Senior Manager – Regional Operations

Role Overview

• Manage one or more regional areas of the T&D Electric System.
• Provide leadership and direction to achieve goals and implement change.
• Responsibilities include safety, reliability, customer satisfaction, cost-effective resource allocation, staff selection and development, process improvement and oversight, major project management and daily field operations activities.
• Coordinate and participates in problem-resolution and emergency response with other functions and subject matter experts.
• Ensure administrative matters such as payroll, budgets, performance reviews, safety, scheduling, and work management reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Requires contact with the public, contractors, local government agencies and officials, other utilities, and the media.
• Requires extensive travel throughout the region and occasional travel outside the region.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years relevant experience; or an associate’s degree/high school diploma/GED and 15 years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of electric system construction, operations, planning and related IT systems.
• Managerial and leadership skills.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organization and follow-through skills.
• Ability to multitask and set priorities.
• Acts as mediator/negotiator with all business partners.
• Customer focused.
• Ability to administer budgets, contracts, staffing needs, performance management goals and objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with Utility professionals across the company.
• Ability to develop and manage a safe work environment.
• Prior project management experience preferred.
• Leadership experience in a union environment preferred.

Benefits

• Award winning student loan debt repayment program
• 12% 401(k) Match
• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• Comprehensive benefits
• including medical, dental, vision and variety of well-being programs
• Tuition Assistance
• Opportunities for professional development, career advancement, and internal mobility
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Generous PTO policy