Senior Director - Electric Operations

Overview

Lead electric distribution ops, overseeing safety, reliability, budgets, staff, projects.

Key Responsibilities

• distribution coordination
• budget tracking
• process improvement
• data analysis
• vegetation execution
• stakeholder liaison

Tasks

Full ownership of distribution operations, guaranteeing full integration of engineering, design, scheduling, stores and execution (including vegetation execution). Oversees the activities of the Electric Distribution operations, provides leadership and direction to achieve goals and implement change. Responsibilities include safety, reliability, customer satisfaction, cost-effective resource allocation, staff selection and development, process improvement and oversight, major project management and daily field operations activities. Coordinates and participates in problem- resolution and emergency response with other functions and subject matter experts. Ensures administrative matters such as payroll, budgets, performance reviews, safety, scheduling, and work management reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner. Ensures the use of Operational dashboards data for optimum decision-making in the department. Requires contact with the public, contractors, local government agencies and officials, other utilities, and the media. Requires extensive travel throughout the regions. -Responsible for leading the coordination between Manager Distribution Operations (field work), Planning & Engineering team (field planning & scheduling) and Stores team (material/logistics). -Oversees departments initiatives, the preparation of budgets and the tracking, cost control, and reporting of actual O&M and capital expenditures. -Grow our Talent: Grows, develops and promotes talent across divisional and geographical boundaries. -Responsible for employee goals and objectives while ensuring alignment with department and corporate goals. -Oversee and evaluate work processes. Identifies and implements process improvements. Creates a climate of innovation, in which ideas for process improvement are continually encouraged from within the organization. -Leverage technology to improve business processes. -Develops and implements annual business plan for Electric Distribution including O&M and Capital budgets. Monitors ongoing progress and reallocates resources as necessary to ensure goal achievement (Safety, Reliability, and Customer Service). -Build a Global Community: Promotes working relationships across team and geographical boundaries, building synergies, efficiencies and shared learning. -Responsible for coordinating the Vegetation Execution as well as to contribute to an efficient plan of allocating vegetation resources for the operating company. -Represents the company on various teams or committees regarding state, regional or national issues. Acts as liaison for the Company with customers and with state and municipal agencies to coordinate efforts. -Reinforces the use of data analysis within the teams for optimum decision making. -Drive Excellence: Drives stretching divisional, functional and technical performance and delivers outstanding results aligned to the organization’s purpose. -Reviews reports that document performance in meeting department, corporate, or regulatory goals and requirements.

Requirements

• bachelor’s degree
• master's degree
• 15 years
• electric maintenance
• project management
• advanced negotiation

What You Bring

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. -Project management skills. -Advanced negotiation skills. -Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering or related field experience, with a minimum of 15 years relevant experience. -People development skills. -Prior management experience. -Show Technical Competence: Being perceived as a leading professional in their activity area strengthening and developing knowledge within the organization in their area of responsibility. -Familiarity with budget preparation. -Prior supervisory/management experience. -Master's Degree. -Able to multi-task. -Business acumen. -Knowledge of electric maintenance delivery practices. -Ability to proactive monitor changing industry trends and develop appropriate strategies / plans. -Able to solve complex problems. -Mentoring ability. -Advanced communication skills. -Thorough knowledge of company, federal and state policies and procedures.

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Benefits

At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. -$185,000 - $231,000 (Brewster, NY) -$168,000 - $210,000 (Vestal, NY; Oneonta, NY; Binghamton, NY; Mechanicville, NY)

About New York State Electric & Gas

-Typical projects include grid upgrades, pipeline maintenance, and industrial electrification programs adding capacity and resilience. -Specializes in large-scale utilities infrastructure, energy distribution, and regional energy provision. -A standout fact: it manages both electric and natural gas networks under one roof, a legacy of 200+ utility consolidations.

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Visa Sponsorship

-applicants not a citizen must comply with immigration requirements to legally work.