Charlevoix - Electric Department Director

City of Charlevoix - Electric Department Director

Title: Director

FLSA: Exempt

Status: Full-time, non-union

Department: Electric Department

Reports To: City Manager

Responsible for all operations of the Electric Department, including planning, organizing and directing Electric Department employees and activities. Also responsible for performing technical engineering and related administrative work, and planning, directing, and organizing municipal construction projects. Performs liaison and staff work for the City Manager.

Must maintain a close working relationship with the City Manager, City Council, residents/ratepayers, and City staff. He/she must present a positive image of the City at all times. Although the work is generally in an office setting, he/she occasionally works outdoors in various weather conditions, near moving mechanical parts, and/or in precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions, airborne particles, and to high voltage.

He/she is required to maintain prompt response-time and regular staffing of the facilities.

• Provides management and leadership for the Electric Department by developing, implementing, managing, and reviewing objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for the department.
• Directs the preparation of design specifications, cost estimates, and inspections of electric utilities; analyzes and recommends utility rates.
• Prepares drawings and topographical and relief maps as needed.
• Plans and directs the operation and maintenance of designated fleet and facilities/buildings, including responsibility for replacement of equipment and management of improvements/upgrades.
• Prepares detailed budget recommendations (for review and approval by the City Manager and City Council) that accurately reflect the anticipated costs for Electric Department activities and assists other departments in same as budgets relate to capital projects.
• Direct capital improvement projects and monitor contractors and subcontractors performance. Prepare bids and requisitions for plant equipment, materials, supplies, and services. Manage state and federal grants for assigned engineering projects.
• Direct hiring, training, and professional development of staff; work with employees, management and unions to correct deficiencies. Revise and maintain a health and safety program that includes frequent training, regular inspections, and timely documentation and remediation of unsafe conditions and unsafe acts.
• Coordinate work of the department with that of other City departments, outside vendors, and various governmental and nongovernmental agencies, such as other utility and service providers and subcontractors, and local businesses and industries.
• Attend City Council meetings to present budgets, activity reports, plans for future activities, and other related initiatives and their impact on the City.
• Participate in and represent City interests at Michigan Public Power Agency (MPPA) and make recommendations to Council concerning future power generation and transmission issues. Attend other regional meetings to coordinate action both inside and outside the community. For example, attend MPPA/MMEA and follow through on resolutions and Council actions. Represent the City, participating in on-going and new projects and studies of power generation and transmission, load growth predictions, load duration curves, costs, renewable energy projects, etc.
  
  assuring that the Department stay current with existing and emerging State and Federal requirements.

• Perform administrative work for the City Manager in various phases of municipal operations.
• Maintain currency in applicable technical fields.

• Graduate from a college or university of recognized standing with a degree in electrical engineering or related subjects and at least eight years experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience) involving various phases of municipal electric utility management, public works design, construction, maintenance and repair activities, and have administrative experience involving a variety of municipal management activities.
• Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan is strongly preferred.

Final date to receive applications: Friday, October 31, 2025. Please submit cover letter, resume and five professional references to

The City of Charlevoix is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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