East Valley Distribution Design Manager

Salt River Project

The Role

Overview

Leads distribution design projects, managing teams, resources, and customer relations.

Key Responsibilities

  • distribution design
  • cost estimation
  • project scheduling
  • client liaison
  • team management
  • policy development

Tasks

-Ensures that departmental goals and objectives for performance standards are met in terms of production, quality, and safety. -Serves as the technical representative and consultant for formulating policy on boards and committees, such as the standards task force, GIS task force and the distribution designer training task force. -Manages labor and material used to design distribution systems. -Protects SRP's capital investment in plant; administers schedules, cost policies, cost estimates for accurate proposals to developer/customer. -Ensures employees are in compliance with training and certification requirements. -Prepares performance reviews, interprets company policies and recommends personnel actions. Fills in for the division manager as needed. -Assists employees in preparing personal employee development plans, yearly goals and objectives, EPIC goals, and other career path objectives. -Responsible for directing the prioritization of scheduling and making commitments for delivery of design and construction products. -Assists other SRP departments in investigating and resolving customer electric service problems, hazards and easement encroachments. -Fosters and promotes effective teamwork approach to production. -Manages the workflow and processing of developer/customer projects, granting a clear scope of timeline and availability, to ensure proper job schedule and assignment, as well as projected completion date, thereby allowing the design process to work through to completion with minimal changes and/or interruptions and ensuring delivery commitments to developer/customer kept. -Manages those responsible for the design and job coordination of distribution projects. -Assigns project to design teams and members with regard to group and individual capabilities. -Oversees the administration of developer/customer relationship management activities, ensuring prompt response time and that project development and management meets developer/customer needs and expectations. -Arbitrates conflicts with developer/customer and SRP design and construction. -Reviews and approves time entries in accordance with SRP policies. -Serves as liaison between distribution design and construction and other SRP departments regarding proper and adequate implementation and communication of cross-departmental roles and responsibilities, ensuring the successful completion of design and construction jobs and projects.

Requirements

  • project management
  • senior designer
  • community development
  • external representation
  • stakeholder liaison
  • distribution leader

What You Bring

-Ability to represent SRP on external committees with other utilities, agencies, municipalities, manufactures and developer/customer. -Knowledge of community development activities. -Experience in Project Management, Design Consultant, Senior Designer or Distribution Project Leader or other related experience appropriate for the assignment. -Extensive contact with professionals outside SRP including Consulting Engineers, Municipal Representatives and Developer Agents.

Benefits

-Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee) -Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave) -Short and long-term disability plans -Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs -Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance -Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility) -401(k) plan with employer matching -10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking -Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance

The Company

About Salt River Project

-It operates a vast network of reservoirs, canals, and power plants, meeting the needs of millions of people. -The company is a leader in sustainable water resource management, ensuring reliable water delivery for agriculture, municipalities, and industries. -Salt River Project's power division generates electricity through a combination of solar, hydroelectric, and natural gas resources. -Noteworthy for its cutting-edge solar energy initiatives, SRP is expanding its renewable energy infrastructure to meet growing demand. -The company regularly undertakes large-scale projects to modernize its water and energy infrastructure to improve system efficiency and environmental sustainability. -As a provider of essential services, SRP is deeply integrated into the region's growth, supporting both residential and commercial development. -SRP also plays a key role in preserving the region’s natural resources, balancing growth with environmental stewardship.

Sector Specialisms

Water

Energy

Electrical

Construction services - water & power

Transmission and distribution line engineering design

Transmission line construction

Transmission line maintenance

Distribution design

Distribution construction

Distribution maintenance

Smart Grid technologies

Facilities Services

Operations & Maintenance

Strategic Planning

Visa Sponsorship

-srp does not sponsor h1b visas, opt, or other employment-related visas.