Electrical Engineering Manager - Generation (Exec 2)

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle's electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.

The Electrical Engineering Manager provides management and leadership direction for Generation Operations & Engineering’s electrical engineering unit. The position serves as a key member of the management team. The position has four direct reports, and an overall staff of 19 represented Engineers plus administrative and student engineering staff. The Manager has responsibility for oversight of the electrical work of the Generation Engineering Unit which provides professional and technical services in support of our 700 MW Skagit Hydroelectric Project, the 1050 MW Boundary Hydroelectric Project, and 46 MW Cedar Falls/Tolt Hydroelectric Projects.

Successful candidates must demonstrate their commitment to and involvement in activities that create and sustain a workforce free of racism and discrimination and that values multiculturalism and diversity as a workforce and community asset.

This position reports directly to the Engineering & Technology Operations Director.

• Provide management and leadership direction to twenty-two (22) full-time employees who plan, develop and maintain the electric power systems for City Light’s hydroelectric generation facilities

• Participate in the oversight of the Generation Operations & Engineering $55M Capital Improvement Project (CIP) annual budget and manage the $2.2M annual Operations & Maintenance (O&M) budget

• Provide oversight of engineering activities for 6 Hydro generating projects, including five high voltage substations, which generate and transmit more than 60% of the total power supplied to the City and serving all of City of Seattle residents and the neighboring municipalities, and connecting to both adjacent electric utility intertie partners; the Bonneville Power Administration and Puget Sound Energy. This work involves substantial policy and financial commitment on the part of the Utility and the City.

• Communicate and coordinate with other agencies such as the north American Electric Reliability Council, the Western Electric Coordinating Council, the Bonneville Power Administration, Puget Sound Energy, Tacoma Power, Snohomish PUD, and other public and private utilities including Columbia Basin Hydro Power (CBHP), Boise Kuna Irrigation District’s Lucky Peak Power Plant Project, Pend Oreille County PUD, and Avista Utilities

• Represent Generation as the lead Subject Matter Expert in all compliance matters affecting the Engineering & Technology Operations Division, provide technical expertise both related to the NERC/WECC Reliability standards, as well NERC/WECC Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards

• Provide lead directions to the entire electrical engineering staff to ensure that we meet our 20-year vision as well as the 6-year CIP plan to keep the hydro generating facilities operating. Respond to workload changes annually to meet developing conditions in the plants

• Actively participate in the preparation of capital improvement plans for the planning and design of new electrical facilities and existing hydro generation facilities, Overhaul of (21) synchronous hydro generators, Governor and excitation controls, replacement of large power transformers, high-voltage circuit breakers and other high and medium voltage equipment, replacement and upgrade of fiber-optic, microwave, mobile radio