General Manager, Engineering

Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market, with a history rooted in technological innovation and superior customer service. Today, the company continues its role as a leader in the transmission and distribution of electric energy, providing a secure supply of reliable power to more than half a million customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Job Title:General Manager, Substation, Civil and Transmission Engineering

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director, Grid Infrastructure and Engineering, this role leads the Substation Equipment and Control, Civil, and Transmission Engineering groups.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee all Substation and Civil/Transmission engineering to ensure compliance with construction standards, company policies, and national codes (IEEE, NEC, NESC, DEP, EPA, CIP, RF, NERC, FERC etc)
• Ensure proper permitting is obtained for design work released to construction, including but not limited to geotechnical permitting, private property rights, and all necessary state, county, and municipal permits.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure projects are completed in a timely, cost effective manner resulting in a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Manage and oversee contractor engineering resources, work with Procurement to establish contracts and support bid events.
• Monitor and report on progress of all projects, both internally and externally designed, to ensure schedules are met and coordinated with all other support groups for timely availability of equipment and materials.
• Directs the establishment and disciplined use of engineering design practices, project estimating, and bill of material (BOM) compilation used by DLC and contract resources.
• Responsible for engineering projects to achieve safe , reliable, resilient service and aligns with customer/project in-service dates
• Develops engineering design personnel to be safety-minded, technically competent, team-oriented, and highly productive.
• Ensures safety is top of mind when issuing engineering drawings and performing work (engineering field work, driving, etc)
• Demonstrating effective leadership through staff development, budget management, and communication and collaboration with other departments.
• Provides business-case support for plans and budgets including alignment with DLC's goals and initiatives.
• Participates in industry benchmarking and engagement events (EEI, EAPA, NEUC, etc)
• Ensures DLC is compliant with all applicable regulations (PUC, NERC, FERC, etc)
• Ensure the necessary training and training materials are provided for engineers and drafters
• Testify, as directed by the Corporate Legal Department as an expert witness at PUC hearings and civil law suits.
• Ensures post construction reviews are completed on time and meet required designs for FAC-008.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Storm team duties as assigned

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering
• 10+ years of industry experience
• 5+ years of prior management experience
• Proven leadership experience with a moderate to large scope
• Professional Engineering Licensure preferred

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and comfort with working in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage various priorities.
• Prompt executor.

Scope: Focus is on developing and exercising business plans, policies and procedures that are directly aligned to the organizations strategy for given area. Key member of the management team representing the organization in dealings with clients and external bodies. Actively participates in proactive planning. Seasoned leader with extensive business experience. Deep functional expertise and significant product knowledge. Will assist with day to day management of operational execution as warranted when issues arise.

Decision Impact: Problems faced require expertise knowledge. Identifies emerging practices from best practices, and proactively seeks opportunities to implement improvements. Improves on entire existing processes and systems using high-level of interpretive skills and analysis. Defines broad-based solutions that may require consideration of multiple work dimensions (e.g. human, financial, and technical). Considers implications of solutions on other areas within organization and to the business of the organization.

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Duquesne Light Holdings is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employment relationship, without discrimination because of race, age, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran or any other unlawful basis, as defined by applicable law, and fostering a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and retaliation. This policy affects decisions including, but not limited to, hiring, compensation, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, opportunities for promotion, transfer, layoffs, return from a layoff, training and development, and other privileges of employment. An integral part of Duquesne Light Holdings' commitment is to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws concerning equal employment and affirmative action.

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