Mgr Trans & Subst Engineering

Job Description

Description

At Exelon, we've got a place for you!

Join the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership, innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Exelon will provide you the tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.

Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking Fortune 100 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Energize your career at Exelon!

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

This position is a direct report to the Manager / Director, Transmission & Substation Engineering and is the engineering authority providing engineering services to the T&S Engineering disciplines within the Company, responsible for developing engineering documents.
Lead, manage and provide leadership for the personnel and the activities of the electrical/civil/structural engineers of the T&S Engineering organization within each Company. Ensure compliance and adherence to accepted standard engineering and design practices.
Develop, update, issue design drawings for transmission and substation activities. Provide technical oversight to contracted engineering and design groups to ensure adherence to Exelon Utility engineering standards. Maintain, create, and update standards and specifications. 
BGE Transmission and Substation Engineering operates in a hybrid work environment in which employees and local management work in the office a minimum of Tuesday and Wednesday. This position is subject to support of BGE Emergency Response team as part of storm restoration activities. 
Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

•    Provide detailed engineering and design in support of ongoing engineering efforts for internal and external organizations. Provides field technical support in the area of electric substation relay (testing) and/or mechanical systems to develop solutions for corrective and preventive maintenance, equipment replacement and new construction activities. Investigates, analyzes and reports on system operation events and develops corrective measures in coordination with T&S maintenance.
•    Drives and oversees the development and implementation of short and long term strategic and tactical business and labor initiatives designed to assure the highest levels of customer services and to achieve Exelon's safety, reliability and performance goals.
•    Manages the overall budget. Establishes and monitors business plans and business unit objectives. Balances cost control with appropriate capital and maintenance investments. Perform work prioritization, process adherence, compliance adherence, resource utilization, and assists with the prioritization of CM, PM and PdM tasks.
•    Develop and maintain an environment that fosters a high-performance culture and a learning organization. Foster an environment that respects and promotes diversity and inclusion. Serves as a change agent for business initiatives and assures the human element is understood and considered. Assure timely recognition of employee contributions. Develops methods to assess communication effectiveness and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
•    Provide leadership to and development of the D&E team. Provide accurate and timely feedback regarding performance and operations. Conduct performance planning and appraisals. Identify opportunities for growth and learning. Facilitates open and honest communication with staff. Assures that upward communication is integrated into the process, including employee concerns and complaints. Facilitates employee engagement and continuous improvement.

JOB SCOPE

•    Proven leadership ability in a high-performance culture, including coaching and facilitating business competency and performance management skills.
•    Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, build consensus, establish trust, and foster culture change.
•    Demonstrated ability to develop and implement process enhancements and efficiencies including technology and performance. 
•    Demonstrated business and utility financial acumen, customer awareness, and ability to create value.
•    Demonstrates Lead-Coach-Engage core competencies that facilitate employee engagement and personal development within a Safe and Diverse culture
•    Leadership experience that includes first line supervisor, project manager or lead responsible engineer
•    Demonstrates financial acumen

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

•    Reports to the Sr. Manager of Transmission & Substation (T&S) Engineering and is responsible for a staff of 11-13 direct reports (variation in total directs / mix based on Company requirements)
•    Design authority providing design services to the T & S Engineering disciplines within the Company
•    Drives development and implementation of short and long term strategic and tactical business initiatives and projects designed to assure the highest levels of customer services, safety, reliability and performance goals 
•    Responsible for developing design documents and design standards
•    Perform detailed engineering and design in support of ongoing projects
•    Develop, update, and issue design drawings for new business, capacity expansion, system performance (reliability), obsolescence, and corrective maintenance activities
•    Maintain, create, and update standards and specifications
•    Develop, update, and issue transmission line routes maps, substation 1-line, and protective relay and communication diagrams
•    Provide technical oversight to contracted engineering, internal engineers, and design groups to ensure adherence to both industry and internal standards
•    Ensure compliance and adherence to accepted standard engineering and design practices and drawing standards
•    Ensure that designs meet the design basis for transmission and substation equipment and systems on the system
•    Identify training requirements and ensure they are satisfied 
•    Responsible for performance measurements and design audits for all engineered plans
•    Communicate, execute, and supervise the process to ensure all work packages are properly prepared, reviewed, and appropriately scoped prior to construction issuance
•    Responsible for the organization's response to emergent activities, catastrophic events, and storms
•    Manage actions to affect, positive impact to safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction goals, the transmission revenue stream, the generation revenue stream of Exelon, and public, political, and regulatory opinion
•    Operates autonomously with wide latitude for un-reviewed actions and decisions
•    Establishes performance goals and expectations, coaches, mentors and provides feedback to direct reports
•    Maintains effective internal business controls by conducting audits, self-assessments, investigations, and employee reviews on a regular basis
 

Skills: 
•    Possess technical skill in the field of power system engineering
•    Familiar with basic electric transmission and distribution protection system principles
•    Familiar with BGE protection and control practices
•    Demonstrates aptitude to develop new technical skills quickly
•    Demonstrates aptitude to establish team vision for the future
•    Possess knowledge of industry standards and compliance requirements impacting T&S
•    Demonstrates a passion for engineering management and team building, capacity for Sr Manager promotion 

Effectively manage a diverse team of professional employees via:
•    Team engagements/ discussion that support exchange of information and ideas  
•    Regular one-on-one employee discussions, employee development and training plans 
•    Managed engagement (guiding vs directing) 
•    Engaged work management using tools that include P6 schedules and PowerBI reporting, applying balanced performance measures against timeliness /productivity /quality

Knowledge:
•    Systems knowledge including work management and CAD
•    Understanding of utility collective bargaining agreements
•    Familiar with basic electric transmission and distribution protection system principles
•    Familiar with BGE protection and control practices 
 

Qualifications

Qualifications - External

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 8 - 10 years design experience
•    Minimum of 8 years of related industry experience, or in lieu of bachelor's degree, at least 12 years of related industry experience
•    Certifications/Licenses - Valid driver's license
•    Understanding of transmission and substation components and systems

PREFERRED
•    Education - Advanced degree
•    Experience- Previous experience as a T&S Protection & Control Engineer
•    Certifications/Licenses- Professional Engineer's (PE) License
 

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