Description
Summary
The Assistant Manager of Transmission Engineering Customers Team is responsible for the oversight and execution of Line or Station engineering deliverables. This includes the execution of line or station project designs, customer-facing communications and engineering solutions as needed in support of Transmission Services, oversight of contract resources, internal process development and controls, reporting, and mentorship and development of line or station engineering staff. This is a developmental position.
Key Roles & Responsibilities Directly or through others, the incumbent:
- Leads and directs internal employees and external consulting engineers on transmission projects to ensure both technical and analytical deliverables are completed
- Evaluates priorities and risks and directs corrective actions to ensure engineering resource load levels, project in-service dates, and budget levels are met.
- Develops internal and external resource strategies to meet program goals and objectives.
- Develops processes to track project close-out activities and to confirm completion in a timely manner.
- Manages engineering deliverable dates to ensure changes are appropriately communicated with stakeholders and contractual dates can be met.
- Develops and implements training programs for employees. Provides for employee development through professional training and cross training within the company and continually seeks out opportunities to allow employees to broaden their experience.
- Ensures proper equipment and materials are ordered and delivered to meet project in service dates. Directs the requisitioning of equipment, participates in vendor agreements and problem resolutions, and monitors and evaluates changes in available equipment and materials.
- Manages responses to financial reporting requests from other organizations as requested
- Directs safety awareness programs and creates a culture committed to safe work practices
- Contributes to the development and creation of engineering and construction standards to provide for safe, uniform design and construction practices while addressing new system needs.
- Contributes to discussions and engineering solutions with Transmission Services Consultants and project engineers
- Participates in Customer-facing meetings as needed to support project development and execution
- Performs all essential aspects and functions of the job as well as any other specific job requirements
Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or a similar technical field required
- Experience
- Five years of related design, operations, planning, or construction experience required
- Two years of experience in a management role is preferred
- Registered Professional Engineer preferred
- Previous experience leading large programs or teams preferred
- Experience with project scoping, estimating, and budget tracking
- Knowledge of transmission line/switching station/substation design, construction, transmission project life cycle, and operations issues is required
- Skills
- Proficient in use of relevant design and project management software
- Knowledge of codes, regulations, and requirements applicable to transmission line design and construction required
- Must be flexible, have organizational skills, and multi-task skills to handle large volumes of work. This requires setting priorities and directing work efforts without having full project requirements known.
- Multi functionality skills to influence changes and effectively work across disciplines and functions to achieve common goals and company business purposes. Capable of working with people of divergent back grounds.
- Applicant must be technically strong to provide direct support to the field organizations and to direct the actions of others in supporting the field organization in restoring service outages caused by equipment failures, weather, mis-operations, and human errors
- Strong verbal and written communications
- Ability to build relationships with cross-functional teams
- Ability to communicate and negotiate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to establish and maintain control processes
Measures of Success
- On time, within budget project completion
- Technical development of direct reports measured by increased project complexity, responsibility, and independence
- Effectively negotiates with internal and external stakeholders
- Provides quality and timely deliverables including cross-functional project assignments
- Establishes processes and controls to minimize errors
- This position is a developmental position.
Contact
Oncor Electric Delivery
1616 Woodall Rogers Freeway
Dallas
Texas United States
www.oncor.com
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