Sr Manager, Engineering & Design; Transmission & Substation - Relay & Protection

Responsibilities

Leads and directs personnel and the activities of the Com Ed Transmission & Substations:
Relay and Protection Engineering, Project Engineering and Design departments to optimize the engineering and design activities ensuring adherence to internal practices, standards and business requirements.

• Understanding the technical and financial responsibilities and impacts, leads the department in engineering and design basis of Relay and Protection, equipment and systems used on the Transmission & Distribution system.
• Ensures consistent application of design practices across the system and coordinate feedback on required design and standards application changes.
• Ensures the team designs, coordinates and timely executes subject area projects and programs defined by the various Investment Categories.
• Ensures that regular analysis of subject area operational data is performed and response to internal customers (Ex: OCC, TCE, TSO, SCADA/COMM) application needs are timely evaluated and addressed in a forward‑looking manner.
• Ensures consistent application and compliance of regulatory and Exelon OT requirements across R&P department.
• Enhance and maintain the practice to ensure all team members are well balanced in work assignments, initiatives and department goals.
• Assist in the development and effective implementation of strategic initiatives.
• Assure the focus and attainment of business goals and objectives.
• Develop and maintain an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and high productivity.
• Position may be required to work extended hours for coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

• Manages diverse and/or specialized disciplines of functions, which have significant operational or financial impact on the company to achieve Exelon's safety, reliability and performance goals.
• Functionally focused balancing a mix of day‑to‑day operations and policy with strategic planning. Provides direction on core philosophies to the Company. Makes decisions on key business activities, which have a direct impact on the department and operations with indirect impact on other departments across the company.
• Manage and direct budget and plan for system initiatives that are implemented across multiple departments.
• Develop and maintain an environment that fosters a high‑performance culture and a learning organization. Leads team in promoting diversity. Serves as a change agent for business initiatives and assures the human element is understood and considered. Assure timely recognition of employee contributions.
• Provide leadership to and development of the management team. Provide accurate and timely feedback regarding performance and operations. Conduct performance planning and appraisals. Identify opportunities for growth and learning.
• Establish, maintain and improve relationships with other departments in Exelon and outside.
• Facilitates open and honest communication with staff. Assures that upward communication is integrated into the process, including employee concerns and complaints. Develop methods to assess communication effectiveness and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

• Reports to the Director of Transmission and Substations Engineering and is responsible for the safe work performance of an organization of ~45 employees, consisting of 4 E04 Managers and 40 professionals.
• Responsible for all of the company’s electric transmission and substation Relay and Protection requirements covering a service territory of over 11,000 square miles including 3.6 million customers.
• Responsible for sponsoring capital investment projects and the execution of approved Relay & Protection projects and programs.
• Responsible for continuous improvement in Relay & Protection compliance posture towards regulatory and internal standards and requirements.
• Provides input into maintenance planning and is responsible for execution of preventive, corrective, and reliability maintenance expenditures associated with Relay & Protection equipment at/for Transmission and Distribution Substations.
• Responsible for the environmental stewardship of subject area equipment in an effort to minimize…