Electric Utility Liaison Jobs (NOW HIRING)

The City of Shelby (population 22,000) centrally locally between Asheville and Charlotte in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina, is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Director of Electric Services. The Director of Electric Services performs complex professional and administrative work planning, organizing, and directing the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, and expansion of the electric distribution system, serving as liaison to outside agencies, and coordinating projects. Work involves setting policies and goals under the direction of the Assistant City Manager with leadership responsibilities over all personnel within the department.

Qualified applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, or related field and extensive experience within an electric utility including a minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible supervisory experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have demonstrated leadership and communication skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with municipal officials, employees, and the general public.

The City of Shelby offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including but not limited to health & dental insurance, 401K contribution, and local government retirement system participation. The pay scale is $111,633 – $140,658 annually depending on experience.

Interested applicants should complete an Employment Application located on the City of Shelby’s website at www.cityofshelby.com or on the link provided below.

• Manages and plans the activities of the electric utility system including new services, line extensions, maintenance and repairs, preventative maintenance; plans for expansion and other needs for future service.
• Recruits and selects department personnel; assigns, directs, trains, and inspects the work of staff; rewards, disciplines, coaches, counsels, and evaluates staff performance; develops staff schedules; meets with subordinate supervisors to resolve problems, set priorities, and deadlines.
• Serves as intergovernmental coordinator between electric utility interests and local, State, and Federal agencies, such as NCUC, ElectriCities, OSHA, NC811, etc.
• Coordinates major projects such as facilities development and equipment purchases; evaluates bid proposals.
• Develops and administers department operating and capital improvements budgets; controls department expenditures; provides long range planning; approves work orders, purchase requisitions, memos, letters, time sheets, electric purchases, and other documents.
• Reviews, develops, and recommends electric rates and makes recommendations to the City Manager; works with staff to develop material to offer in negotiations with non-residential customers to utilize City electric when applicable; gathers information for non-residential customers to ensure their needs are met.
• Secures and directs the services of professional consultants as required to prepare studies, develop strategies, obtain approvals to complete capital improvements, etc.
• Engages in personal contact with citizens concerning service requests and complaints; investigates and decides or recommends actions.
• Meets with non-residential customers to discuss electric needs and relay information concerning City service/policy.
• Serves on a variety of boards, commissions, and committees.
• Attends and gives recommendations to Council members at City Council meetings.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor’s degree with coursework in business administration, engineering, or related field. Extensive experience within an electric utility, or equivalent combination of education and experience is desired. Valid driver’s license in the State of North Carolina.

Comprehensive knowledge of electric utility organization and operation; thorough knowledge of the materials, methods, practices, and equipment used in the operation, maintenance, and repair of electrical and gas distribution systems; ability to plan, assign, and coordinate the work of the department; ability to prepare clear and comprehensive studies and reports; ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City officials, associates and the general public.

This is light work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and up to 10 pounds of force frequently; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, walking and pushing or pulling and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts and exposure to outdoor weather conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).