Transmission Program Manager

First Energy at a Glance

We are a forward‑thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. First Energy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, First Energy includes one of the nation's largest investor‑owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid‑Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

This is an open position with First Energy Service Co., a subsidiary of First Energy Corp. All employees who apply for a posted position must notify their supervisors that they have applied. Employees who have not been in their current positions for at least one year or who are in a position with specific requirements beyond one year must obtain approval from their supervisor before applying.

The selected candidate may be offered a position within the same job family, at a level that is lower than what was posted. This will be determined based upon the results of the interview process which considers the candidate’s skills, work history, experience level, and other relevant qualifications.

This position is responsible for developing, managing, monitoring and controlling transmission line maintenance programs to ensure they safely achieve the program deliverables within the approved scope, cost and schedule.

• Developing new, or managing existing, transmission line related programs to ensure the reliability of transmission line assets and infrastructure.
• Developing program documents, program specifications, bid documents and conducting pre‑bid meetings with qualified bidders.
• Working directly with Supply Chain personnel to competitively bid program work and award contracts.
• Reviewing program and contract budgets for adequacy, completeness, and other requirements and assuring that required budgets exist to support planned work.
• Focusing on monitoring program scope and, upon proper approvals, incorporating changes/revisions as required.
• Providing program status (scope, budget and schedule progress) and identifying issues requiring management involvement for resolution.
• Obtaining input and concurrence from affected OPCOs to support the proposed schedule and resource requirements; reviewing and approving program plans.
• Validating that project estimates are appropriately developed and maintained for close‑out reconciliation.
• Overseeing the activities of consultants and contractors for safety and quality assurance, including preparation of incident‑reporting documentation.
• Providing input for development of the Transmission Line Services capital project portfolio.
• Coordinating capital project revisions with project development.
• Tracking financials (budget, forecast, and accruals) for capital and O&M programmatic expenses.
• Tracking multiple projects and programmatic tasks simultaneously.
• Supporting emergency response transmission line restorations.
• Identifying and coordinating needed outages to safely execute the work.
• Securing qualified field inspectors to oversee contractors’ daily field work activities.
• Monitoring contractor resource levels and work product.
• Understanding the terms of the contract and associated documentation of services under the contract/purchase order. Prior to mobilization to the site, conducting a pre‑construction meeting with contractor supervisory personnel to review all aspects of the program scope, scheduled facility outages, completion of reports and reporting protocol.
• Communicating with and reviewing property‑owner complaints. Working with contractor and/or Corporate Claims personnel to reach fair and reasonable settlements related to crop damage, land disturbance, land restoration, etc.
• Managing the quality assurance and control program, including identification of quality requirements and approval process for contractors’ required documentation.
• Communicating program goals, priorities, decisions and project updates to OPCO and T&SS…