Engineering Supervisor

Southern Company • Macon, GA

5d

About The Position

The Engineering Supervisor (ES) leads an engineering team and provides leadership and guidance for planning, engineering, design, and construction activities in the area. The role helps monitor and guide area-wide Distribution functional budgets, compliance, and system maintenance to ensure reliability; investigates extended or significant outages; and ensures customer issues are addressed promptly. The ES oversees performance management and guides the team in responding to internal and external customer concerns. The role works closely with other functional departments to deliver customer value, reliability, and cost effectiveness, and supports external community activities.

The ES is accountable for fostering a Safety Excellence environment focused on learning and use of STEP observation tools, and for building an inclusive, trusting, continuously improving team culture. Responsibilities include advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, developing team members, and maintaining effective team communications. The ES also serves as the SERP Operations Director and participates in SERP events across the Southern System and off-system events as required. Two positions are listed: one in Macon and one based at the Milledgeville headquarters, covering Dublin, Milledgeville, and Visalia.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Proven leadership abilities and commitment to Safety Excellence.
• Proven record of dealing effectively with customers.
• Ability to lead and develop a diverse workforce, maximize team effectiveness, set high expectations, and hold employees accountable.
• Excellent oral and written interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex issues simply.
• Ability to lead change, build strong relationships and a strong team, and recognize and respond to high-profile opportunities without prompting.
• Knowledge of Distribution operations practices and procedures preferred.
• Demonstrates company values of Safety First, Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance, and Total Commitment; communicates candidly and transparently; shows personal ownership and adaptability.
• Valid driver's license.
• Must live within a commutable distance of Macon or be willing to relocate.
• For the required Georgia Power fleet vehicle: at least one year of verifiable licensed driving experience and a valid license for the vehicle class; no revocation of driving privileges in the 36 months before application, no major traffic violation conviction in the 12 months before application, and no pending major traffic violation charge at application; consent to continuous Motor Vehicle Record monitoring.
• Travel is sometimes required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of Power Delivery experience.
• Cross-functional, cross-company experience.
• Experience managing capital and O&M budgets.
• Experience with storm response and planning.
• Knowledge of Power Delivery operations and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team in a Safety Excellence environment, emphasizing learning and implementation of STEP observation tools.
• Build an inclusive, trusting, and continuously improving team culture, including ownership of Diversity and Inclusion efforts.
• Develop team members and support effective communications within the team.
• Lead and guide planning, engineering, design, and construction activities in the area.
• Monitor and guide area-wide Distribution functional budgets, compliance, and system maintenance to support reliability.
• Investigate extended or significant outages and address customer issues in a timely manner.
• Provide performance management and leadership in handling internal and external customer issues.
• Work with other functional departments to deliver customer value, reliability, and cost effectiveness, and support external community activities.
• Serve as SERP Operations Director and participate in SERP events across the Southern System and off system as required.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
• May be eligible for additional compensation through an incentive program

What This Job Offers

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