Vice President, Operations

Tri-County Electric Cooperative•Azle, TX

19h

About The Position

This position exists only to support the President and Chief Executive Officer's efforts to achieve the Cooperative's mission statement by accomplishing the two goals consistent with a culture firmly rooted in the ten Essential Attributes. The Vice President, Operations provides executive leadership for safe, reliable, and efficient electric distribution operations while developing people, strengthening systems, and reinforcing accountability across field and operational functions. This position leads a team tasked with safely facilitating traditional Operations department functions and providing support to the Cooperative. It ensures operational practices, procedures, and performance reflect reasonable and acceptable best practices within the electric cooperative and municipal utility industry, with particular emphasis on safety, reliability, stewardship of assets, and regulatory awareness.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in engineering, construction sciences, or a comparable field is required.
Successful candidates will demonstrate specific ongoing formal or informal professional development within the prior 12 months.
Experience leading electric line crews within an electric cooperative or municipal utility environment.
Demonstrate meaningful success across multiple listed operational functions and a clear capacity to lead, learn, and partner effectively.
Must maintain and inspire an intellectual curiosity that produces ongoing learning.
Poses questions and possible solutions regularly.
Must have appropriate communication skills, both oral and written.
Willingness to adjust communication styles throughout the day to meet people where they are while encouraging the best moving forward.
Ability to stand and walk.
Frequently sit for multiple hours at a time with brief transitions as needed.
Must be observant.
Must be willing to adjust, adapt, offer, and receive feedback regularly.
Solution-oriented thinking and practical recommendations are expected.
Residency Requirement: Yes.
Financial Disclosure Required: Yes.

Nice To Haves

Managing right-of-way (ROW) programs
Distribution line inspections and compliance
Staking, work orders, and construction coordination
Development or execution of annual work plans
Budget understanding, stewardship, and compliance
Effective collaboration with System Operations, Engineering, Technical Services, and related functions

Responsibilities

Consistently demonstrates the appropriate tone and applicable lessons learned of leadership principles from Leadership Landmines: 8 management catastrophes and how to avoid them.
Models the TCEC Essential Attributes as a regular pattern of behavior and self-awareness. Inspires others to do the same.
Demonstrates the skill and willingness to effectively utilize Crucial Conversations, addressing difficult topics with clarity, respect, and accountability, while coaching performance and confronting behavior when needed.
Leads people while managing projects and processes related to electric distribution operations.
Inspires a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, and a desire to grow and develop.
Asks great questions and listens. Values understanding and listening first before being heard. Listens for intent.
Provides regular feedback to teammates for both performance and behavior.
Coaches performance and confronts behavior where applicable.
Solicits and offers feedback to peers for both performance and behavior.
Solicits and offers feedback to the President & Chief Executive Officer for both performance and behavior.
Develops and maintains a culture that is dedicated to finding solutions, getting to yes, and discovering what can work.
Supports the President & Chief Executive Officer with other duties as assigned.