City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Vice President, Electric Service Delivery

Responsible for effective and efficient planning, construction, reliability, operations and maintenance of Austin Energy's (AE) electric service delivery infrastructure.

• Teamwork and relationship building: 
  1. Works within a team environment to develop and implement executive level policy and procedure, analyze business needs, and develop short- and long-range strategies, goals, and action plans to meet those needs.
  2. Conducts negotiated decision-making to blend specific expertise into overall organizational objectives.
  3. Provides a professional example inclusive of diverse opinions and points of view.
• Business and financial management:
  1. Demonstrates a working knowledge of financial and accounting systems used in the public electric utility industry.
  2. Develops and manages assigned Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and Capital Improvement (CIP) budgets.
  3. Recommends and, as applicable, approves major purchases and expenditures.
• Strategic planning and coordination:
  1. Conducts long-range planning in relation to the electric service delivery business unit and overall utility business implications.
  2. Coordinates implementation of new technologies as applicable based on development of solid business case applications.
• Management & leadership:
  1. Identifies and matches requirements and resources.
  2. Establishes and executes objectives and implementation plans.
  3. Establishes processes, procedures, and controls.
  4. Complies with safety and environmental requirements.
  5. Provides personnel development and mentorship.
• Technical credibility and experience:
  1. Demonstrates knowledge of transmission, distribution, and associated operations and communicate a high level of technical credibility to subordinates and peers.
  2. Provides written and oral technical presentations to internal and external audiences to include City Management, City Council, public organizations, boards, commissions, and regulatory agencies.

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.

• Knowledge of Local, State and Federal law and City ordinances.
• Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
• Knowledge of budgeting methods and financial systems.
• Knowledge of new technologies as applicable based on development of solid business case applications.
• Skill in oral and written communications.
• Skill in handling conflict and uncertain situations.
• Skill in collecting, analyzing and interpreting applicable research data.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Ability to provide professional development and mentoring to assigned personnel.
• Ability to analyze and resolve irregular events.

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Engineering, Business or in a field related to the job, plus eight (8) years of related electric utility experience, five (5) years of which were in a managerial or executive capacity.
• Masters degree may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience up to a maximum of two (2) years.
• Experience may substitute for education up to the maximum of four (4) years.