Distribution Engineering Supervisor

American Electric Power•Gahanna, OH

About The Position

Supervise and direct employees in planning, organizing, budgeting, directing, controlling, and leading engineering, design, and capital project activities. Provide technical guidance and leadership while ensuring engineering solutions are technically and economically appropriate and account for employee and public safety, system reliability, standardization, ease of operation, and timely completion within approved schedules and authorized budgets. This is a first-level supervisory position for engineering and planning activities. The role leads circuit engineering support for assigned operating regions, develops work plans to address reliability and customer-experience issues, manages engineering workload and priorities, and provides oversight and technical direction for regional circuit engineering. It partners with field and cross-functional organizations to resolve issues, leads continuous improvement, and develops the Circuit Engineering team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited institution, preferably in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering, or a degree in engineering technology from a program accredited by ABET's Technology Accreditation Commission.
Acceptable education alternatives are a non-ABET bachelor's degree in engineering plus a Professional Engineer (PE) license, or a non-ABET bachelor's degree in engineering plus a master's degree in engineering from a university with an ABET-accredited bachelor's program.
Typically six or more years of experience in transmission engineering, construction, or operations, or equivalent related experience such as distribution or generation engineering, construction, or operations.
Must maintain a state driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
Significant experience in electric distribution engineering, distribution operations, automation, grid modernization, system planning, protection, or related engineering disciplines.
Experience developing KPIs, performance dashboards, governance processes, and technical work plans.
Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with field employees, operations leadership, customer organizations, technical groups, and other stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to lead engineers and coordinate multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including evaluating circuit performance, identifying root causes, and developing practical engineering solutions.
Demonstrated continuous-improvement mindset and ability to identify process and reliability improvement opportunities and drive their implementation.
Ability to manage workload, resource allocation, workforce planning, and applicable budgets.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Lead circuit engineering support for assigned operating regions and respond effectively to field, customer, operational, and emergent engineering needs.
Develop and execute engineering work plans addressing circuit reliability issues, recurring problems, customer experience, and system performance.
Set priorities, balance engineering resources, monitor workload and performance, and ensure engineering requests and commitments are completed safely, accurately, and on schedule.
Build working relationships with Field Operations, Customer teams, Design, ROW, Planning, Protection & Control, and other supporting organizations to resolve issues and develop practical engineering solutions.
Lead continuous-improvement efforts to strengthen engineering processes, eliminate recurring issues, improve consistency, and support better reliability solutions.
Oversee and provide technical direction for regional circuit engineering activities, including emergent requests, new-customer support, arc-flash studies, DAE scoping, coordination reviews, and watchlist remediation.
Lead, coach, and develop the Circuit Engineering team by setting expectations and performance goals, conducting performance reviews, providing feedback and development, supporting workforce and succession planning, and maintaining accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and safe work practices.
Manage workload, resource allocation, workforce planning, and applicable budgets.