Senior Asset Management Engineer

Omaha Public Power District; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

OPPD's Senior Asset Management Engineer provides technical leadership to shape long-term asset strategies for critical substation infrastructure, aligning with safe, reliable, and affordable energy goals. The role drives enterprise-level engineering decisions, advances technical strategy, and oversees complex project workstreams and budget responsibilities.

It requires Nebraska PE licensure or eligibility within six months, a bachelor's degree in engineering, and a track record of 8+ years in

Qualifications

• Nebraska PE licensure within 6 months via reciprocity and relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or closely related field.
• Eight or more years of engineering experience with asset management or utility operations.
• Expertise in complex engineering evaluation and long-term asset strategy development.
• Strong project leadership across multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-level engineering decision-making and long-term asset strategies for substations.
• Manage cross-disciplinary engineering workstreams and complex project budgets.
• Develop innovative tools, processes, or methodologies to improve reliability and performance.
• Mentor and elevate engineering staff capabilities.
• Present investment justifications to governance bodies (BURCs/RPCs).

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer licensure (Nebraska)

Job description

Position Overview

OPPD's Senior Asset Management Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for shaping long-term asset strategies for critical substation infrastructure. Rooted in OPPD's mission to deliver safe, reliable, and affordable energy, this role leads enterprise-level engineering decision-making, drives technical strategy, and advances innovative practices that improve system performance and operational resilience. The role includes oversight of complex project workstreams and strategic budget responsibilities.

Opportunity Profile

OPPD's Senior Asset Management Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for shaping long-term asset strategies for critical substation infrastructure. Rooted in OPPD's mission to deliver safe, reliable, and affordable energy, this role leads enterprise-level engineering decision-making, drives technical strategy, and advances innovative practices that improve system performance and operational resilience. The role includes oversight of complex project workstreams and strategic budget responsibilities.

The Impact You'll Have

• Produce high-volume, high-quality engineering output while solving complex technical challenges and improving workflows.
• Lead technical strategy and decision-making for long-term asset solutions and complex engineering challenges.
• Manage engineering workstreams across multiple disciplines, ensuring integrated planning and delivery.
• Advance organizational technical capability by developing innovative approaches, tools, or methodologies.
• Champion reliability and operational risk mitigation through identification and proactive management of technical risks.
• Serve as a mentor and coach to engineering staff, fostering development and knowledge transfer.
• Direct operational excellence efforts by guiding organization-wide adoption of OPPD's Asset Management roadmap.
• Lead identification and interpretation of reliability risks and failure modes to support long-term operational reliability.
• Oversee enterprise reliability initiatives, maintenance strategy alignment, and risk-based decision-making.
• Strengthen high-reliability culture by reinforcing disciplined practices and sound operational judgment.
• Refine and review financial analyses supporting prioritization of near-term work and long-term investment planning; serve as SME for governing bodies such as BURCs and RPCs.

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated ability to successfully complete essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Nebraska or ability to obtain Nebraska registration within 6 months through reciprocity and relevant experience.

Preferred Experiences

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or closely related field.
• Eight or more years of engineering experience with demonstrated leadership in asset management or utility operations.
• Expertise in complex engineering evaluation and long-term asset strategy development.
• Strong project leadership skills across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to mentor others and elevate overall team capability.
• Strong financial and analytical skills supporting capital and maintenance planning.
• Leadership experience in utility asset management, reliability engineering, or maintenance strategy.
• Development of enterprise-level engineering tools, processes, or methodologies.
• Experience engaging with governance bodies and presenting investment justification or ROI related analysis.

Salary/Wage Info

Grade: S6
Minimum: $109,942
Midpoint: $137,428

Our Culture & Mission

At Omaha Public Power District, everything starts with people - our teams, our communities, and the customer owners who count on us. As the 12 th largest public power utility in the U.S., we serve more than 900,000 people across 13 counties, and we take that responsibility seriously.

We lead with integrity, support one another, and do what's right, because how we serve matters just as much as what we deliver. Our goal is simple: provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy today and for generations to come.

We create power with purpose. Your work here has real impact; on families, on the environment, and on the future of energy. And we believe great ideas can come from anywhere.

If you want to be part of a team that takes care of the community and the people who serve it, you're in the right place. We back up our mission by taking care of our employees, too; which is why our benefits are among the most comprehensive and competitive in the region.

EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability