Electric Utilities Growth Leader

SEH; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

SEH is seeking an Electric Utilities Group Leader to guide and scale our Midwest electric utilities practice. This role drives strategy, growth, and service expansion, while building a high-performing engineering team across distribution, substation, and transmission services.

The position emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and collaboration with ME/EE practices to deliver value for municipal utilities, cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities.

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) required.
• Experience in electric utilities (distribution and/or substation) or leading/scaling multi-disciplinary utility engineering teams.
• Experience with PLS-CADD, CYME, ETAP, etc., and physical layout standards (IEEE, NESC, RUS).
• Background in either Consulting engineering OR Utility operations/engineering.
• Direct experience with Municipal utilities, Electric cooperatives, Investor-owned utilities.
• Demonstrated leadership experience (formal or informal).

Responsibilities

• Build the business: develop and execute a 3-year growth plan.
• Drive revenue growth through business development and stakeholder engagement.
• Establish technical capabilities in distribution, substation, and transmission engineering.
• Build and lead a scalable team with clear roles and accountability.
• Collaborate with SEH’s practice groups to integrate strategy into delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Verbal communication

Strategic planning

Business development

Education

Professional Engineer license

Tools

PLS-CADD

CYME

ETAP

Job description

SEH is seeking an Electric Utilities Group Leader to guide and scale our Midwest electric utilities practice. This role drives strategy, growth, and service expansion, while building a high-performing engineering team across distribution, substation, and transmission services.

The position emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and collaboration with ME/EE practices to deliver value for municipal utilities, cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities.