Field and Meter Services Manager

Lincoln Electric System; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 123,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Electric System in Lincoln, Nebraska, seeks a Field and Meter Services Manager to lead our field services and metering operations. You will provide strategic direction for daily field operations, oversee scheduling for utility locates and customer installations, and ensure compliance with State One-Call laws.

As a collaborative leader, you will evaluate emerging meter technologies, guide safety and operational excellence, manage budgets, and drive an outstanding customer experience for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
• Seven years of progressively responsible utilities experience in area of assignment, including supervisory experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Driver’s License

Responsibilities

• Lead Field and Meter Services Department with strategic planning and leadership.
• Manage high-volume scheduling for One-Call responsibilities and customer installations.
• Oversee meter installations and service removals while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate emerging meter technologies and collaborate across departments to improve operations.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Job description

Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future!

• LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.
• LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
• This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Job Title

Field and Meter Services Manager

Starting Pay Range

$123,444.00- $154,305.00

Posting Date

8/11/2026

Employment Classification

Regular

Closing Date

8/25/2026

As the Field and Meter Services Manager at LES ,you'lllead a dedicated team responsible for delivering the reliable field services and metering operations that keep our customers connected and our electric system running efficiently. In this key leadership role,you'llprovide strategic direction for daily field operations, oversee high-volume scheduling for utilitylocatesand customer service installations, and ensure compliance with State One-Call laws.You'llalso help shape the future of our utility by evaluating emerging meter technologies andidentifyingopportunities to improve operations across the organization. Ifyou'rea collaborative leader who is passionate about safety, operational excellence, innovation, and delivering an outstanding customer experience, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact on the community we serve!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND COMPETENCIES

Responsible for providing leadership,expertise, and strategic planning for the Field and Meter Services Department. Specific responsibilities include managing high volume scheduling for the LES One-Call responsibilitieson a daily basisin compliance with State One-Call Lawsand forcustomer service installations. Additionally, this positionmaintainsan awareness of emerging meter technologies and how said technologies benefit or interact with other functions throughout the company. Ensures that all work is done in a safe and efficient manner while focusing onthe customerexperience and integrity of metering data. Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

• Provides strategic leadership to department management and oversees the effective supervision of staff to include prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, monitoring employee performance, ensuring staff members are trained and cross trained, resolving conflicts, and making hiring,terminationand disciplinary recommendations.
• Recommends, develops, implements, and communicates policies, programs, and processes for area of assignment and interprets them in a manner that is fair and consistent with the document’s intent.
• Develops,monitorsand analyzes department operational and capital budgets, expenses, and budget variances toidentifytrends, control costs, etc.in order to recommend needed resources, account for current and future regulatory requirements and risk mitigation. Makes decisions based on the limits of approved budgets and policies.
• Coordinates with divisions and departments, electrical contractors, city inspectors, and customers concerning metering requirements, meter installations, and service removals.
• Provides strategic oversight of Nebraska 811 requirements and develops plans to adjust operations to meet the changing requirements.
• Investigates and manages damage claims associated with the work of the department to provide recommendations for payment.

Accountability

Holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectivesand follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.

Conflict Resolution

Buildsconsensus across individuals with different viewpoints; helps people find common goals and interests; finds mutually agreeable solutions to problems; addressesconflicts so they do not elevate into more major problems.

Customer Focus

Putting customers, both internal and external, at the center of business decisions in order to identify and respond to current and future customer needs. Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers.

Decision-Making

Moves quickly to make good decisions and commit to a clear course of action; comfortable making sound decisions based on partial information; willing to takeappropriate risksin order to maintainmomentum; shows a strong bias toward action.

Leading/Facilitating Teams

Helps team develop a vision,objectives, and goals consistent with the organization’s mission while encouraging personal ownership,anticipatingand resolvingconflicts, and fostering an environment where team members are motivated to do their best work.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

Understandingofapplicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, and codes.

Ability to ensure safety policies and guidelines are followed inareaof assignment.

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in related field and

Seven years of progressively responsible utilities experience in area of assignment, including supervisory experience; or,

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Valid Driver’s License