Senior Manager, Overhead Transmission Line Design

Qualus is a power solutions firm focused on power infrastructure transformation, grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The Senior Manager will lead the overhead transmission line engineering service line, overseeing technical performance, financials, training, business development, engineering methods, stakeholder relationships, and project execution.

Responsibilities:

• Functional leader of service line
• Responsible for service line financials
• Maintains good relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Implements best practice engineering methods, develops training programs and performs training for service line employees
• Interacts with other service lines to bid on and complete projects, cross train employees, share best practices
• Responsible for technical performance of service line, provides technical guidance to engineering teams and top management
• Support established organizational objectives by developing goals and strategies for service line
• Create/develop drawing packages for bidding, construction, as-built, and submittal purposes
• Ensure service line has tools to be successful: software, hardware, field, etc
• Adheres to and further develops company vision for entire service line
• Shares responsibility for employee satisfaction and engagement
• Finds and implements ways to improve cost-efficiency
• Effective verbal and written communication including technical writing skills
• Assists with the development and preparation of project scopes, budgets and schedules
• Remain knowledgeable of development in regulations, laws, standards, and best practices applicable to our functional area, including but not limited to, Standards of Conduct, RUS Design Guidelines, the National Electric Safety Code, and General Order 95
• Provide technical direction and assistance to others, as required
• Sets engineering policy and practices to be implemented company wide and ensures that QA/QC policies are adhered to
• Provides support to business development or pursuit activities

Requirements:

• The successful candidate will possess a broad, extensive, and deep understanding of both engineering principles and management practices and demonstrate the ability to apply that knowledge and experience to all aspects of operations
• The successful candidate will possess a broad, extensive, and deep understanding of both engineering principles, business practices, and demonstrate the ability to apply that knowledge and experience to all aspects of operations
• Effective verbal and written communication including technical writing skills
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other similarly related engineering disciplines
• Registered as a Professional Engineer
• Ten (10) or more years of experience in engineering, preferably related to utility infrastructure design, including a minimum of three (3) years of management experience leading engineering teams
• Extensive and thorough knowledge of engineering design for service line and related fields
• Advanced knowledge of applicable design software
• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles and practices, including computer applications
• Extensive knowledge of field techniques for construction
• Extensive knowledge of surveying techniques, practices, and procedures
• Extensive knowledge of safe working practices related to electric transmission lines
• Extensive knowledge of project management practices and financials
• Advanced knowledge of standard business applications including Microsoft Office
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to communicate with all levels of the organization and appropriate stakeholders
• Action-mindset; having the ability to move from thinking about something to doing it
• Strong team player: Accomplish tasks by working with others and recognizing how his/her decisions may impact the team and have a willingness to seek input from others
• Time Management: Have the ability to successfully plan and accomplish tasks within an established timeline
• Ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions at both strategic and functional levels
• Must possess a valid driver's license