What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Manager position at Franklin PUD?
Job Summary
The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the planning and development of the District's distribution and transmission system needs. This position provides high-quality engineering design related to the planning, construction, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of the District's facilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Alignment: Partners with the Management Leadership Team to execute the strategic direction, long-term goals, initiatives, priorities, and operating plan.
- Leadership: Accountable for creating a department environment and culture that focuses on fulfilling the District's mission, vision, and values.
- Management: Motivate, evaluate, and mentor department staff. Provide training and professional development opportunities.
- Conduct: Model and drive a culture of accountability and discipline to attain and sustain department performance.
- Annual Budget: Direct the development and administration of the department's system annual budget to ensure maximum utilization of resources and optimum financial positioning for the District.
- Board of Commissioners: May attend regular or special meetings of the Board of Commissioners as assigned.
- Representation and Meeting Attendance: Represents the District at meetings, conferences, and other events, sponsored by members of the public power community, local service organizations, and other entities, as deemed appropriate.
- Responsible for ensuring that the District's policies are consistently observed and for directing the development and implementation of appropriate departmental policies and procedures.
- Maintains District electrical system by establishing preventive and on-going maintenance and testing programs and scheduling repairs.
- Directs performance of coordination studies, system studies, voltage and fault studies, protective relay studies, electric system plans, long-range plans, and other projects related to the electrical system.
- Responsible for the engineering design of large and complex transmission and distribution projects.
- Provides in-depth engineering data for District employees and customers.
- Works closely with other agencies within our service territory.
- Oversees the design, configuration, and maintenance of the District's SCADA network system.
- Oversee design of overhead and underground facilities with an emphasis on service reliability, system operations, and capacity for the existing and future electric system.
- Review, check, and approve work orders, service request orders, and service orders.
- Maintains required records and approves billings.
- Recommend and implement changes in work management processes, as necessary, and coordinate work with other departments.
- Participates in standards meetings to gather input from line crews and others regarding material updates and changes.
- Advise, assist, recommend, and implement construction, material, and engineering standards.
- Maintain updated material requirements relating to construction standards.
- Oversee the integration of customer generation facilities to the District's distribution system, including interconnection requirements and compliance with local, state, and federal codes.
- Oversee all aspects of the Miscellaneous Dock Crew such as approving work orders, estimating, resolving billing issues, and approving payment for all completed work.
- Ensure the District's Electric Service Requirements is up to date with the most current construction standards and complies with local, state, and federal codes.
- Works closely with the Transmission and Distribution Superintendents to ensure customer needs are met.
- Performs the duties of other Transmission and Distribution Superintendents in their absence.
- Responsible for adherence to applicable District policies, procedures, specifications, rules, and regulations.
- Provides recommendations for changes as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned which may include working extended hours as needed to ensure meeting deadlines.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
- Seven years progressively responsible working experience preferably with an electric utility, including three years of supervisory experience.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience that would provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be substituted.
Benefits
- A 4-day workweek.
- Total compensation plan that includes excellent pay, well-rounded benefits, and retirement plans to fit your needs and goals.
- Affordable and Comprehensive Medical for employee eligible dependents.
- Dental for employee eligible dependents.
- Vision for employee eligible dependents.
- Employee Life & AD&D Insurance.
- Dependent Life & AD&D Insurance.
- Employee Short Term Disability.
- Employee Long Term Disability.
- Personal Leave - Accrued time off that increases with years of service; starting at 6.46 hours per pay period.
- 12 Paid Holidays (includes 3 Floating Holidays).
- Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).
- 457 and 401(a) Deferred Compensation Plans with employer contribution.
- HRA VEBA plan (Health Reimbursement) - Employer/employee funded to reimburse yourself for qualified medical expenses now or to save for medical costs during retirement.
- Flexible Spending plans (Health Care and/or Dependent Care).
- Safety Incentives.
- Wellness Program Incentives.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Tuition Reimbursement Program.
- Excellent Work/Life balance.