Manager Operations - WV Operations

First Energy

This is an open position with Mon Power, a subsidiary of First Energy Corp. [MP]

The Manager serves as a leader for the area’s 24/7/365 electric utility operations, managing a multi-functional unit comprised of Mon Power Substations.

The position is responsible and accountable for the safe and reliable delivery of electricity, in compliance with regulatory requirements and with an eye toward ensuring future sustainability of operations. It will plan, organize, direct and review activities throughout WV Operations, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory, operational, procedural, and budgetary guidelines.

This position will provide leadership consistent with our core values, holding safety, DE&I, ethical and compliant behavior, stewardship and customers service as essential to success. This position will lead, direct, and provide technical expertise and guidance to the operational groups managed, including essential personnel required to respond to and react to a variety of emergency / urgent situations. It requires significant field and administrative responsibilities.

• Foster a high-performing safety culture where employees own, promote, and reinforce safe behaviors and feel empowered to speak up.

• Establish and develop substantive working relationships with peers, staff and union leadership, and create an environment and implement changes where needed to enhance First Energy’s Core Values and Behaviors, foster a learning organization in which employees feel empowered to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and think creatively.

• Initiate and monitor implementation of appropriate safety and environmental safeguards in accordance with applicable regulations and professional practice to ensure that employee, community, and environmental hazards and impacts of operational activities are eliminated or reduced to acceptable risk levels.

• Serve as a member of the management team and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, priorities, policies, procedures, project prioritization and problem resolution.

• Plan, organize, control, integrate and evaluate the work of the operational groups. Compile and assess data to review progress of work. Review and advise staff at various phases of work and provide support as needed.

• Work with director, other managers, and collaborate with corporate partners/groups to establish and achieve milestones and appropriate benchmarking measures for safety, reliability, customer service, financial performance, and compliance.

• Interpret and apply collective bargaining agreements and company policies where they apply.

• Respond to formal regulatory authority inquiries.

• Oversee preparation and subsequent control of area budget for personnel, material, equipment, construction, operations and maintenance.

• Plan, organize, develop and monitor the performance of assigned supervisors and staff, establishing performance requirements and personal development targets, monitor performance and provide direction for performance improvement and development.

• Engage with employees and union leadership to create a culture of inclusion and teamwork.

• Recommend appropriate staffing levels and actively promote developmental assignments for high potential employees to ensure adequate succession and career development opportunities.

• Coordinate response efforts and assist in the emergency outage restoration process.

• Highly motivated and approachable leader, with a demonstrated track record of safe operations excellence and people leadership.

• Functions both independently and as part of a team and can communicate, promote, and drive positive change and continuous improvement.

• Demonstrated learning agility and ability to develop technical acumen and working knowledge of the Control system within WV and MD Operations.

• Seven years’ experience in the electric utility industry highly preferred – distribution engineering, transmission, line construction, maintenance practices, including performance in a leadership capacity. Equivalent training and…