem occurs when an incident isn’t reported. Here at Irby safety is a big topic, with numerous safety people stopping by daily to check up on the crews and make sure all PPE and other safety standards are being adhered to. If you are looking to only work 40 hours a week and be home daily then Irby may not be the place for you to work, But if you like traveling and working for some of the biggest energy providing companies across the country then Irby is the place for you to be. The pay is competitive, we have great insurance and retirement, and we have paid holidays. I would definitely recommend Irby to anyone looking for a great company. My only gripe is that they will often look outside the company instead of promoting someone from within side the company. 

Most the superintendents and foremans have little to no experience in the job and most of the people that get elected to move up is because they are good friends with someone even though they are knowledgeable of the job. Workplace culture is very careless and dangerous, they preach a big gameplan about safety yet went it gets down to the niddy griddy they dont have that experience and are overwhelmed with the job or deadline and alot of times put people in life threatening situations that couldve been avoided if they cared enough an example I have is when they were moving a big transformer through some 345kv bus and it accidentally touched the bus causing an explosion with people working in the air not even 10 ft away why because all the foremans and superintendents were all inside or in their trucks not paying attention when they should be out there with such an important task at hand. Also Irby does waste alot of money on unnecessary things like renting alot of equipment for a job that doesnt need as much and its just there. One last thing is that Irby sometimes does hire competent Superintendents but they dont let them make their own decisions they always babysit them with people who have less experience.

I have been with many transmission powerline companies over the course of my career and Irby is the best and safest. If you are looking to be a lineman or an apprentice lineman (which I did), then there is no place better to begin than Irby. They send you and pay for your Lineman schooling at Texas A&M which enables you to acquire your Lineman Certification and journey out. They always get the biggest and best jobs including the big storm hurricane work and disaster sites. They will show and enforce the correct and safe way to do things and have the most commendable safety guidelines and regulations in the industry. The biggest plus is the sense of teamwork and camaraderie you get from being involved with such a good group of people. They honestly care about each individual and will always ensure you are given raises when earned. You won't have to worry about work as a job will always be available. However, if you don't like being gone from home or don't wanna travel at all, this is not the job for you.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities of Substation Electrical General Foreman*
Oversight of the field operations.
Verifying that the crews have the equipment and tools required for the work.
Control of the work schedule and making sure the field personnel is adequate for the work to be accomplished.
Verifying that the supervision is adequate for the work to be accomplished.
Directly involved in any field employee reprimands.
Monitoring tool inventory and acquisition.
Is actively involved with all safety decisions, investigations, and disciplinary actions.
Ability to read survey stakes.
Familiar with all codes and OSHA requirements.
Supervisory Responsibilities

The guys on crew most are great and you get the opportunity to work with guys from all over the world great guys too but upper management will work you 120-140 hours a week and then wonder why you want a day off they don’t care if you have a family event or your kid has something important going on or even a family emergency my daughter got cancer and management told me I should be at work instead of by her side during surgeries and treatment that the drs didn’t need me there but my crew definitely needed my help I took FMLA for to be by my daughter side when I came back they tried to find any reason they could to get rid of me since my benefits paid me while I was off they ended up transferring me out of state knowing I’d quit because I wouldn’t go that far away from my family. The crew and foreman were all supportive while she was sick I just wished upper management cared as much for the crews families as they say they do or as much as they care for all upper management families 

The only problems I had were the leadership. IRBY is a good company to work for as a whole. The crew I was on was , I feel, an exception to that rule. My superintendent and tech foreman lied on a constant basis about things like tool reimbursements and money. Also they preach safety but refuse to follow protocol when they are in a pinch. Superintendent didn't hold tech foreman accountable for his actions either. Superintendent also worried more about his bonus than making sure the crews had all of the tools and/or materials they needed to safely complete the job in a timely manner. On the other hand, I loved working with the guys I worked with. The company is very good about health insurance. No problem getting time off if needed for medical or family. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Everyone there are real good people to work with.
It’s a good work environment there most important thing is Safety over everything you do. There’s opportunities there to advance I recommend to apply for work there with Irby Construction. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There’s really no stress working there

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They really do have a really do have a real good Safety culture the environment is also good to work there.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Go around the job sites and do my observations and summit a Safety audit daily.

Overall it was fun working at Irby cause I got to work with some really good lineman. We all got along and got the job done in a timely manner even if we got behind. Some people get promoted that shouldn't be in a position to lead while others are stuck still being a lineman. The culture could use some work but there are some good ones in management that help balance out the bad ones 

My time at Irby Construction was the greatest learning experience of my life. I loved my job as a project safety coordinator, and often stated that I never planned to leave the company. But I ended up leaving because of a family illness, which was exacerbated by constant travel and isolation. In my time with Irby, I knew several people who had been with the company for 50 years or more, many of whom had never worked for another company.

The reviews are true! They have ever changing policies almost daily. You don’t know where you will be or when you’re supposed to be there from day to day for the 2 1/2 month training time period. The same week I got out of training I was let go due to them hiring too many applicants. Really wish I would have known that before my single income family depended on their income. Also they train you at other employees houses which can be very uncomfortable when said employee gets in a screaming fight with their spouse. Very unprofessional and unorganized. If I could rate them a zero I would.

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