Team Leader, Engineering - Metro South

Southern Company • Newnan, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Team Leader will be responsible for providing leadership, direction and performance management for distribution activities to direct reports within the Newnan Operating Headquarters. They will provide safety leadership, budget management, construction scheduling, and compliance measures where needed and contribute to reliability and capital improvement strategy in the Distribution Area. The Engineering Team Leader will be a Team Leader with primary responsibilities of supporting, developing, and training new talent for the Distribution Area. In addition to performance management opportunities, the successful candidate will be expected to support engineering co-ops and promote strategic thinking about the overall workforce. The successful candidate will also be a technical expert, leading engineering on a large scale, high impact projects in the area, while demonstrating world class customer service. In addition, they will be expected to participate in and lead Distribution Area wide initiatives, projects and committees. This role will participate in the Supervisor on-call rotation and lead local storm restoration efforts, as well as on system and off system storm events.

Requirements

• Three or more years of Distribution Engineering experience in a power utility company is required.
• Proven Time Management experience involving multiple projects and customer requests.
• Experience in SERP restoration efforts required.
• Experience with engineering design, construction and maintenance, compliance, managing manpower, reviewing job estimates, and asset management in a power utility company.
• An in-depth knowledge of electrical distribution systems as well as distribution requirements, practices and procedures.
• Ability to act as a technical specialist is required.
• Customer service focused with the ability to negotiate to match customer needs with company requirements.
• Broad understanding of the company’s operations, policies, and procedures.
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of TCMS, ARCOS, C2M, JETS, and strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Must have at least one year of verifiable driving experience as a licensed driver.
• Must hold a valid driver’s license for the class vehicle to be operated.
• Must have no revocation of driving privileges within the 36 months prior to application.
• No convictions of major traffic violations (DUI, hit and run, reckless driving, etc.) within the 12 months prior to application, or any pending charges for a major traffic violation at the time of application.
• Must consent to a continuous monitoring of your Motor Vehicle Record.

Nice To Haves

• Engineering degree preferred.
• Professional Engineering license a plus.
• MBA or Master’s degree is a plus.
• Excellent safety record and knowledge of Section “0”.
• Storm team leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with IBEW covered personnel, system design experience, and serving on committees at a statewide level is preferred.
• Previous experience designing and presenting large and complex projects in a power utility company to higher level management for approval is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership, direction and performance management for distribution activities to direct reports within the Newnan Operating Headquarters.
• Providing safety leadership, budget management, construction scheduling, and compliance measures.
• Contributing to reliability and capital improvement strategy in the Distribution Area.
• Supporting, developing, and training new talent for the Distribution Area.
• Supporting engineering co-ops and promoting strategic thinking about the overall workforce.
• Leading engineering on large scale, high impact projects in the area, while demonstrating world class customer service.
• Participating in and leading Distribution Area wide initiatives, projects and committees.
• Participating in the Supervisor on-call rotation.
• Leading local storm restoration efforts, as well as on system and off system storm events.
• Managing manpower.
• Reviewing job estimates.
• Asset management in a power utility company.
• Designing and presenting large and complex projects in a power utility company to higher level management for approval.
• Leading and developing a diverse workforce, maximizing team effectiveness.
• Setting high expectations of those around them and holding employees accountable for those expectations.
• Working through customer concerns and communicating resolution to all parties.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance will be available if needed.
• Competitive base salary.
• Annual incentive awards for eligible employees.
• Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being.
• Additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s).
• A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf

What This Job Offers

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