Engineering Manager - Power/Utilities Experience REQUIRED

Ampirical; Killeen (TX); On-site; USD 136,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Fertility benefits

Pet insurance

Gym membership stipend

Job summary

Ampirical is seeking a Distribution Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers, designers, and staff in delivering large‑scale transmission and distribution projects.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree from an ABET‑accredited university and a PE license (or 2 years of equivalent experience). You will guide design, planning, and protection projects while coordinating with clients and vendors. Will travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited bachelor's degree with PE license or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of distribution line design experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing multi-discipline engineering personnel.

Responsibilities

• Supervise engineers, designers, drafters, and coordinators and conduct performance reviews.
• Oversee design and planning engineers from conceptual routes to detailed designs.
• Prepare construction sketches, plans, and bills of materials.
• Lead distribution system planning and protection projects, including studies and relay settings.
• Travel up to 25% to client sites and manage project milestones.

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelor's Degree and PE license

PE license or 2 years of experience in lieu

Job description

About Ampirical

At Ampirical, we're shaping the future of the power grid with precision, innovation, and purpose. Just as the ampere is the foundation of electric current, Ampirical is a core force driving the energy sector forward. We focus on quality, forward‑thinking solutions, and empowering our team to grow and thrive.

Why Ampirical?

• Salary Range: $136K+ (dependent on experience, education, and qualifications)
• Profit‑Sharing Bonus: Semi‑annual, performance‑based (10% to 20% of salary)
• Day‑One Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k): 4% match with immediate vesting
• PTO: Starting at 80 hours of vacation & 40 hours of sick time per year + 10 paid holidays
• Flexible Work Schedule: Every other Friday off
• Career Development: Advancement opportunities, tuition reimbursement
• Perks: Gym membership stipend, wellness program, fertility benefits, pet insurance, and more

Your Role

The Distribution Engineering Manager is responsible for providing direction, coaching, supervision, and mentoring to a team of professional and technical staff within the Distribution Line Engineering Department.

Department Overview

Our experience means we have the capacity to manage and design concurrent large‑scale transmission and distribution projects for one or more clients. Our engineering staff has designed hundreds of miles of overhead transmission and distribution lines for a variety of energy clients including investor‑owned utilities, public utilities, municipalities, independent power producers, rural cooperatives, and industrial clients. We utilize the latest in design software tools to provide a thorough technical line design that assures the lowest cost design.

What You’ll Do

• Supervise a group of engineers, designers, drafters, and project support coordinators to successfully deliver distribution line projects, and administer performance reviews for direct reports.
• Direct and oversee the work of Design and Planning Engineers, including conceptual routes, layouts, preliminary and detailed designs, and specifications for distribution lines.
• Create construction sketches, plan and profile sheets, staking sheets, bills of materials, and permit drawings.
• Prepare pole loading drawings, framing drawings, and construction drawings.
• Perform pole loading, cable pulling, and other design calculations.
• Manage as‑built revisions.
• Lead Distribution System Planning projects, including construction work plans and long‑range plan development.
• Lead Distribution System Protection projects, including coordination studies and relay settings development.
• Monitor and maintain staffing and utilization levels within the Distribution Line Engineering group to help ensure the successful realization of operations and project milestones.
• Build and maintain a strong professional network of existing and potential customers, especially municipal and electric cooperative utilities in Florida, and travel to client sites, field, or vendor facilities as needed.
• Perform quality reviews of engineering work for both internal assets and sub‑contractors on assigned projects.
• Manage the development of project proposals, bid preparation, project schedules, and bills of materials for assigned projects.

What You Bring

Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an ABET‑accredited university. PE required; 2 years additional experience accepted in lieu of license.

Experience

• 10+ years of distribution line design and related project execution experience.
• 5+ years of experience managing and developing multi‑discipline engineering personnel, including delegating workloads, directing others, and planning distribution line projects.

Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Ampirical is an Equal Opportunity Employer, meaning we do not discriminate based on the following characteristics in our hiring and employment practices: age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religion or religious attire, marital status, pregnancy (child birth or related medical conditions), citizenship status or amnesty, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sickle‑cell trait, status as a tobacco user or non‑user, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.