Utility Operations Manager Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

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This Opportunity:

As the Electric Utilities Group Leader, you will be responsible for building, leading, and scaling SEH's electric utilities business across the Midwest.

This includes:

• Defining the vision, strategy, and service expansion roadmap
• Growing revenue
• Establishing engineering capabilities across distribution, substation, and transmission services (overhead and underground)
• Building and leading a high-performing team
• Driving both business development and technical excellence

Key Responsibilities:

1. Build the Business

• Develop and execute a 3-year growth plan
• Identify and prioritize new service lines:
  • Distribution engineering
  • Substation engineering and planning

Transmission engineering (planning, line design, reconductoring, rebuilds)

• Additional utility services

• Establish a clear roadmap for capability expansion

2. Drive Revenue Growth

• Lead or support business development efforts
• Leverage existing relationships or build new ones
• Position SEH as a trusted partner to utilities

3. Establish Technical Capabilities

• Build or expand internal expertise in:
  • Distribution engineering
  • Substation engineering, design, and planning
  • Transmission engineering
• Ensure high-quality delivery and technical credibility

4. Build & Lead a Team

• Recruit, develop, and lead a scalable team structure
• Create clarity around roles, expectations, and performance
• Foster a culture of accountability and ownership

5. Integrate Within SEH

• Collaborate with the Mechanical/Electrical practice and broader teams
• Align with SEH's operational model (utilization, project delivery, etc.)

Translate strategy into measurable execution

Essential Qualifications:

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• Experience in electric utilities (distribution and/or substation preferred) or Experience leading or scaling multidiscipline utility engineering teams
• Experience with PLS-CADD, CYME, ETAP, etc., and physical layout standards (IEEE, NESC, RUS)
• Background in either:
  • Consulting engineering OR
  • Utility operations/engineering
• Direct experience working with:
  • Municipal utilities
  • Electric cooperatives
  • Investor-owned utilities
• Demonstrated leadership experience (formal or informal)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10+ years' experience

• Strong verbal communication and stakeholder management skills

• Strong written communication skills.

Who We Are

Better Places. Clean Water. Renewing Infrastructure. Improving Mobility. SEH is an employee-owned engineering, architectural, planning, and environmental company, offering a wide variety of services. We've been helping government, industrial, and commercial clients find solutions to complex challenges since 1927. Our 900+ employee-owners across the US unite behind our core purpose of Building a Better World for All of Us.

Base compensation is expected to be in the range of $125,000 and $175,000 based on skill set and experience. Check out our full benefits package at SEH Hiring Journey.

Due to current business and operational considerations, unable to hire employees residing in the following states at this time: AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, KY, MA, RI, VT, and PR.Candidates willing to relocate should indicate this in their application.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.

SEH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We take affirmative action to ensure that all employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply.

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