Manager, Engineering Standards (Electric Utility)

Liberty•Joplin, MO

About The Position

The Manager Engineering will manage all Electric Standards and Line Design Engineering work in the planning, design, construction, and project close-out phases with a focus on reliability, safety, efficiency, sustainability and good electric utility engineering practices. Responsible for managing multi-year construction budgets, developing goals and strategies to ensure professional-level quality engineering is implemented throughout all Standards Engineering activities. Manage department O&M budget to approved budget levels.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
7+ years of electric utility industry experience

Responsibilities

Facilitate teams of subject matter authorities to build and coordinate policies and procedures governing all aspects of Standards and Line Design Engineering tasks.
Prioritize and allocate resources to achieve established strategies.
Plans, assigns, trains, and instructs the work of other professionals in engineering.
Operate under limited guidance while weighing and evaluating multiple, complex factors requiring a high degree of judgement, analytical ability, and problem solving.
Establish good electric utility management practices and processes and ensure they are adopted by all staff and contractors.
Direct, coordinate, and review budgets and actuals, providing staff direction and guidance on future objectives and goals.
Be an experienced, knowledgeable resource for new and less experienced staff within the Standards Engineering Department.
Provide general guidance and training for non-subject matter specialists.
Cultivate, develop, and maintain positive working relationships with manager, supervisors, employees, and other partners to gain their collaboration and support.
Train and develop potential management staff for flawless management succession.