Director - New Service and Electric Distribution Engineering
About The Position
Provides strategic leadership for new service engineering and electric distribution engineering, establishing the vision, priorities, and governance necessary to deliver safe, reliable, and timely engineering solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Leads the engineering teams responsible for the design and coordination of new and upgraded electric services supporting customer development and system expansion, as well as the distribution system design standards that underpin them. Partners with executive leadership to align engineering, planning, and compliance objectives with corporate strategy, distribution system standards, regulatory requirements, and company service objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or a related field).
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in electric distribution engineering, service engineering, utility infrastructure engineering, or related disciplines.
- 5+ years of experience leading managers, professional staff, or multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience working within a regulated utility, infrastructure, energy, or engineering environment, including work with municipalities, developers, regulatory agencies, or industry organizations.
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or relevant industry certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead the New Service and Electric Distribution Engineering functions, establishing strategic direction, priorities, and performance expectations aligned with organizational objectives.
- Provide strategic direction for the engineering design and coordination of new and upgraded electric services supporting customer development, service upgrades, and system expansion for residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
- Direct electric distribution engineering strategy, including system design, capacity and constructability considerations, engineering standards, specifications, and quality practices that support safe and reliable service.
- Establish governance, standards, processes, and documentation that ensure engineering designs meet safety standards, engineering practices, and regulatory requirements, and support consistent, efficient project execution.
- Oversee engineering review and approval practices for service requests, load requirements, and infrastructure needs associated with new development and system modifications.
- Direct workload planning, project prioritization, and resource allocation to deliver timely, cost-effective engineering solutions that support customer growth and system reliability.
- Support long-range planning by identifying emerging service demand trends, regional development activity, and infrastructure needs, and translate them into investment and capital planning priorities.
- Manage capital and O&M budgets within company guidance, including annual budget development, monthly forecasting, and reporting to senior leadership.
- Collaborate with executive leadership, distribution engineering, construction, field operations, and customer-facing teams to align engineering, operational, financial, safety, and regulatory objectives while proactively identifying and mitigating risk.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with municipalities, developers, contractors, regulatory agencies, and industry organizations to facilitate new development and service expansion initiatives.
- Lead and develop engineering leaders and build organizational capability through coaching, leadership development, succession planning, workforce planning, and effective talent management practices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
