Regional Circuit Engineering Lead

American Electric Power; Gahanna (OH); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power (AEP) in the United States is seeking a senior engineering supervisor to guide and direct engineers in planning, budgeting, and delivering capital projects. This role leads regional circuit engineering, ensures safety, reliability, and timely completion within budgets, and acts as a first-level supervisor for engineering activities.

Key responsibilities include prioritizing work, partnering with Field Operations and Design teams, and driving continuous improvements in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited institution. degree preference is in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering OR in engineering technology in a program accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the ABET. Acceptable alternatives are (1) a Bachelor's in engineering (non-ABET), plus a Professional Engineers (PE) license OR (2) a Bachelor's in engineering (non-ABET) plus a Master's in engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor's program.
• Typically has acquired six or more years' experience in transmission engineering, construction, or operations or other equivalent related experience such as distribution or generation engineering, construction, or operations experience.
• Must maintain a state driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Professional Engineer licensure preferred.
• Project Management Professional certification is a plus.
• Significant experience in electric distribution engineering, distribution operations, automation, grid modernization, system planning, protection, or related engineering disciplines.
• Experience developing KPIs, performance dashboards, governance processes, and technical work plans.
• Strong collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively with field employees, operations leadership, customer organizations, technical groups, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineers and coordinate multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate circuit performance, identify root causes, and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Demonstrated continuous-improvement mindset with the ability to identify process and reliability improvement opportunities and drive them through implementation.
• Ability to manage workload, resource allocation, workforce planning, and applicable budgets.

Responsibilities

• Regional Engineering Support- Lead Circuit Engineering support for assigned operating regions, ensuring timely and effective response to field, customer, operational, and emergent engineering needs.
• Circuit Reliability & Customer Experience- Develop and execute engineering work plans that identify and address circuit reliability issues, recurring problems, and opportunities to improve customer experience and system performance.
• Engineering Work Management- Establish priorities, balance engineering resources, monitor workload and performance, and ensure engineering requests and commitments are completed safely, accurately, and on schedule.
• Field & Cross-Functional Partnership- Build strong working relationships with Field Operations, Customer teams, Design, ROW, Planning, Protection & Control, and other supporting organizations to resolve issues and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Continuous Improvement- Lead continuous-improvement efforts that strengthen engineering processes, eliminate recurring issues, improve consistency, and enable engineers to identify and implement better reliability solutions.
• Technical Execution & Engineering Quality- Provide oversight and technical direction for regional circuit engineering activities, including emergent requests, new-customer support, arc-flash studies, DAE scoping, coordination reviews, and watchlist remediation.
• People Leadership & Development- Lead, coach, and develop the Circuit Engineering team by establishing clear expectations and performance goals, conducting performance reviews, providing ongoing feedback and development, supporting workforce and succession planning, and maintaining a strong culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and safe work practices

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Collaboration skills

Continuous improvement

KPIs & dashboards

Workload management

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

PE license

Master's in engineering (ABET program)

Job description

American Electric Power (AEP) in the United States is seeking a senior engineering supervisor to guide and direct engineers in planning, budgeting, and delivering capital projects. This role leads regional circuit engineering, ensures safety, reliability, and timely completion within budgets, and acts as a first-level supervisor for engineering activities.

Key responsibilities include prioritizing work, partnering with Field Operations and Design teams, and driving continuous improvements in