Senior Director - System Operations

United Illuminating; Orange (CT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

401k match

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Career advancement

Job summary

The United Illuminating Company (Avangrid) seeks an experienced leader to oversee substation operations, meter and ECC activities, and SCADA assistance. You will guide safety programs, regulatory strategy, and budget planning while driving efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities include staff development, project management, and cross-functional coordination to ensure reliability and emergency readiness. A bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of related experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 10 years of related field experience.
• Prior supervisory/management experience.
• Familiarity with budget preparation.
• Knowledge of electric maintenance delivery practices.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of workforce and develop training programs.
• Oversee regulatory strategy across all four areas.
• Identify and implement process improvements and foster innovation.
• Lead annual business planning for O&M and capital budgets.
• Manage payroll, budgets, performance reviews, and safety reporting.
• Coordinate with teams on state, regional, or national issues.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Project management

Advanced communication

Strategic design and implementation

People development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $180,000 - $225,000

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance-based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career-advancement pathways

For more information, please visit: Benefits - Avangrid

Job Summary

Responsible for: (1) Operation of Substation and Test Department; (2) Operation of Meters; (3) Operation of the ECC; and (4) SCADA Application Support. The position provides leadership and direction to achieve goals and implement change. Responsibilities within the four areas mentioned above include safety, reliability, customer satisfaction, cost-effective resource allocation, staff selection and development, process improvement and oversight, major project management, and daily field operations activities. Coordinates and participates in problem-resolution and emergency response with other functions and subject matter experts. Ensures administrative matters such as payroll, budgets, performance reviews, safety, scheduling, and work management reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner. Responsible for the safe and efficient Operating Company emergency preparedness and restoration efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for safety of the workforce including development of training programs and TMP progressions.
• Responsible for regulatory strategy in each of the 4 areas listed above.
• Oversee and evaluate work processes. Identifies and implements process improvements. Creates a climate of innovation in which ideas for process improvement are continually encouraged from within the organization.
• Responsible for the safe and efficient Operating Company emergency preparedness and restoration efforts.
• Develops and implements annual business plan for all areas mentioned above, including O&M and Capital budgets. Monitors ongoing progress and reallocates resources as necessary to ensure goal achievement (Safety, Reliability, and Customer Service).
• Responsible for employee goals and objectives while ensuring alignment with department and corporate goals.
• Reviews reports that document performance in meeting department, corporate, or regulatory goals and requirements.
• Represents the company on various teams or committees regarding state, regional, or national issues. Acts as liaison for the Company with customers and with state and municipal agencies to coordinate efforts.

Education

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of related field experience.
• Thorough knowledge of company, federal, and state policies and procedures.
• Prior supervisory/management experience.
• Familiarity with budget preparation.
• Knowledge of electric maintenance delivery practices.
• Able to solve complex problems.
• Leverage technology to improve business processes.
• Project management skills.
• Business acumen.
• Strategy design and implementation.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Advanced negotiation skills.
• Mentoring ability.
• People development skills.
• Able to multi-task.
• Performance management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree.
• Build a Global Community: Promotes working relationships across team and geographical boundaries, building synergies, efficiencies, and shared learning.
• Drive Excellence: Drives stretching divisional, functional, and technical performance and delivers outstanding results aligned to the organization’s purpose.
• Show Passion for the Future: Contributes to the purpose, vision, and values at divisional level and interprets them to drive change at the divisional / functional level.
• Grow our Talent: Grows, develops, and promotes talent across divisional and geographical boundaries.
• Think Commercially: Drives operational decision making and innovation that encourages balanced risk taking and careful judgment.
• Show Technical Competence: Being perceived as a leading professional in their activity area strengthening and developing knowledge within the organization in their area of responsibility.
• Site

Company

THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY

Mobility Information

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.