Job Description

Description

Be a part of something powerful at America's leading energy provider!

At Exelon, our people are the heart and soul of our business. Whether it's powering lives, supporting communities or collaborating with colleagues, an Exelon employee is talented, compassionate, forward-thinking and inspired. We are a Fortune 200 company united by our values and shared vision for a cleaner and brighter future. We encourage curiosity, value diverse perspectives and we never stop looking for ways to be, work and do better. We know the future is in our hands. That's why we're looking for people like you, who have the power to make a difference.

As the nation's largest utility company, we serve more than 10 million customers through six fully regulated transmission and distribution utilities -- Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). All 18,000 of us are committed to delivering safe, reliable and affordable energy to our customers, strengthening our communities, supporting a clean energy future and reducing our impact on the changing climate.

Our people are empowered to evolve and advance their careers in an open and inclusive environment. We pride ourselves on being the kind of place where people want to come, stay and grow -- whether that's in the role and path they start in or in new and exciting career opportunities across our business. We know that investing in our employees' futures strengthens ours, which is why we offer competitive compensation, incentives, opportunities for career path changes, and health and retirement benefits.
 

Primary Purpose

 This position is a direct report to the Director – Transmission Lines & Services. Continually assesses the effectiveness of the T & S organization. Supervises management personnel including performance reviews, coaching, and performance management. Identifies performance gaps and develops appropriate programs to achieve "best in class" status. Develops, monitors, analyzes and audits the department’s budgets, recommends work priorities and ensuring that the work plan is executed in support of department goals and objectives. Provides field technical support in the area of Transmission & Distribution Logistics. Administers the Collective Bargaining Agreement consistent with T&S and ComEd / PECO labor strategy. Develops and maintains an environment that promotes employee safety, diversity and high productivity. Departmental activities include load securement, rigging, heavy machine operations, personal protective equipment, and heavy hauling services. Develops and maintains business continuity plans and emergency response organizational staffing. Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

Primary Duties and Accountabilities

1 KPI Performance Management – 10%

Identifies performance gaps resulting from Root Cause Investigations and Utility Best Practices. Develops appropriate performance improvement plans and monitors execution to assure the highest levels of customer service and to achieve Exelon’s safety, reliability and performance goals.

 2 Financial – 15%

Oversees the development, monitors, and analyzes the Departmental budgets and work plans. Provides guidance in work activities directed at achievement of business plans and objectives. Manages and adjusts departmental spending to achieve capital and maintenance targets.

3 Technical – 30%

Provides field technical support in the area of Transmission & Distribution Logistics to develop solutions for. Provide oversight and support implementation of business unit strategies to ensure alignment with T&D process; integration with Engineering technology strategies, operational reliability, construction and maintenance work activities, project management and regulatory requirements. Repair and service offerings; system code and stocking level recommendations; Priority 10 and 20 work and daily execution; work week management material availability; logistics planning; and implementation of the service level agreements. Includes review yearly work plans, special project needs, material requirements, vendor support, service requirements and work expansion opportunities to increase overall value to the customers.

4 Work Management Alignment – 15%

Performs work prioritization, process adherence and resource allocation functions. Assists with and in support of the prioritization of corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance tasks and projects for Transmission & Distribution Departments. Executes work in accordance with EED Work Management policies, programs and processes.

5 Labor Relations – 10%

Guides work activities within the framework of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and resolves contractual concerns. Facilitates grievance resolution with local union representatives. Develops and maintains an environment that fosters a high-performance culture and a learning organization. Coordinates training and development activities.

6 Manager – 20%

Manages direct reports typically First Line Supervisors. Conducts goal setting and performance reviews. Develops, mentors, and performance manages direct reports

JOB SCOPE

• Reports to the Manager T&S Substations and is responsible for the continuous assessment of the Regional T & S organization in the areas of productivity, resource utilization, adherence to standards and work practices, implementation of root cause investigation corrective actions, and performance indicator analysis. Maintains effective internal business controls by conducting audits, self-assessments, and investigations.
• Takes action and makes decisions with minimal guidance.
• Enforces performance goals and expectations, coaches, mentors and provides feedback to direct reports.
• Responsible for the environmental stewardship of substations facilities in an effort to minimize the impact on the surrounding community and natural resources.
• Develops, implements, and monitors consistency of labor strategies involving employees covered under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Negotiates grievance hearings.
• Has responsibility to develop the budget recommendations and once approved monitor and adjust the local budget based on spending shifts and work plan adjustments.
• Monitors and performs gap analysis on the planning, implementation and execution of maintenance and reliability programs. Monitors and reviews performance to schedule on capital projects.
• Responsible for the substation maintenance associated with Exelon Nuclear Power Plants and emergency & planned outage support of electrical equipment internal to the plant.
• Actions have direct impact on reliability and customer satisfaction goals, the transmission revenue stream, the generation revenue stream of Exelon, and the public, political, and regulatory opinion of Exelon.
• Responsible for the organization's response to emergent activities, catastrophic events and storms.
• Responsible for periodic departmental call duty and assuming the responsibilities of the Manager.
• Builds strategic alignment with ComEd / PECO management through regular contact with T&S team, TSO/OCC shift managers, local union representatives, employees of ComEd / PECO and of other Exelon business units (Exelon Nuclear, Transmission Operations C&PM, Engineering, and ESO). Other contacts include co-generation customers, substation and transmission equipment vendors and various municipal organizations (fire, police etc). Direct Reports: 6 or less Indirect Reports: 0 Total Budget: $0

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education Bachelor's degree AND 8 -10 years industry experience, or in lieu of bachelor's degree, minimum 12 years industry experience
• Experience At least 8 years of industry experience in various engineering, construction or operating assignments. o Previous supervisory/managerial experience and knowledge of operating and construction work practices
• Certifications/Licenses Valid driver's license o Successful completion of Supervisory Assessment.
• Knowledge - Understanding of regulatory issues, T&D operating, maintenance & construction work practices, and utility collective bargaining agreements.
• Skills Ability to lead in a high-performance culture, including coaching and facilitating o Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, build consensus, establish trust, and foster culture change. o Demonstrated ability to support and enforce safe work behaviors; this requires working knowledge of safety rules and work practices.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education-Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• Experience- Electric industry background in the construction, maintenance and troubleshooting of transmission & substation equipment and systems.
• Certifications/Licenses-Ability to pass necessary Nuclear badging criteria
• Knowledge -in-depth technical understanding of transmission and substation components and system protection devices and schemes. o Familiarity with collective bargaining agreements with local unions.
• Skills -Troubleshooting of substation equipment and/or system protection operations o Demonstrated business and utility financial acumen, customer awareness, and ability to create value. o Demonstrated ability to develop and implement process enhancements and efficiencies including technology and performance.