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Opportunity Profile
Team Lead, Shift Security
The Team Lead, Shift Security provides districtwide leadership for OPPD's security operations to ensure the protection of employees, facilities, visitors, and critical assets. This role partners closely with leadership to provide clarity, set priorities, and guide coordination across teams. The Team Lead oversees contracted security services, performs threat assessments, conducts investigations, and implements mitigation strategies that strengthen OPPD's overall security posture. This position requires strong case management capabilities, effective team guidance, operational coordination across office, field, and generation plant environments, and the ability to build trusted relationships with internal partners, external agencies, and contracted security personnel.
The Impact You Will Have
Leadership & Managerial Support
Serve as a trusted partner to formal leadership by setting priorities, guiding team coordination, and providing clarity on security expectations.
Informally coach peers to strengthen leadership behaviors and reinforce OPPD's values.
Cultivate a positive, inclusive, and effective team environment to support top quartile engagement.
Security Operations & Oversight
Provide districtwide oversight for all security operations, including contracted security services.
Conduct ongoing risk assessments and threat evaluations, implementing mitigation strategies as needed.
Maintain case management records to ensure detailed tracking and resolution of security concerns.
Investigations & Reporting
Conduct and support internal and external investigations into security matters.
Perform field investigations and coordinate effectively with law enforcement and the public.
Prepare detailed security plans and comprehensive documentation of investigative processes.
Collaboration & Relationship Building
Collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and industry experts to deliver integrated security solutions.
Build and maintain trusted relationships that strengthen OPPD¿' security posture.
Provide guidance during security planning and investigations, promoting best practices across departments.
Required Experience
What You Will Bring
Experience conducting or supporting security investigations, including field-based assessments.
Case management experience (1 to 3 years), including documentation and resolution tracking of security incidents.
Leadership experience (1 to 3 years) providing guidance, coordination, or oversight of staff or contracted personnel.
Experience working in environments that require rapid decision making and communication with multiple stakeholders.
Preferred Experience
Experience overseeing contracted security services or managing third party security vendors.
Prior work coordinating with law enforcement, emergency response teams, or regulatory partners.
Experience performing risk assessments, threat evaluations, or developing security mitigation plans.
Background working in industrial, utility, or critical infrastructure environments.
Salary/Wage
Salary Grade: S4
Foundation: $90,759
Midpoint: $113,449
The OPPD Difference
Our Culture & Mission
At Omaha Public Power District, everything starts with people. Our teams, our communities, and the customer owners who count on us. As the 12th largest public power utility in the U.S., we serve more than 900,000 people across 13 counties, and we take that responsibility seriously.
We lead with integrity, support one another, and do what is right because how we serve matters just as much as what we deliver. Our goal is simple: provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy today and for generations to come.
We create power with purpose. Your work here has real impact on families, the environment, and on the future of energy. And we believe great ideas can come from anywhere.
If you want to be part of a team that takes care of the community and the people who serve it, you are in the right place. We back up our mission by taking care of our employees, too, which is why our benefits are among the most comprehensive and competitive in the region.
Ready to apply?
When you apply, be sure your resume highlights the skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role. Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before August 3, 2026.
EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability
Recruiter: Patique Collins - pncollins@oppd.com
Team Lead, Shift Security
The Team Lead, Shift Security provides districtwide leadership for OPPD's security operations to ensure the protection of employees, facilities, visitors, and critical assets. This role partners closely with leadership to provide clarity, set priorities, and guide coordination across teams. The Team Lead oversees contracted security services, performs threat assessments, conducts investigations, and implements mitigation strategies that strengthen OPPD's overall security posture. This position requires strong case management capabilities, effective team guidance, operational coordination across office, field, and generation plant environments, and the ability to build trusted relationships with internal partners, external agencies, and contracted security personnel.
The Impact You Will Have
Leadership & Managerial Support
Serve as a trusted partner to formal leadership by setting priorities, guiding team coordination, and providing clarity on security expectations.
Informally coach peers to strengthen leadership behaviors and reinforce OPPD's values.
Cultivate a positive, inclusive, and effective team environment to support top quartile engagement.
Security Operations & Oversight
Provide districtwide oversight for all security operations, including contracted security services.
Conduct ongoing risk assessments and threat evaluations, implementing mitigation strategies as needed.
Maintain case management records to ensure detailed tracking and resolution of security concerns.
Investigations & Reporting
Conduct and support internal and external investigations into security matters.
Perform field investigations and coordinate effectively with law enforcement and the public.
Prepare detailed security plans and comprehensive documentation of investigative processes.
Collaboration & Relationship Building
Collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and industry experts to deliver integrated security solutions.
Build and maintain trusted relationships that strengthen OPPD¿' security posture.
Provide guidance during security planning and investigations, promoting best practices across departments.
Required Experience
What You Will Bring
Experience conducting or supporting security investigations, including field-based assessments.
Case management experience (1 to 3 years), including documentation and resolution tracking of security incidents.
Leadership experience (1 to 3 years) providing guidance, coordination, or oversight of staff or contracted personnel.
Experience working in environments that require rapid decision making and communication with multiple stakeholders.
Preferred Experience
Experience overseeing contracted security services or managing third party security vendors.
Prior work coordinating with law enforcement, emergency response teams, or regulatory partners.
Experience performing risk assessments, threat evaluations, or developing security mitigation plans.
Background working in industrial, utility, or critical infrastructure environments.
Salary/Wage
Salary Grade: S4
Foundation: $90,759
Midpoint: $113,449
The OPPD Difference
Our Culture & Mission
At Omaha Public Power District, everything starts with people. Our teams, our communities, and the customer owners who count on us. As the 12th largest public power utility in the U.S., we serve more than 900,000 people across 13 counties, and we take that responsibility seriously.
We lead with integrity, support one another, and do what is right because how we serve matters just as much as what we deliver. Our goal is simple: provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy today and for generations to come.
We create power with purpose. Your work here has real impact on families, the environment, and on the future of energy. And we believe great ideas can come from anywhere.
If you want to be part of a team that takes care of the community and the people who serve it, you are in the right place. We back up our mission by taking care of our employees, too, which is why our benefits are among the most comprehensive and competitive in the region.
Ready to apply?
When you apply, be sure your resume highlights the skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role. Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before August 3, 2026.
EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability
Recruiter: Patique Collins - pncollins@oppd.com
- PLEASE NOTE** - Your application has not been submitted unless you have applied for a specific requisition. If you have not chosen a specific opening, your application will remain in 'DRAFT' form and will not be viewed by our Human Capital staff.
Salary : $90,759 - $113,449