T&D Innovation & Asset Management Lead

Are you a data‑driven leader passionate about shaping the future of utility infrastructure? Tacoma Power is seeking an experienced and innovative data professional to join our Innovation & Asset Management (IAM) team and modernize our transmission and distribution systems. This position focuses on Asset Management as the T&D Asset Management Lead, playing a pivotal part in helping Tacoma Power make the right decisions for our rate payers.

As the T&D Asset Management Lead, you will be the key driver behind our T&D Asset Management program. You will lead a team of three data analysts, setting the strategic vision and roadmap for how we leverage data to make informed, data‑driven decisions. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and strategic thinking to build and maintain the models and systems that guide our asset renewal and replacement programs.

You will harness new data, including information from our advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), to create complex models. Your work will improve the efficiency of our data processes through automation and provide critical insights that directly impact T&D's risk exposure and budget priorities.

• Lead, mentor, and guide a team of three asset management staff.
• Direct and coordinate asset management projects, ensuring quality and alignment with strategic goals.
• Gather feedback from internal customers and collaborate with consultants to enhance our programs.

• Develop and maintain a strategic 3-5 year roadmap and a 1-year work plan for the team.
• Work with senior and executive leadership to align asset management priorities with T&D's critical facilities and budget.
• Synthesize asset risk and financial forecasts to ensure our vision is aligned and actionable.

• Develop new models to process new data sources including advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) data, informing maintenance and replacement decisions.
• Lead the team in improving data capture and building predictive models to support data‑driven asset replacement.
• Perform complex analysis and forecasting to evaluate the effectiveness of current maintenance practices.
• Automate data processes and run models to analyze trends over time, providing insights into T&D’s risk exposure.

• Lead the communication of our work, progress, and metrics to both technical and non‑technical audiences through reports, interactive dashboards, and presentations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, supporting team members with complex data analysis tasks, including data cleaning and code problem‑solving.

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, computer science, economics, statistics, mathematics or a directly related field.

• 4 years of experience in statistical analysis, data modelling or data analytics, including 1 year in a senior, lead and/or supervisory role.

• Some positions may require annual training and a comprehensive personal risk assessment (background check) prior to employment and every five years thereafter as required by federal regulatory requirements (NERC‑CIP).