Senior Engineering Manager

Electric Power Engineers

$125K — $150K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
  • 7+ years of experience in power systems engineering roles
  • Expert understanding of project execution and team management in consultancy
  • Strong people skills, capable of maintaining client satisfaction
  • Proficient in transmission analysis tools (PSS/E, TARA, DSATools, Aspen)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of engineering managers and technical experts
  • Oversee timely completion of projects while adhering to quality and budget
  • Provide expert guidance on power system studies and modeling
  • Enhance team resource utilization and manage revenue forecasting
  • Drive process improvements to boost operational efficiency
  • Support RFP responses and scope development for projects
  • Build and maintain key customer relationships

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Generous PTO and paid holidays
  • Participation in Employee ownership program (MyShare)
  • Flexible work options, including hybrid and remote possibilities
  • 401K plan with up to 4% match, fully vested from day 1
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking a Senior Manager - Transmission Planning Utilities with expert knowledge of the ERCOT/NYISO/NEISO system to lead a team of Engineering Managers and technical experts delivering valuable and forward-thinking services to utilities and ISOs. This role is accountable for ensuring excellent execution, technical oversight, client management and staff development. Candidates who are high performers, organized, agile, and adaptable will be successful in this role.

Responsibilities

How you can make an impact:

Management and Operations:
  • Provide expert level understanding of the ERCOT system to both EPE and ERCOT team members
  • Support transmission engineering managers and individual contributors for planning, studies, modeling, and automation etc.
  • Take responsibility for the team's timely completion of a portfolio of projects while meeting project quality and budget objectives
  • Provide guidance, knowledge, and experience to electrical engineers performing power system steady state, short circuit, dynamic stability, and electromagnetic transient studies
  • Develop team resource utilization and revenue forecasting to keep the team on track to meet billable hour and revenue targets and ensure effective hiring/resource management
  • Promote process improvement efforts to enhance efficiency
  • Maintain EPE's high client satisfaction

Business Development Support:
  • Support responses to RFPs and development of Scopes of Work
  • Participate and coordinate industry involvement through conferences, speaking opportunities, and engagements
  • Build and manage key customer relationships


Qualifications

Bring your passion, here's what's needed:
  • Exceptional understanding of project execution, team, and time management in a consulting environment with proven success
  • Strong people skills, with ability to draw confidence, ensure technical accuracy, and maintain client satisfaction
  • Independent critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to keep multiple projects and client engagements active at once
  • Comfort with ambiguity and ability to navigate uncertainty
  • Proven team player skills with ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent business, and technical writing
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Strong time management skills

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
  • 7+ years of experience in power systems engineering roles
  • Experience or familiarity with PSS/E, TARA, DSATools, Aspen, and other transmission analysis tools


How we support you:
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Generous PTO and paid holidays
  • MyShare Employee ownership program
  • Work with industry leaders
  • 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)
  • Flexible Work including hybrid and remote possibilities based on position.


Location: This position is open to Remote US

Travel: Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)

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