Position Overview The Engineering Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of engineers, designers, and project coordinators supporting Qualus's New Business Utility projects. This role oversees the execution of customer-driven electric distribution designs associated with residential developments, commercial service requests, mixed-use developments, EV infrastructure, agricultural loads, and other new customer connections. The Engineering Supervisor ensures safe, high-quality, and timely project delivery while maintaining compliance with Utility standards, regulatory requirements, and company objectives.
This position serves as the primary leader for a designated engineering team, driving performance, customer satisfaction, employee development, operational efficiency, and financial results.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers, designers, and project coordinators supporting New Business Utility projects.
- Manage employee performance through coaching, performance evaluations, development planning, and ongoing feedback.
- Foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Oversee the design and delivery of electric distribution projects from intake through construction release, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget objectives are achieved.
- Balance workload, staffing, and resources across multiple project portfolios while meeting client expectations and service-level agreements (SLAs).
- Serve as a primary point of contact to client leadership and project stakeholders, building strong relationships and supporting effective communication.
- Lead resolution of project escalations, technical challenges, and schedule-related issues.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance related to electric distribution design, overhead and underground facilities, service extensions, joint utility coordination, distribution capacity improvements, and residential and commercial developments ensuring compliance with GO-95 requirements, Utility standards, company procedures, and engineering best practices.
- Review engineering deliverables and support quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) initiatives to maintain high-quality project outcomes.
- Monitor and improve key performance indicators, including production, cycle time, quality, customer satisfaction, utilization, and financial performance.
- Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency, scalability, and overall service delivery.
- Manage team financial performance, including revenue, margin, utilization, and forecasting.
- Support operational planning and strategic growth initiatives.
- Assist with proposal development, staffing plans and business expansion opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field preferred.
- 4 -7 years of electric utility engineering experience.
- 2 years of leadership, supervisory, or project management experience.
- Experience supporting Utility electric distribution programs strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of electric distribution design principles and utility construction practices.
- Strong understanding of overhead and underground distribution systems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams in a high-volume production environment.
- Strong communication, organizational, and client-facing skills.
- Previous leadership experience within Qualus's New Business, Electric Distribution, or Major Projects programs.
- Working knowledge of:
- SAP
- O alc Pro
- EES
- GIS/WebViewer
- AutoCAD and/orMicroStation
- Other utility-specific design software platforms
- Experience managing remote and geographically dispersed teams.
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Benefits & CompensationQualus offers a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, which may include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage, Retirement Savings Plans (including employer matching where applicable), Flexible Spending and/or Health Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Company Holidays. Benefits offerings may vary based on position, work location, and eligibility requirements.The compensation range for this position is provided in accordance with applicable laws and market practices. The final base salary offered may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, internal equity, performance, and business needs. Compensation ranges are subject to change at the Company's discretion and as permitted by applicable law.
