Gen Mgr, NRL&P

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Request to Recruit Position Title Gen Mgr, NRL&P Working Location (City, State) Boone, NC Faculty Rank No Provide Rank Position Number 052071 Department Facilities Operations - Associate VC Facilities Management - 410110

Description of University Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference.

As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

Position Summary Information Minimum Qualifications The General Manager for NRLP requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Electrical Engineering. A degree in Business Administration should include concentrated course work in accounting, finance, business law, and management. An engineering degree should have a concentration in design with additional coursework in management and personnel administration. The manager must be from one of these two disciplines and have the ability to develop staff with supportive strengths.

Prefer 10-15 years of progressive experience in management within a utility. License/Certification Required For Business Administration degree; CPA license preferred For Electrical Engineering; PE license preferred. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Electrical Engineering. A degree in Business Administration should include concentrated course work in accounting, finance, business law, and management. An engineering degree should have a concentration in design with additional coursework in management and personnel administration.

Prefer 10-15 years of progressive experience in management within a utility. CPA license preferred and for Electrical Engineering; PE license preferred.

The primary purpose of the New River Light and Power Company ( NRLP ) is to provide electrical service to Appalachian State University, the Town of Boone, and all customers within the territorial boundaries assigned to the utility by the North Carolina Utilities Commission ( NCUC ). NRLP is charged with the responsibility of providing reliable, efficient, and cost justified rates in its operations as a public utility.

As an extended arm of the University, NRLP has the goal of providing a positive public utility and a public relations link between the University and the Boone Community as well as providing financial support to the University’s Endowment Fund through operational margins. The manager is charged with the total responsibility and accountability for all activities of NRLP . Work includes the performances of twenty-six employees to ensure that all operations are properly planned, managed, supervised, and directed in providing quality electrical service to all customers in the most efficient and equitable manner.

The manager is the official representative for the utility with the industrial and financial communities; public and governmental regulatory agencies.

The manager is directly…