Vice President, Energy Delivery

Lincoln Electric System Corp.; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 217,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Electric System (LES) in Lincoln, Nebraska, seeks an experienced executive to lead a division covering transmission, distribution, metering, substation planning, and control center operations. You will shape strategy, oversee safety, and drive performance for a large public utility.

As a senior leader, you will collaborate with LES Executive Leadership Team to advance grid modernization, analytics, and reliability while maintaining regulatory compliance and strong employee relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in a large organization.
• Strong knowledge of electric utility operations and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Sets strategy for division leadership and oversees all functions including staffing and performance management.
• Drives strategic plan initiatives, budget oversight, and organizational governance.
• Provides executive leadership to ensure safety, productivity, and high employee engagement.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Starting Pay Range: $217,256 - $310,365

Competitive compensation and benefits package offered, designed to attract and retain top talent.

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for management and strategic direction of the division including transmission, distribution, metering, and substation planning, engineering, design, operation and maintenance and control center operations. Specific responsibilities include safety, monitoring service delivery within the division, setting strategy for future facility, system and customer needs, ensuring reliability of the bulk electric system, regulatory compliance and fostering positive union relations. This position is part of the executive leadership of LES, and as such is expected to demonstrate experience, skills and abilities consistent with a senior leader in a large, complex organization.

ABOUT LINCOLN ELECTRIC SYSTEM (LES)

Lincoln Electric System, based in Lincoln, Nebraska, is the second largest retail electric utility in the state and the 23rd largest public power utility in the U.S. LES provides electric services to Lincoln and the surrounding communities of Prairie Home, Waverly, Walton, Cheney, and Emerald, serving over 153,000 customers-88% residential and 12% commercial and industrial-across approximately 200 square miles.

A municipal utility owned by the city of Lincoln, LES employs around 560 people, with 27% represented by two IBEW unions. Guided by the LES Administrative Board, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council, the utility has a 60-year legacy of reliability, affordability, and sustainability under local control. LES is deeply engaged in the community, delivering safe, resilient, and cost-effective electric services while supporting the growth and vitality of Lincoln and the surrounding region.

Learn More: Your Public Power Partner | Lincoln Electric System

ABOUT LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

Lincoln, Nebraska offers an exceptional quality of life, combining the accessibility and affordability of a mid-sized city with the cultural, educational, and economic opportunities of a larger metropolitan area. As the state capital and home to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the community is vibrant, growing, and deeply connected through strong civic engagement and local pride. Residents enjoy a welcoming, family-friendly environment with excellent schools, diverse neighborhoods, and a cost of living that supports both comfort and opportunity.

Lincoln is known for its extensive park system, miles of connected trails, and year-round recreational opportunities, making it easy to enjoy an active lifestyle. The city also boasts a dynamic arts and entertainment scene, locally owned restaurants and businesses, and a thriving downtown that continues to evolve. With a stable economy, low unemployment, and a strong sense of community partnership, Lincoln is an ideal place to live, work, and lead- especially those passionate about serving the public and making a meaningful impact in the community.

Learn More: Lincoln The Place to Be

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND CORE COMPETENCIES

• Sets strategy for division’s leadership and oversees all functions of the division including delegation of assignments and projects, supporting completion of and completing performance management duties, ensuring training is completed, appropriate staffing levels are maintained for the division, and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions.
• Drives and implements the strategic plan initiatives for the division regarding vision, mission, short-term and long-term goals, fiscal priorities, overall performance standards including industry benchmarking, performance goals, business plans, etc.
• Provides skilled leadership at the executive level that delivers a safe, productive, collaborative, and heathy work environment, intended to achieve outstanding employee experience. Provides visible and effective executive leadership in operational safety programming.
• Engages as a member of the LES Executive Leadership Team, the organization’s senior leadership responsible for setting and implementing strategy, providing tactical and operational guidance, and collaborating to ensure aligned and effective delivery of LES services.
• Establishes engineering strategy and priorities that enhance operational efficiency and align technical execution with company goals for grid modernization.
• Develops strategic roadmaps to implement advanced technologies that improve real time analytics, automation, reliability, and resiliency of the grid.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates departmental policies, procedures, strategies, and goals; maintains, updates, and ensures procedural compliance for mandated programs.
• Oversees the development of the division’s budget and monitors, analyzes, and interprets results of financial and operational results to identify trends and recommends actions for variances between budgeted and actual.
• Directs the efforts of special projects for the organization to include negotiation of contracts and related documents, project implementation, communications to the Board, etc.
• Assists with communication and information efforts with community groups to ensure public understanding of system operations and construction activities.
• Participates in the organization’s risk management, disaster recovery, and business continuity efforts regarding critical system infrastructure.

Adaptability - Maintains a positive attitude in the face of change; appropriately adjusts behavior and activities to changing conditions.

Conflict Resolution - Builds consensus across individuals with different viewpoints; helps people find common goals and interests; finds mutually agreeable solutions to problems; addresses conflicts so they do not elevate into more major problems.

Decision Making - Moves quickly to make good decisions and commit to a clear course of action; comfortable making sound decisions based on partial information; willing to take appropriate risks in order to maintain momentum; shows a strong bias toward action.

Impact and Influence - Ability to affect attitudes and/or behaviors in others and to leverage this for the benefit of the organization.

Visionary Leadership - Creating and articulating an attractive yet credible picture and direction for the future that exceeds the present situation.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Electrical engineering principles as applied to the operation of an electric utility
• Electric utility industry construction standards and practices
• Accounting and financial management principles, especially as applied to the electric utility business
• model.
• Knowledge of Emergency Management principles and practice. Training in Incident Command System
• (ICS) preferred.

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, and
• At least ten years of progressively responsible experience, including management experience in
• area of assignment; or,
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the
• essential duties of the job.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Registered Professional Engineer preferred

LES BENEFITS -

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Benefit Overview

• LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.
• LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
• This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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