Portfolio Engineer - Electric Distribution Planning

Goodwin Recruiting; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting is seeking a Portfolio Engineer for an electric distribution capital planning program. The role focuses on developing and managing long-range capital portfolios and supporting a 5-year plan within a leading utility context.

The position requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, strong analytic and coordination abilities, and US work authorization. The preferred candidate will work on-site in Akron, OH, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.
• Must have strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities are essential.
• Ability to coordinate projects across multiple teams and organizations.
• Ability to review engineering and project information and support scope, estimates, schedules, and funding.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain long-range electric distribution capital portfolios.
• Support 5-year capital planning and project development.
• Evaluate project needs, priorities, timing, feasibility, and funding requirements.
• Develop preliminary project scopes, estimates, schedules, and funding requirements.
• Review project information for scope, justification, accuracy, and completeness.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, operations, project management, and finance teams.
• Analyze portfolio data to identify trends, risks, gaps, and opportunities.
• Identify project dependencies, scheduling constraints, and execution risks.
• Support project readiness and release processes.
• Improve planning processes, tools, templates, and data quality.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Cross-team coordination

Review engineering data

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Goodwin Recruiting is seeking a Portfolio Engineer for an electric distribution capital planning program. The role focuses on developing and managing long-range capital portfolios and supporting a 5-year plan within a leading utility context.

The position requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, strong analytic and coordination abilities, and US work authorization. The preferred candidate will work on-site in Akron, OH, with travel as needed.