Distribution Engineering Supervisor

American Electric Power•Gahanna, OH

5d•$116,255 - $151,133

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 position serves as a first-level supervisor of engineering and planning activities. Lead circuit engineering support for assigned operating regions; develop and execute work plans addressing circuit reliability, recurring problems, customer experience, and system performance; and manage priorities, resources, workload, and engineering commitments. Partner with field operations, customer teams, design, ROW, planning, protection and control, and other organizations to resolve issues and develop practical solutions. Lead continuous improvement and provide technical oversight for regional circuit engineering, including emergent requests, new-customer support, arc-flash studies, DAE scoping, coordination reviews, and watchlist remediation. Lead, coach, and develop the Circuit Engineering team, establish performance expectations and goals, conduct reviews, provide ongoing feedback, support workforce and succession planning, and foster accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and safe work practices.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited institution; preference for electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering, or an engineering technology program accredited by ABET's Technology Accreditation Commission.
Acceptable education alternatives: 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.
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 them through implementation.
Ability to manage workload, resource allocation, workforce planning, and applicable budgets.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer licensure.
Project Management Professional certification.

Responsibilities

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