Electric Transmission and Distribution System Manager

Ecologyst; Sitka (AK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The City and Borough of Sitka is seeking a TandD Systems Manager to oversee the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the transmission and distribution system, including overhead, underground, and underwater lines. You will supervise multiple units and help ensure a safe, reliable power supply for Sitka residents.

Under the Electric Utility Director, you will lead technical staff, coordinate with other departments, and participate in planning, budgeting, and capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with electrical emphasis.
• Seven years of engineering and project management experience in electric power transmission and distribution.
• Equivalent combination of experience, education, and training acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, construction, operation, and maintenance of TandD systems.
• Direct supervision of teams: General Foreman, Lineman, Metering, Warehousing.
• Develop safety programs and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Prepare capital improvement plans and budgets for the department.
• Coordinate switching procedures and emergency response to maintain system integrity.

Skills

Safety leadership

Communication

Multitasking

Problem solving

Blueprint reading

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical emphasis)

Tools

Excel

Word/Outlook

Job description

Thank you for considering employment with the City and Borough of Sitka. The following information is provided to give potential applicants awareness regarding the job.

If a range of pay is advertised, starting pay dependent on experience and qualifications aligned with job requirements.

Primary Purpose Of Job And Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Salary negotiable depending on qualifications and experience aligned with job requirements.

Primary Purpose of the Job

The primary purpose of this position is to oversee, plan, design, organize, direct and supervise the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the transmission and distribution (TandD) system including overhead, underground, and underwater electric lines, distribution switching equipment, demand side management equipment, warehouse, and metering, to ensure adequate power delivery capacity and resources to its customers and safe reliable operations. This position is responsible for collaborating with other department employees to ensure safe and coordinated operation of the utility system.

Under the direct supervision of the Electric Utility Director, the TandD Systems Manager exercises considerable independent judgement and discretion as a professional with technical expertise to perform the positions daily tasks and responsibilities within department established policies and procedures. The TandD Systems Manager directly supervises the General Foreman, Lineman Unit, Metering Unit, and Warehousing Unit. Additionally, the TandD Systems Manager may be required to supervise, oversee, and provide guidance to contracted support staff, and is responsible for collaborating with other department employees to ensure safe and coordinated operation of the system.

The TandD Systems Manager is a management employee who assists and acts in a confidential capacity to the Electric Utility Director, Municipal Administrator, Assembly, and other department heads who formulates, determines, or effectuates management policies.

The TandD Systems Manager may be required to act as the Electric Utility Director in absence of the Electric Utility Director, as assigned.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Manages the daily operations, engineering design, construction, routine preventive maintenance, and unplanned maintenance and repair of all transmission and distribution facilities, including demand side management, metering and the electric materials warehouse
• Designs electric transmission and distribution facilities including structures for overhead and underground lines providing maintenance and coordination with the existing electric system
• Researches and understands construction materials and establishes standards for materials used in the electric transmission and distribution system
• Performs system planning including electric distribution layouts for residential upgrades, subdivisions, specifications of easements, analysis of load changes and substation usage
• Schedules, trains, motivates and evaluates the work of all direct reports to maintain proficiency and skill levels
• Develops and provides training, mentoring, testing, and exams to annually evaluate all direct reports
• Requisitions supplies and materials and oversees the maintenance of sufficient inventory to supply preventive maintenance operations, as well as unplanned repairs
• Establishes and administers safety training programs and ensures compliance with all state and federal regulations
• Works closely with the System Generation Manager and oversees emergency procedures, such as load shedding when conditions deteriorate for the purpose of maintaining system integrity, scheduling outages, and restoration of partial, and total, power system collapse
• Coordinates the implementation of switching procedures with all direct reports and the System Generation Manager
• Collects and manages pertinent data to develop defensible capital project recommendations including project scopes, sch dules and budgets and risk-scores projects
• Prepares and updates annual capital improvement plans for short-, mid- and long-range projects
• Prepares and manages annual operation and maintenance budgets, monitors expenses, and maintains fiscal accountability for department
• Prepares Requests for Proposals (RFP), Scope of Work (SOW), reviews and scores proposals, and makes recommendations to award contracts.
• Manages contracts within scope, schedule and budget, through final completion and acceptance of work
• Assists with all technical and financial aspects of mid- and long-range strategic planning for the department
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge Of

• Principles, practices, and theory of hydro and diesel electrical generation, transmission, substations, and distribution
• Principles, practices, and theory of electrical engineering
• Materials, uses, methods and equipment used in the operation and maintenance of electric transmission and distribution systems
• Safety procedures and precautions due to occupational hazards of others working with or around high and low voltage electrical equipment
• Project- and program-level planning and management including detailed scoping, accurate and defensible planning-level cost estimating, evaluation of risk, development and management of Capital Improvement Plans and successful cradle-to-grave management of projects.
• State and federal laws and regulations pertaining to electric power transmission and distribution
• Management of an isolated, islanded, non-grid connected electric utility system
• Computer spreadsheet, word processing, and database applications used in the electric utility operations

Skills In

• Operating a personal computer using standard software applications appropriate to assigned tasks, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and any other customized software
• Reading, interpreting, and applying blueprints and single-line electrical diagrams related to electric generation, transmission, substations, and distribution systems
• Dealing with a variety of community members with various, and sometimes competing interests, calmly and professionally
• Multi-tasking with strong attention to detail

Ability To

• Direct and deal with other employees, including situations in which they may be upset, stressed, or in disagreement with decisions made
• Work under stressful situations which result from responding to emergency situations, including the responsibility for remaining calm and carrying out all duties
• Make decisions as to the best course of action for responding to emergency situations
• Communicate well with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language
• Understand and follow oral and written policies, procedures and instructions
• Prepare and present accurate and reliable reports containing findings and recommendations
• Use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and oral instructions
• Perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines
• Quickly learn and put to use newly acquired skills and knowledge

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED; and
• Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline with electrical emphasis, preferred; and
• Seven years of experience performing engineering and project management for electric power transmission and distribution infrastructure projects;or
• Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and training that provides the kn