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Position Summary
Plans, directs, and supervises activities of Operations within an assigned region or area of responsibilities with Operations. These activities and responsibilities include supervision of any or all the following: dispatch, contract services, regulatory reporting, line crews, General Foremen, Foremen, Linemen, and Operations Assistant. Responsible for all district construction, maintenance and operations.
Lead safety and training programs for assigned department employees. Coordinate fleet maintenance and planning to meet department needs. Participate in budgeting development and compliance. The position carries authority to impose discipline action and make grievance recommendations to the Director of Operations.
Senior level position will provide direct support to the Director of Operations.
This summary is not intended to be comprehensive as other duties may be assigned.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Participate in and responsible for driving OTEC safety
• Ensure that safety practices as described in the safety manual are
• Responsible for all district construction, maintenance, safety, budgeting, and operations, and assisting with fleet maintenance.
• Establish or recommend operation strategies, objectives, and policies/procedures for the cooperative.
• Direct all approved internal/contracted construction, operations, maintenance and member activities and programs to obtain maximum productivity and effectiveness in the pursuit of strategic goals.
• Deliver the projects within departmental annual work plans and other engineering studies to assure adequate system capacity, service reliability and workplace and public safety.
• Review the cooperative’s power line and substation systems for overall integrity and recommends maintenance, upgrades, or redesign.
• Visit job sites before and after construction to ensure efficient crew performance due to logistical preparedness, as well as conformance with OTEC construction
• Monitor progress and costs incurred in carrying out departmental work
• Assess the cooperative’s vehicle fleet needs and make recommendations to
• Manage employee
• Communicate with regulatory and government agencies to facilitate the efficient construction and maintenance of facilities.
• Attend functions, seminars, meetings, and activities essential to the wellbeing of the
• Participation in cooperative strategy and initiatives
This is a full-time position. This position requires that the employee be available for work outside the normal daily work period. Travel is required within the four-county service territory during the business day and infrequently overnight. Occasional out of the area travel is expected to attend various activities such as meetings, training and other events.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications
• District level manager (I) will have a minimum AA/Technical Degree and ten years of increasingly responsible experience in electric utility operations or fifteen years of increasingly responsible experience in electric utility operations.
• Senior Level manager (II) will have BA/Technical Degree and ten years of increasingly responsible experience in electric utility operations or fifteen years of increasingly responsible experience in electric utility operations with preference given to experience as a Lineman or System Operator and/or certification.
• Experience supervising, coaching, and developing employees
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license (Class A Commercial Driver’s License, CDL preferred)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Demonstrated knowledge of electric line crew operations, electrical principles, and safety codes.
• Management skills in the areas of communication, motivation, delegation, evaluation, employee development, and strategic planning.
• Knowledge of principles of electrical theory
• Knowledge of approved methods and tools used in electrical underground and overhead construction, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, codes and regulations pertaining to safety and electrical line maintenance.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and standard safety
• Thorough knowledge of rules and regulations for regulatory
• Subject to on-call duty.
• Effectively communicates with regulatory agencies, government, special interest groups to facilitate the timely, cost-effective and efficient construction and maintenance of facilities.
Competencies
• Safety Awareness and Participation
• Problem solving
• Decision Making
• Project management
• Information monitoring Communication
• Leadership
• Building Trust
• Building Strategic Working Relationships
• Strong computer skills are mandatory of this position, along with the ability to self-educate on many computer programs and tasks.
• Must be competent with common Microsoft programs such as Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Must have competency in several utility software programs: OSI SCADA, Futura GIS/INDIGO/FLEX, Futura OMS, TWACS, CRC Link, radio systems, AVL and others as required.
