General Manager Substation Services - Transmission And Substation Services - Akron Fairlawn

Job Opportunity At FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy is a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better, and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability, and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. The reporting location can be any of the following FE facilities: Akron, OH; Greensburg, PA; Reading, PA; or Fairmont, WV. This position is accountable for leading a staff engaged in providing field engineering services and technical support for the maintenance, repair, construction, testing, and commissioning of substation equipment at substations and switchyards in a defined area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead with safety by controlling exposure for self, team, and contracted support staff through personal behaviors, knowledge of safety management systems, and field verifications.
• Actively champion human performance improvement initiatives and promote continuous learning through sharing of operating experiences, working closely with the human performance, misoperation, and inoperable equipment business leads.
• Foster a diverse and inclusive team environment where all employees are encouraged to speak up, maintain a questioning attitude, and provide input on ways to improve work practices.
• Align resources and management responsibilities to ensure the proper level of support across the transmission companies and state-based operations.
• Support efforts to build natural compliance with established regulatory requirements in substation maintenance, commissioning, and facility ratings.
• Maintain strong working relationship with FEU Substation Operations and our contractor partners.
• Oversee the continuous improvement of FirstEnergy's substation maintenance and commissioning practices.
• Strengthen existing processes and tools in substation work management and commissioning document management.
• Build fluency in the team's knowledge and adherence to the FET Project Management Lifecycle Process.