Supervising Engineer (Distribution Operation)

About Ameren Missouri

Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parentalleave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position

The Supervising Engineer (SE), Distribution Operating Technical Services role is to provide direction and develop relationships across different internal and external departments to provide safe, reliable electric service. This includes support to overall operations of the distribution system and leadership to further Ameren Missouri's grid management technologies of the future. The Supervising Engineer is required to build trust by partnering, collaborating, and leading a team of diverse stakeholders engaged in distribution activities while driving results with respect to oversight of safety programs, conforming to policies, job quality standards and operational budget responsibilities. Moreover, the SE is expected to align roles, functions and assignments with individual capabilities, development goals and company objectives all to drive strategy execution and customer reliability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Plan, lead and direct the activities of the Distribution Technical Advisor (DTA) Group
• Support the Distribution Control Office as necessary regarding all operational issues
• Develop functional goals and implement actions/initiatives that will contribute to goal achievement
• As necessary, be the Ameren representative when working with Key Accounts and critical customers
• Develop and implement high-level plans, goals, and metrics for monitoring and achieving defined performance objectives for work groups
• Collaborate with Project Management Office, Division, Substation, HUG, and System Relay personnel to stay abreast of projects and to coordinate system expansion and maintenance activities all to ensure the integrity of the sub-transmission and distribution systems
• Monitor the effectiveness of all necessary policies, processes and procedures to complete assigned tasks
• Responsible for project updates and metrics tracking, associated reporting to stakeholders and compliance with corporate and function procedures
• Assures process compliance by identifying actions and non-compliances that are inconsistent with the defined process. Establish a performance management review process to determine if projects achieved intended benefits

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college required. Professional Engineering License (PE) preferred. Five or more years of engineering experience in electric distribution operations or related experience is required. Experience in areas such as Substation, System Relay, Underground, or Overhead is preferred.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

Must be able to manage multiple projects and priorities while consistently creating a quality work product; Must be capable of using independent judgment and the ability to work through ambiguity; Ability to adapt to change is critical; Must possess good organization, prioritization, decision making, communication, and human relation skills; Proficiency with MS Office Suite; Knowledge of specific Ameren applications (e.g., ADMS, OAS, etc.); Demonstrated R&D Skills is preferred; and Ameren competencies.

Position will require on-call (after hours and weekend) responsibility.

Additional Information

Ameren's selection process includes a series of interviews and may include a leadership assessment process. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

Compensation Range:

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.