Manager, T&D Construction & Maintenance Resources

Tucson Electric Power•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

Tucson Electric Power is seeking a Manager, Transmission & Distribution to lead employees, Construction Managers, contractors, and project teams responsible for planning, constructing, maintaining, and delivering electric infrastructure. The position oversees team safety, timeliness, financial performance, and core objectives, as well as long-term planning and execution of transmission and distribution strategies and operating plans. It supports T&D and enterprise leadership in aligning processes and decisions with corporate goals, and works with other managers and directors to foster a positive, proactive culture of safety, trust, integrity, inclusion, collaboration, learning, innovation, and accountability. The manager is accountable for the performance, safety, quality, compliance, and results of assigned teams and contractors. The role directs project prioritization, work planning, resource allocation, contractor utilization, construction readiness, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, change orders, project controls, and closeout. It also oversees procurement and contractor management, supports coordination of outages and operational constraints, and ensures work meets company standards, specifications, safety requirements, best practices, and applicable regulations. The position develops and manages departmental operating and capital budgets and prepares business plans, construction program plans, performance reports, and improvement initiatives. It evaluates and develops employees, provides coaching and feedback, supports training and succession planning, and resolves employee, contractor, technical, logistical, and stakeholder conflicts. The role also supports company management policies and programs, the Affirmative Action Plan, collective bargaining agreement administration, labor relations, performance management, and approved cost-improvement measures. This position may provide services to company affiliates subject to the UNS Energy Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of leadership experience; or high school diploma or GED, at least 10 years of relevant technical experience, and at least 4 years of leadership experience. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
Advanced knowledge of the electric utility business.
Broad-based business knowledge, including financial analysis and project management.
Ability to lead diverse teams and communicate effectively with diverse groups across functional lines and in varied forms of communication.
Strong interpersonal skills and sound judgment when handling sensitive or confidential matters, including emotional intelligence, poise, tact, and diplomacy.
Strong planning and organizational skills, including prioritizing work, meeting deadlines, maintaining accuracy and attention to detail, and using performance measures to guide decisions.
Ability to develop presentations and present effectively to a wide range of audiences.
Proficiency with personal computer applications and software technology.

Responsibilities

Lead Construction Managers, contractors, supervisors, professional employees, and project teams in the safe, timely, and successful planning, construction, and maintenance of electric infrastructure.
Set team direction, priorities, expectations, and accountability; coach and develop employees and leaders through feedback, training, cross-training, mentoring, and succession planning.
Oversee project prioritization, construction readiness, resource allocation, contractor utilization, work planning, schedules, budgets, risks, change orders, project controls, reporting, and closeout.
Ensure construction packages, materials, permits, utility locates, and internal and external resources are ready before project execution.
Direct procurement and contractor management, including development of Requests for Pricing and scopes of work, contractor selection, contract administration, performance monitoring, and issue resolution.
Ensure contractor work complies with Tucson Electric Power standards and specifications, industry best practices, safety requirements, and applicable regulatory codes.
Coordinate with Design Build, Engineering, Resource Management, Operations, System Control, and other stakeholders on construction feasibility, technical and logistical conflicts, priorities, outages, clearances, Hold-for-Orders, and resource scheduling.
Track project status, schedules, budgets, changes, work management system records, performance, and risks; ensure accurate as-built documentation, records management, lessons learned, and contractor evaluations at closeout.
Develop and manage departmental operating and capital budgets and provide information and recommendations for Energy Delivery business and operating plans.
Prepare and present departmental business plans, construction program plans, performance reports, and process-improvement initiatives.
Identify and drive operational, construction, and system improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, productivity, customer service, training, technology, tools, equipment, work methods, and project management processes.
Evaluate and recommend employee selection, development, assignment, performance, and compensation; ensure employees and supervisors receive appropriate technical, safety, leadership, project management, and contractor management training.
Resolve employee, contractor, technical, logistical, and stakeholder conflicts while building collaborative relationships with customers, property owners, contractors, governmental agencies, labor unions, and internal partners.
Maintain accountability for employee and contractor safety and ensure adherence to safe work practices, TEP standards, operating procedures, OSHA requirements, NESC, NEC, Federal Motor Carrier Regulations, and applicable codes and regulations.
Promote a diverse and respectful work environment where employees can raise safety concerns and ideas; support a learning culture, company initiatives, and other departments.
Administer company management principles, policies, programs, the Affirmative Action Plan, collective bargaining agreement terms, and the Performance Management program consistently and effectively.
Promote productive relationships with labor unions, assume fiduciary responsibility for operating the business, and act on approved cost-improvement measures.
Lead by example, communicate strategies and plans, and remain attentive to employee morale and well-being.