Description

Please Note:

This is a reposted opportunity. Candidates who applied during the previous advertisement period (August 15, 2025 - April 15, 2026) are currently under consideration and will not be eligible to reapply. 
This opportunity is posted until filled - Candidates are encouraged to apply early as this posting may close at any time without notice on or after May 15, 2026 
 

This posting intends to fill one (1) regular full-time position and establish an eligibility list that may be used to fill permanant or limited-term vacancies for the next 24 months. 

Every day at SMUD, we deliver power to more than 1.5 million customers throughout the Sacramento area. As a community-owned, not-for-profit electric service, we have been providing low-cost, reliable electricity for over 75 years. We are a recognized industry leader and award winner for our innovative energy efficiency programs, renewable power technologies, and for our sustainable solutions for a healthier environment. Through the efforts of the 2,400 people that power us, we work 24/7 to keep the lights on and provide our customers with innovative energy solutions. We're one of the region's largest employers, with a reputation for attracting, developing, and retaining some of the most talented employees around.

Employee Benefits:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Retirement through Public Employees Retirement System
• 457 and 401(k) plans available
• Flexible Savings Account
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Employee and Spouse Life Insurance
   

Purpose
To provide leadership, management and accountability for the effective production of multi-functional work teams and processes involved in planning, construction, maintenance and new services in SMUDs Substations Distribution and Transmission Substation infrastructure. To manage SMUDs Substations and substation infrastructure to include recommendations of capital as well as maintenance and operations investments, budget development, scheduling, resource allocation, design, construction and startup operations.

Nature and Scope
Assists in the development, implementation and managing of department goals, objectives, policies and priorities in partnership with the department manager, selects, trains, motivates, evaluates and develops subordinate personnel and ensures that department strategic objectives and priorities are achieved and coordinated with other departments. The role is required to attend, present and/or lead at Board, executive, team, customer, community, and one-on-one meetings; in person, as needed.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, management and accountability to ensure that SMUD's transmission and distribution substation infrastructure has the required capacity, maintenance, and reliability using specialized technical and professional electrical engineering expertise and provides direction for a multi-functional staff by developing and modifying work processes that meet standards of safety and economy; assuring high quality work in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of efficient facilities through integration of the multi-functional activities required for all Substation projects from initial planning through budget development, scheduling, resource allocation, engineering design, document management, construction and startup operation.
• Responsible for implementing innovations in design, equipment, and materials in the Substation lines of business. As SMUD expert in substations, identifies and evaluates industry best practices as identified by industry experts to be incorporated in the SMUDs infrastructure.
• Directs the work of subordinates in a multi-functional unit (Distribution System Engineers (Principal, Senior, and Associate), Distribution Designer III and IV, Civil Designer, Civil Engineers (Principal, Senior, or Associate), Engineering Specialist, Senior Drafting Technician, Drafting Technician, Inspector, Construction Management Inspector, Substation Electricians, Electrical Technicians, Protection Engineers, Land Agent) and maintains staffing levels and work quality in order to meet defined objectives and assigned unit responsibility by interpreting and executing SMUD policies and procedures that affect subordinate units; recommending modifications to operating policies; overseeing and evaluating work through subordinate supervisors or experienced lead employees who exercise independence in their assignments; hiring, conducting disciplinary investigations and making recommendations up to and including termination, implementing Positive Discipline, training, coaching, mentoring and developing subordinates; advising units on tasks and operations as required to solve complex problems; ensuring staff safety and prevention of personal injury and equipment loss; and acting to ensure project and operational schedules and budgets are met. To ensure that work functions in area of responsibility comply with SMUD policies, practices and procedures and that operating objectives in area of responsibility are met within expected timing, budgetary, quantity, accuracy, safety and quality standards.
• Supervises and manages the development and implementation of work processes, policies and procedures and the direction and management of the activity related to planning, design, construction and maintenance of SMUDs Substations, including the negotiation, execution and administration of contracts, as needed, in response to SMUD and customer needs.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsibility for developing and administering the budget for the assigned liens of business) by monitoring unit budget expenditures against plan; identifying and reconciling budget anomalies; monitoring and revising schedules, expenditures and assignments as warranted; reviewing end-of-year budget results; developing unit budget recommendations for the next fiscal year; and participating in the review of preliminary business unit budget recommendations.
• Provides timely performance management for assigned subordinate personnel in conjunction with Resource Center Supervisors and Superintendent.
• Develops and maintains team relationships with internal clients, including managers, process supervisors, project managers, resource supervisors, resource superintendent and others, and with developers, customers and outside agencies to maximize productivity, open and continuing communications and achievement of work objectives.
• Personally accountable for due diligence in ensuring adherence to established SMUD safety policies, Federal, State, and local safety and hazardous waste laws, codes, and regulations; supports to established SMUD safety policies and goals through establishing specific safety behavior expectations for the sub-segment work process and managing to them; monitoring and responding to safety concerns of staff, contractors and customers using specific knowledge of Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations; and working with Safety, health and Environmental Services to stay abreast of safety innovation and training to ensure a safe work place and prevent injury.
• Represent SMUD on governmental, industry and professional organizations and committees and participates in forums pertaining to assigned work processes to ensure SMUD is represented in and secondary network planning, design, construction and maintenance processes are enriched by industry involvement.
• Provides support to Distribution Services and SMUD by assuming supervisory on-call responsibilities and responding effectively and efficiently in emergency situations to contribute to emergency response, service reliability, customer service and resolution of problems related to SMUD power outages.
• Assists in overseeing internal/external department projects by identifying project objectives; identifying internal/external project team; developing Request for Proposals where applicable; negotiating contract terms; developing project plans including schedule, cost, key work products and milestones; monitoring project progress and completion against plan/contract; revising schedules, scope, expenditures and assignments as warranted; reviewing work products; resolving conflicts and discrepancies; maintaining project records and files; participating in the overall review of the completed project results; and making recommendations for next steps to ensure department projects are completed within scope, budget, schedule and meet SMUD quality and policy standards.
• Performs other related duties as needed; schedules, hours and locations may fluctuate based on business needs.

Requirements

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Electrical Engineering or related field.

Required Experience Qualifications

Five (5+) or more years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in planning, design, construction, modification, or maintenance of transmission and distribution substations, including five (5+) or more years in a leadership (supervisory) role.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in the design of electrical facilities for distribution and transmission substations
• California Professional Registered Electrical Engineer

Physical Requirements

Applicants must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

On-site Work

 This role will be an on-site role that will require being in person at one of SMUD's campuses daily to complete work tasks.

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