What are the responsibilities and job description for the Distribution Design Manager position at Electric Power Engineers?
Overview:
The Distribution Design Manager will develop, grow and provide overall leadership and management for EPE’s Distribution Design department.
How you can make an impact:
How we support you:
Location: This position open to Remote.
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Responsibilities:
Join us in leading the change!
The Distribution Design Manager will develop, grow and provide overall leadership and management for EPE’s Distribution Design department.
In this role, you will be responsible for leading and managing the design of distribution systems for our utility clients. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, particularly in utility distribution systems, along with proven leadership abilities to oversee a team of designers and engineers.
The Distribution Design Manager will also manage, develop and maintain relationships with customers and clients ranging from electric cooperatives, municipalities and utilities to generation developers and public utility commissions.
How you can make an impact:
- Direct multiple design teams simultaneously executing various projects and programs for multiple clients
- Develop a team of engineers by training, coaching, and nurturing EPE’s engineering talent
- Supervise staff by approving timesheets and running the annual performance review process
- Participate proactively as a member of the leadership team of the Distribution Design Line of Business
- Create responses to RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs from clients for new work including proposal creation and definition of scope of work
- Draft SOW responses for clients as needed
- Possess a growth mindset to foster creative problem solving for our clients’ most complex issues
- Promote continuous improvement to develop streamlined processes and tools that facilitate improvements to departmental technical resources via innovation and automation
- Delegate tasks to staff, forecast and plan their future workload, and run recruiting activities to support growth goals
- Drive the quality control process for the execution team to ensure the highest level of quality in all deliverables
- Liaise with clients to maximize affinity, facilitate business development growth, and foster long-term relationship building
- Manage the health of project portfolio by proactive project management in tracking scope, schedules, and budget with support from EPE's Project Management Office
Bring your passion, here what’s needed:
- 5 years experience working in Distribution Design with an emphasis on complex overhead and underground designs
- Prior hands on experience performing distribution designs
- Understanding of NESC, GO95 and NEC standards
- Proficiency in CAD software and other design tools.
- Prior leadership experience whether it be formal or informal management/leadership
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients and external vendors
- Professional Engineering License
- Understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards related to utility distribution systems.
How we support you:
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for you.
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Continuous Education Benefits
- Work with industry leaders
- 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)
- Flexible Work including hybrid and remote possibilities based on position.
Location: This position open to Remote.
Travel: Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)
EPE is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster, and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster
If you are interested in applying for employment with EPE and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to: applicationassistance@epeconsulting.com
Third-Party Recruiting Notification
EPE does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to EPE via our career page or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency. EPE will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed third-party agreement and has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team.
