Engineering Manager

Salary

Salary Grade: G04
Minimum: $104,766
Midpoint: $141,434
Maximum: $178,102

Directs and manages a team involved in the design and construction of transmission, distribution, operation, and maintenance activities; manages, trains, and directs engineers and technical personnel and provides administrative support to management; manages an engineering and technical team that works on specific engineering projects from inception through completion; and is responsible for the execution of goals, programs, and projects within an engineering functional unit or section.

• Plans, coordinates, supervises, and directs engineers and technical staff.
• Administers contracts for a wide array of projects, professional services, outside services, materials, and equipment.
• Holds employees accountable to complete all projects in a timely and professional manner, while promoting a safe working environment.
• Oversees and is accountable for the overall budget for the department.
• Responsible for capital project development and 20‑year capital planning for areas of the department.
• Responsible for technical review of design and work product to ensure compliance with codes, rules and regulations, policies, and standards for all work completed.
• Handles employee–related matters such as performance appraisals, technical career development, mentoring, approving absences, on‑the‑job training, and counseling.
• Recommends necessary changes in company engineering and construction standards.
• Responsible for area development of long‑range distribution, sub‑transmission, transmission, and generation planning.
• Reviews and approves design for new construction, system reliability, and maintenance.
• Provides input to job scheduling of construction activities.
• Determines engineering criteria for service to customers and users.
• Represents the company as an expert witness on electric system matters in regulatory and other administrative proceedings.
• Ensures the proper execution of training, performance appraisals, counseling, discipline, and EEO compliance.
• Supports growth of the company's revenue by working with various economic development organizations to attract business and industry to the service territory.

• Broad knowledge of engineering precedents in specialty area and in related specialty areas.
• Working knowledge of management principles.
• Ability to manage projects on time and within budget.
• Ability to explain highly complex matters and build consensus among diverse groups.
• Knowledge of construction and maintenance of electric transmission and distribution and/or power generation systems.
• Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions that require judgment, creativity, and interpersonal skills.

Minimum Education and/Or

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four‑year college or university in Engineering with seven to nine years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience related to the discipline.

Master’s degree preferred.

• Must possess a current, legally valid driver’s license and meet the company’s driving record requirements.
• Active and in good standing licensed professional engineer.
• Preference for New Mexico and/or Texas professional engineer license.

• Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write complex correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in group situations and respond to questions from customers, clients, management, and other employees of the organization.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

• Working knowledge of database, spreadsheet, and word‑processing software.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a…