Purpose: |
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This position is responsible for leadership and management of planning, design, engineering, and reliability for the electric system transmission, substation, distribution, and smart grid/advanced technology. This position is also responsible for providing leadership and direction on the company’s development of safety culture, emergency preparedness, policies, practices, and compliance. |
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Determines goals, objectives, and resource requirements for activities within the division.
- Develops and implements programs and short- and long-range plans, and oversees activities associated with administrative and managerial support, fiscal management, program planning, and evaluation.
- Plans, organizes, directs, and audits processes and business practices to ensure effectiveness and adherence to all industry quality, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
- Ensures compliance with all safety, reliability, and environmental standards and requirements.
- Develops and monitors assigned Operations & Maintenance and Capital Improvement (CIP) budgets and responds to any deviations from the approved cost/timeline projections.
- Investigates and responds to complaints from citizens, management, and staff.
- Prepares and reviews reports as part of the process of monitoring and communicating performance results.
- Liaisons with national public utility organizations, non-governmental organizations, and other State, Federal, and Local organizations.
- Develops and implements business plans that promote completion of the overall City of Austin business/strategic plans and initiatives. Recruits, develops, and retains a high-performing workforce, including management and senior professional staff, to ensure completion of assigned goals and objectives.
- Communicates Electric Service Delivery programs to management, staff, and others.
- Successfully performs other duties as required by the General Manager and Chief Operating Officer as required.
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Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities: selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local laws, ordinances, and policies.
- Knowledge of electric utility processes, practices, issues, and policies.
- Knowledge of ERCOT operating guides and protocols.
- Knowledge of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Standards.
- Knowledge of National Incident Management System (NIMS) practices and protocols.
- Knowledge of ISO or other Quality Management systems.
- Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
- Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
- Skill in oral and written communications.
- Skill in assessing industry trends and responding to industry pressures.
- Skill in diversity management.
- Skill in working under pressure during times of uncertainty.
- Ability to implement change and performance goals for continuous improvement.
- Ability to assimilate and act timely on conflicting, incomplete, and disparate information to meet overall objectives.
- Ability to coach and develop subordinate staff.
- Ability to embrace the principles of equal opportunity, diversity, inclusion, continuous improvement, and change.
- Ability to understand and explain complex issues to non-utility stakeholders.
- Ability to meet financial and performance objectives.
- Ability to analyze and resolve irregular events.
- Ability in establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with City employees and the public.
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Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Business, Engineering, or in a field related to the job, plus seven (7) years of relevant experience, including three (3) years of experience which were in a managerial capacity.
- Graduation with a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for two (2) years of the non-managerial experience.
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Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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None.
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