Supervisor of Electric Distribution Engineering

For more than 100 years, the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has provided safe, dependable water and electric services across Wyandotte County. As a non-profit public utility, we are fully committed to serving our customers and the community as a whole. It’s more than simply providing a service. It’s a commitment to a better quality of life. That’s why BPU has been recognized as one of the top public utilities in the country. That’s the Power of Community.

The BPU offers very competitive pay and one of the best benefits packages in greater Kansas City!

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Come join the Power of Our Community!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan and direct the design of electric transmission & distribution facilities by supervising and participating in the preparation of drawings, work orders, design calculations, specifications, cost estimates, contracts, and other technical documents designing and supervising facilities installations.
• Oversee the performance of engineering studies including fuse and relay coordination studies, fault current studies, voltage studies, and load studies.
• Review and investigate power quality concerns, customer complaints, and system issues before implementing corrective/mitigating action.
• Review and approve all electrical transmission and distribution work orders to ensure accuracy and completeness. Supervise, train, and lead distribution engineers and other reporting staff.
• Assist in budget preparation by forecasting and prioritizing system needs, recommending capital improvement projects, preparing project scope documents, and estimating project costs and schedules.
• Develop underground and overhead distribution installation standards and evaluate new material and products.
• Implement policies, complete reports and studies, and perform other assigned duties with regard to federal, state and Southwest Power Pool regulatory standards and requirements.
• Develop policies, procedures and supporting data related to demonstrating compliance with applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards and requirements. Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for applicable standards during compliance audits.
• Assure an effective, efficient and well-motivated employee resource by providing Equal Employment Opportunity in the areas of the hire and promotion of qualified individuals, the training, development and empowerment of employees, and the fair and consistent administration of performance evaluation and discipline, as consistent with Board policy.
• Perform similar and related duties as assigned.
• Denotes the essential function of the position.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university is required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is required.
• Six years of related work experience is required with eight or more years of experience preferred.

Position Competencies:

• Proficiency in power distribution engineering principles and practices.
• Ability to analyze and solve complex technical problems.
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal/external stakeholders.
• Proficient knowledge of project management to set and manage budgets, timelines, and resources for engineering projects.
• Ability to balance competing demands and priorities.
• Knowledge of relevant codes and standards (e.g. NEC, NESC, RUS)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Conditions of Employment:

All BPU employees, at the inception of their employment, shall have a period of 12 months after employment begins to establish and maintain a legal primary residence within the legally defined boundaries of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The Board of Public Utilities is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.