Electrical Engineering Manager

The City of Ames is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager to lead the Electrical Engineering Division of the Electric Utility, supervise personnel, and design electrical transmission and distribution facilities.

Compensation is based on the City of Ames merit salary ranges, with a median salary of $137,568 for this position. Benefits are available and can be viewed with the City’s benefits information.

• Coordinate, design, and direct electrical transmission and distribution projects.
• Prepare specifications for major materials and construction contracts.
• Request quotations and evaluate competitive bids.
• Design and recommend improvements to interconnections with other utilities, including transmission ties, substations, and metering.
• Advise on and coordinate service for industrial, commercial, and residential customers.
• Prepare and administer the Electrical Engineering Division budget and the distribution extensions and improvements budget.
• Supervise and assign work to division personnel.
• Operate a light vehicle.
• Serve as project lead and manage transmission/distribution engineering and construction contractors.

• Direct construction inspection and contract administration.
• Analyze results of electrical transmission and distribution projects.
• Design and lay out new street lighting installations.
• Participate in studies of electric loads, faults, and rates.
• Manage mapping and recording database relating to electrical system changes and additions.

Completion of a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and five years of related professional experience in utility electrical engineering. Experience in transmission design, planning, or construction is preferred.

Must be licensed as a Professional Engineer (Electrical) in the State of Iowa within six months of employment and possess a valid driver’s license.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of electrical engineering.
• Considerable knowledge of engineering objectives, purposes, methods, and practices as applied to electric utilities.
• Considerable knowledge of the current National Electrical Safety Code as it applies to electric utilities.
• Knowledge of civil engineering as applied to power line construction.
• Knowledge of total electric utility operations.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of supervision.
• Working knowledge of computers as applied to electrical engineering.
• Knowledge of all safety rules as stated in the adopted safety manual.
• Skill in interpreting field notes and diagrams.
• Skill in the design of electrical facilities and services.
• Ability to perform technical research and provide reliable advice on difficult electrical engineering problems.
• Ability to prepare and interpret engineering plans and specifications.
• Working ability to plan, schedule, supervise and evaluate the work of subordinates.
• Ability to perform advanced and complex mathematical computations and analyses.
• Ability to operate a light vehicle.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with citizens and other electric utility customers, supervisors, subordinates, other City employees, contractors, and vendors.