Manager - Senior Manager Structural Engineering

Sunflower•Wichita, KS

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Sunflower, a generation and transmission utility serving central and western Kansas, is currently accepting applications for a Manager or Senior Manager Structural Engineering. This position can be located in our Wichita, KS, Great Bend, KS, Garden City, KS, or Hays, KS offices. The successful candidate will lead and oversee Sunflower’s structural design engineering group, providing expert guidance on all transmission line design, analysis, and construction activities. This role directs project planning and execution, ensuring engineering outcomes meet industry standards, regulatory requirements, and corporate strategic objectives. This manager will collaborate with internal departments and external partners, manage budgets and capital plans, and ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and with strong quality control. Additionally, this position mentors engineering staff, supports workforce planning, and contributes to organizational leadership to advance Sunflower’s long-term transmission system goals.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee Sunflower’s structural design engineering group
Provide expert guidance on all transmission line design, analysis, and construction activities
Direct project planning and execution
Ensure engineering outcomes meet industry standards, regulatory requirements, and corporate strategic objectives
Collaborate with internal departments and external partners
Manage budgets and capital plans
Ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and with strong quality control
Mentor engineering staff
Support workforce planning
Contribute to organizational leadership to advance Sunflower’s long-term transmission system goals