Distribution Engineering Manager - ( 2500016A )

Description

Join a team that does more than generate and deliver electricity through its work; join a team that powers growth and advances communities. Seeing beyond the project at hand, you’ll work with us to advance the industry and build your career. We operate with the strength of a $3B company and have the agility of a specialized power group, and work on some of the most challenging and cutting-edge projects around the world. Whether helping to define microgrids, pushing the boundaries on clean energy or grid modernization, you’ll find yourself working with leaders in distribution, transmission, substation, generation and renewable energy in one of the world’s top 10 design firms, broadening your skills and developing your career.

Your Opportunity

The role of a Distribution Engineering Manager is to oversee our US West Distribution Engineering and Design team focused on distribution projects, and provide leadership, guidance, mentorship and direction to a talented team. You will interface directly with utility and industry clients and stakeholders to effectively manage project deliverables, with a focus on quality, team collaboration and growth.

As a leader experienced in guiding teams you bring the interpersonal skills to foster a positive team environment and support a culture of safety. Ideally you bring experience in working in a consulting environment. Managing the distribution group will include providing day-to-day technical coaching and guidance, mentorship, and being the responsible lead of project deliverables for assigned projects.

Your previous engineering design and leadership experience will help you with performing a variety of tasks which may include: design management, project engineering management, resource planning, quality management, people management, recruiting, marketing and business development.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Supervise groups of professionals in the distribution space to execute both large and small projects;

• Mentor and provide technical support to team members;

• Liaise with other discipline leads, project managers, vendors, contractors and clients to facilitate smooth flow of information for use in preparing preliminary and detailed design and provide design clarifications and solutions during construction;

• Provide senior oversight for project engineers and designers, including detailed design, technical specifications, opinions of probable costs, engineering reports and required applications to regulatory agencies;

• Participate in the permitting process of projects, which may require meeting with clients, contractors, stakeholders, regulatory authorities, and reviewing agency personnel.

• Organize and chair regular team meetings to review project and proposal milestones, confirm resource needs, review client expectations, facilitate inter-office work collaboration, and plan team building activities.

• Attend and report out on progress and resource needs at regular meetings, including key performance indicator tracking.

• Support the day-to-day activities of assigned projects from inception through engineering, construction, to close out.

• Participate in recruitment and grow the team

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong communication skills, including an aptitude for effective leadership and people management

• Good motivator of people, proven results in excellent staff engagement

• Comprehensive understanding of all phases of distribution projects, including conventional and alternative delivery methods for public and private clients

• Ability to effectively discuss project issues with clients and stakeholders

• Excellent time-management skills; thorough understanding of task assignment and schedule, budgeting and efficient use of time and resources

• Working knowledge of electrical utility systems, policies and procedures including engineering standards

• Experience working with major electrical utilities and industrial power clients, with a focus on US West

• Available to travel up to 25%

Education and Experience

We require, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree in engineering with at least fifteen years electric power utility experience. Degrees must be from an accredited university in a related field of study

Typical office environment working with computers and sitting at a desk. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

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Salary Range(s):

• CA Other Areas $137,300 - CA Other Areas $205,900 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CA (SF Area includes SF, SJS & WLC)

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-California-San Diego

Organization : BC-2242 Energy-US West

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Manager

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Mar 19, 2025, 1:00:31 AM

Req ID: 2500016A

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