Manager, Engineering Job Code: 2025\-400\-009 Division: Operations FT/PT Status: Regular Full Time Position Based In: Hiram Apply Before: 03/13/2025 **Job Summary:** To oversee the design and planning of the distribution system, ensuring a reliable, efficient, and safe electrical system\. **Key Responsibilities:** + Implement and oversee the Performance Management of all employees in the department including, setting goals, providing feedback, completing performance appraisals, administering wage and salary adjustments and training\. + Oversee the team’s projects, jobs, customer choice methods of service, sectionalizing studies and overall system design to ensure quality and provide feedback\. + Foster a technically advanced work environment with an engaging team atmosphere focused on member satisfaction + Review and create clear policies, procedures, departmental goals, and technical benchmarks to further promote organizational efficiency + Oversee the planning, construction and operation of transmission lines, distribution systems, and equipment for transmitting power from distribution points to consumers\. + Monitor the performance and reliability of the distribution system to ensure adequate load required by consumers\. + Form a plan for Departmental and System growth and prepare the Departmental budget and capital projects to align with the overall plan\. + Ensure the department complies with RUS standards and oversee the completion of necessary documentation, surveys, etc\. + Oversee the review and inspection of newly constructed distribution facilities\. + Partner with the System Control team to ensure the reliable operation and utilization of the SCADA and OMS systems\. + Oversee and coordinate with GTC on Substation planning and costs + Review and approve short and long\-range system forecasts and planning studies\. + Assist in the development of retail electric rates, financial forecasts, and the annual Division budget\. + Oversee lighting design projects and the overall lighting process + Promote innovation and growth in distribution technologies \(distribution automation, distributed generation, etc\.\)and spearhead suitable initiatives while overseeing technical support for existing distributed generation programs + Leads the department’s support of service restoration efforts during emergency outages\. + Provide leadership consistent w/ the Safety program and corporate safety goals\. + Collaborate with leaders and team members of other departments to ensure we are working to achieve common goals + Engage in external industry organizations and build a solid network of industry partners + Engage with members and the community when necessary to ensure superior customer service **_Supervisory Responsibility_** + Engineer I, II, III + Staking Supervisor + GIS Data Specialist & GIS Technician + Lighting **Required Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:** + Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology required\. + P\.E\. Certification required\. + Ten \(10\) years’ experience in distribution planning and coordination\. + Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage a diverse group of personnel and job functions\. + Previous EMC experience highly preferred\. + Superior interpersonal skills to respond to common inquiries or complaints from consumers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community\. + Able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents\. + Proven presentation skills\. + Able to apply mathematics in the analysis of data such as logarithms, quadratic equations, and statistics\. + Able to deal with non\-verbal symbolism \(formulas, equations, graphs, etc\) in its most difficult forms\. + Able to apply the principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems\. + Able to obtain Georgia ITS Operator certification\. + Must satisfactorily pass the EMC's employment physical examination and required drug screens\. + Requires a valid Georgia driver's license\. **Physical Demands \(if applicable\):** • General Office environment with occasional field visits\. • Must be able to multitask to meet deadlines\. • Must be able to work after hours and on weekends to support restoration efforts\.