What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Engineering Standards (Electric Utility) position at Liberty Utilities?
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN), parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility. AQN is committed to providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy and water solutions through our portfolio of utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada.
At Algonquin, our vision is to be the most trusted utility service provider in North America – a premium regulated utility, known for our customer focus, commitment to sustainability, and strong community partnerships. Our employees are at the heart of that vision. We believe that when people are empowered to learn, grow, and contribute their ideas, we can achieve remarkable results together.
We are building a culture that values integrity, inclusivity, and innovation. By joining Algonquin, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy and water, while creating long-term value for our customers, communities, employees, and shareholders.
- Facilitate teams of subject matter authorities to build and coordinate policies and procedures governing all aspects of Standards and Line Design Engineering tasks.
- Prioritize and allocate resources to achieve established strategies.
- Plans, assigns, trains, and instructs the work of other professionals in engineering.
- Operate under limited guidance while weighing and evaluating multiple, complex factors requiring a high degree of judgement, analytical ability, and problem solving.
- Establish good electric utility management practices and processes and ensure they are adopted by all staff and contractors.
- Direct, coordinate, and review budgets and actuals, providing staff direction and guidance on future objectives and goals.
- Be an experienced, knowledgeable resource for new and less experienced staff within the Standards Engineering Department.
- Provide general guidance and training for non-subject matter specialists.
- Cultivate, develop, and maintain positive working relationships with manager, supervisors, employees, and other partners to gain their collaboration and support.
- Train and develop potential management staff for flawless management succession.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- 7 years of electic utility industry experience
- Customer Centric
- Integrity
- Entrepreneurial
- Teamwork
- Owner mindset
- Outcome focused
- Continuous learning
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