Transmission Line Engineering Manager

AEP; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 137,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP in New Albany, Ohio is seeking a senior Transmission Line Engineering leader to oversee a TLE team's activities related to expansion and upgrades of transmission line facilities. You will coordinate with Project Management to ensure engineering, design, route selection, drawings and specifications, and BOMs align with objectives while maintaining safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a PE license and at least eight years in electric utility engineering including

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of transmission line engineering and design processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, supervise, and manage the engineering and design of system transmission line facilities.
• Coordinate with Project Management to ensure design, route selection, drawings, specifications, BOMs, and schedules meet objectives.
• Ensure compliance with TLE standards and best practices; deliver technically and economically sound solutions.
• Provide engineering support for operation and maintenance of transmission lines and respond to inquiries from Management and other groups.

Skills

Proven leadership

Transmission line engineering

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelor's in Engineering

Job description

Job Summary

This role is responsible for managing a Transmission Line Engineering (TLE) team's activities associated with expansion and upgrading of AEP transmission line facilities.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinates team's activities with Project Management to see that the engineering and design, route selection, production of construction drawings and specifications and preparation of a bill of materials for a project are completed with corporate objectives in mind and in accordance with industry, governmental and regulatory standards or rules.
• Ensures that all activities will be performed in accordance with TLE standards or best practices and are technically and economically appropriate solutions to the facility being installed or altered.
• These activities will be executed with consideration to employee and public safety, system reliability, ease of operation and timely project completion within approved project schedules and budgets.
• Works with their team to provide solutions to requested transmission line and civil engineering questions made by Project Management, Transmission Services and other AEP organizations.
• Provide engineering support as needed for the operation and maintenance of system Transmission lines.
• Keep owner's records and provide required reports for regulatory and compliance requirements.

Essential Job Duties:

• Plan, organize, supervise, and otherwise manage the engineering and design of system transmission line facilities.
• Effectively utilize engineering consultants as required to accomplish work.
• Work managed includes external requirements of customers and joint ventures as required.
• Provide technical consultation and support as required consistent with internal expertise and organizational responsibilities.
• This includes providing analyses and evaluations in support of research and development, planning, operations and maintenance, and other activities as assigned.
• Interact and effectively communicate with Right of Way groups, Project Management, Construction management, Station Projects, and Operating Company staff to assure project and corporate goals are successfully met.
• Represent AEP at meetings with the public and governmental entities related to existing facilities and the implementation of new transmission improvements.
• Support the annual development of the capital forecast pertaining to AEP transmission lines in support of corporate and business unit strategy, in a manner which effectively organizes and addresses customer and public projects, planned system improvements, equipment failures, facilities rehabilitation, and other capital work.
• Effectively coordinate needs and support transmission and distribution planning groups, other engineering, operations, construction and maintenance group engaged in or affected by capital improvements to transmission line system.
• Maintain awareness of current Industry practices and participate in external committees and groups as required.
• Utilize and adapt this knowledge to best practices to be used on AEP system work.
• Ensure that all team members have the software, tools, support, etc. needed for completing projects in accordance with standards and corporate objectives.
• Clearly define performance expectations.
• Review and reward job performance within the organization to align individual performance with business goals.
• Administer effective job performance review and merit salary programs.
• Develop employee skills as required for workload, help employees to reach their potential and establish plans to set and achieve challenging career goals.
• Match resources to assignments to meet strategic needs.
• Provide for development and training of a young workforce.
• Utilize external resources to effectively support the team and the Capital Program.

Qualifications:

• Proven leadership skills and experience in managing engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of transmission line engineering and design processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Education requirements are listed below:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET college or university.

Work Experience requirement listed below:

• A minimum of eight (8) years of electric utility engineering experience with three (3) years in T-Line.

Required License(s)/Certification(s) are listed below:

• Registration as a Professional Engineer in any state of the U.S. is required.*

Other:

• Must be highly skilled in technology and computers.
• Must have effective oral and written communications skills including strong presentation skills.
• Physical demand level is Sedentary.
• Site visits / observations required.

*VP or above may waive the PE requirement at their discretion.

Compensation

$136,539.00 - $177,503.00

Physical Demands

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.

“AEP offers an outstanding group of people to be a part of. The AEP culture values your integrity and awards your hard work.”

AEP offers generous time off, competitive pay, and educational opportunities to help employees advance their careers.

Our culture is purpose-driven and team-oriented: we combine innovation with a customer-first focus to deliver reliable energy and brighter futures.