Distribution Engineering Manager, Energy

Welty Shared Services LLC • Merrillville, IN

4d • Remote

About The Position

Due to growth, Welty Energy is expanding its Engineering team and adding a Distribution Engineering Manager. The Manager role serves as the operational, technical, and strategic manager for a high-growth electric utility distribution engineering team. This role is responsible for scaling an engineering team that has significant expansion projected. The Manager combines rapid team scaling and structured onboarding with project lifecycle management, engineering quality assurance, client advocacy, and financial accountability. As a key member of the Engineering Team, the Distribution Engineering Manager builds a scalable operational foundation, eliminates functional silos, and maintains engineering excellence during rapid growth. This position is a highly technical, billable, working Manager role designed to lead by example and closely collaborate with our Utility Client(s).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or construction management is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive utility distribution design or electric utility construction experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct experience managing people and leading technical teams.
• Proven ability to manage resource constraints, resolve complex technical or interpersonal conflicts, and build an encouraging, high-performing team environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal skills tailored for conveying clear project objectives to internal teams and presenting confidently to external utility stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• High-Growth Team Scaling & Lifecycle Management through capacity and pipeline forecasting to develop predictive staffing and resource models ahead of and in line with your utility client's needs.
• Strategic Management & Client Advocacy; includes Client Relationship Management to foster and maintain a highly customer-centric relationship with designated utility clients, serving as a primary advocate for the firm's engineering capabilities.
• Operations, Resource & Financial Management through workload coordination and utilization.
• Technical Oversight & Standards Authority as the Subject Matter Expert and the primary technical lead on client construction standards, regulatory codes, material specifications, and engineering software tools (e.g., DDS, CREWS). This includes dispute resolution and project consulting.
• People Management, Training & Culture responsibilities from career development, to hiring and onboarding as well as continuous process improvement to elevate your team and quality of work.
• Administrative Compliance to enforce strict adherence to internal workflows, ensuring that weekly timesheets and expense submittents for the entire distribution engineering team meet strict approval deadlines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager