Major Projects Engineering Sr Mgr

aep; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP in Albany, NY seeks an experienced Senior Transmission Engineering leader to coordinate execution for major transmission projects, including EHV and 765 kV. You will serve as the engineering single point of accountability for readiness, scope alignment, and risk visibility across disciplines and external partners.

You will partner with discipline managers to align priorities, validate schedules, and ensure resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering in ABET-accredited program.
• Requires 12+ years in utility/transmission engineering or related leadership roles.
• PE registered is preferred.
• Travel typically 25% or less; other assignments may require more travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership and coordination for major transmission projects (EHV, 765 kV, urban/high-risk)
• Serve as single engineering accountable for project readiness and alignment across disciplines
• Coordinate early scope alignment with engineering, project management, construction, procurement, and stakeholders
• Lead engineering execution planning including milestone alignment and risk mitigation
• Own identification and resolution of engineering risks and cross-functional issues impacting delivery
• Coordinate interdisciplinary reviews and support readiness through contractor integration and field interface
• Ensure compliance with standards, safety in design, and regulatory requirements
• Engage subject matter experts and Professional Engineers before final technical decisions

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Safety in design

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Project management tools

Documentation tools

Job description

Job Posting End Date 09-14-2026 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Responsible for leading and coordinating engineering execution for assigned major transmission projects, including EHV, 765 kV, complex urban, high-risk Responsible for leading and coordinating engineering execution for assigned major transmission projects, including EHV, 765 kV, complex urban, high-risk customer, and other special projects. Serves as the single engineering point of accountability for project readiness, early scope alignment, discipline coordination, risk visibility, customer and RFI coordination, issue escalation, and clear engineering communication with project management, leadership, and internal stakeholders. Provides enterprise-level technical and project leadership through influence across engineering disciplines and external partners to improve schedule confidence, reduce late-stage engineering issues, and support safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective project delivery.

Job Description

What you'll do:

Essential Job Functions & Tasks

• Provide engineering leadership and coordination for assigned major transmission projects in support of safety expectations, core principles, and business objectives.
• Serve as the single point of engineering accountability for project readiness, discipline integration, issue escalation, and engineering execution alignment.
• Coordinate early scope alignment across engineering disciplines, project management, construction, procurement, siting, customer, and other stakeholders to improve readiness and execution confidence.
• Partner with discipline managers to align engineering priorities, validate schedules, identify resource constraints, and ensure appropriate subject matter expert involvement.
• Lead engineering execution planning, including milestone alignment, deliverable sequencing, material readiness, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Own the identification, escalation, visibility, and resolution of engineering risks and cross-functional issues that may impact project delivery.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary engineering reviews and support readiness through IFR, IDC contractor integration, customer station coordination, field interface support, IFC, construction, and energization.
• Ensure engineering work products and project decisions comply with applicable standards, engineering practices, quality requirements, safety in design expectations, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure discipline and standards subject matter experts and Professional Engineers are engaged before technical decisions are finalized.
• Provide clear, consistent engineering communication for project updates, executive briefings, stakeholder discussions, customer coordination, and issue escalation.
• Lead engineering coordination forums and facilitate alignment of priorities, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions across project teams, discipline managers, engineering resources, and external partners.
• Support integration of external engineering partners, consultants, OEM suppliers, IDC contractors, and other service providers to coordinate scope, interfaces, deliverables, and technical assumptions.
• Promote continuous improvement in major project engineering execution by identifying lessons learned, process gaps, and opportunities to improve coordination, readiness, and delivery performance.
• Collaborate with project management while recognizing the PM remains accountable for overall project scope, schedule, budget, procurement, siting, outreach, telecom, construction, and stakeholder delivery.
• Maintain safety as the highest priority by ensuring engineering coordination, design reviews, constructability considerations, and external partner work products address safety in design and applicable work requirements.

What we're looking for:

Education requirements are listed below:

Bachelor's degree in engineering in a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Work Experience requirement listed below:

Requires a minimum of twelve years of experience in utility engineering, transmission engineering, major project engineering, project execution, or related technical leadership work. Experience must include leading cross-functional engineering coordination for complex projects, working across multiple engineering disciplines, and influencing project teams, stakeholders, contractors, or external partners without relying solely on direct reporting authority.

Other preferences:

• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state is preferred.
• Physical demand level is Sedentary.
• Valid state driver's license required.
• Travel typically 25% or less, though greater travel may be required for specific assignments.
• Demonstrates the highest standards of ethical behavior and support for corporate compliance policy.
• Demonstrates leadership ability to organize, coordinate, influence, and align cross-fu