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Central Ny

Manages functional areas within a region in Distribution Line Operations. Provides leadership and direction to achieve goals and implement change. Responsibilities include safety, reliability, customer satisfaction, cost-effective resource allocation, staff selection and development, process improvement and oversight, major project management and daily field operations activities. Coordinates and participates in problem-resolution and emergency response with other functions and subject matter experts. Ensures administrative matters such as payroll, budgets, performance reviews, safety, scheduling, and work management reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner. Requires contact with the public, contractors, local government agencies and officials, other utilities, and the media. Requires extensive travel throughout region and occasional travel outside region.Develops and implements annual business plan including O&M and Capital budgets. Monitors ongoingprogress and reallocates resources as necessary to ensure goal achievement (Safety, Reliability, andCustomer Service). Manages and oversees numerous projects and/or programs concurrently, as well multiplecontracted vendors needed to execute a wide variety of projects or programs.Oversee and evaluate work processes. Identifies and implements process improvements. Creates a climateof innovation, in which ideas for process improvement are continually encouraged from within the organization.Responsible for reporting and performance tracking. for Senior Management budget analysis, KPI and mandated inspection reporting. Selects, trains, and develops personnel. Guides and appraises work of subordinates. Rewards and disciplines as appropriate. Coordinates key contract bids and awards with Procurement. Researches and resolves invoice processing and payments with Finance and Procurement. Ensures compliance with applicable rules, regulations, policies,guidelines, and safe work procedures as established.

Binghamton

Electric Field PlanningProvided day to day supervision of 20 field planners and clerks. Planned, scheduled, assigned and appraised the work of employees doing design work. Planned, organized, coordinated and controlled projects as liaison with customers, other departments, vendors, government, agencies, property owners and other utilities. Reviewed, recommended and approved work orders and major projects. Controlled capital and O&M budgets to meet goals. Ensured efficient use of resources and measured performance. Fostered safety in the workplace measured by department results. Facilitated good communications with employees through regular meetings and with customers though documented understandings.Personally performed or scheduled training through others for fully qualified employees and for those in progression.Facilitated Interdepartmental project meetings to ensure procurement of materials, customer requirements are met and scheduling of construction.Provided technical guidance to system performance and other operations problems. Collected, analyzed and verified data used to develop solutions. Resolved customer complaints. Assisted in outage and major storm restoration.

Conducted scheduled cathodic protection (CP) surveys of pipeline, including transmission, distribution and storage facilities. Maintained accurate record keeping as required by the NYS Public Service Commission guidelines.Participated in periodic unscheduled audits conducted by the PSC.Directed company and contractor crews in the maintenance and installation of cathodic protection equipment.

Determined the most economical adequate arrangement and location of electric facilities such as poles, guys, conductors, services, street lights and transformers. Located such equipment as capacitors, sectionalizing devices and regulators with engineering guidance. Prepared data for fuse coordination in accord with procedures and guide lines established by the Electrical Engineering Department. Performed preliminary and center line surveys for distribution and transmission lines; prepared construction sketches, contour and profile maps and related data in accord with procedures and guidelines established by the Electrical Engineering Department. Had contact, for exchange of information with customers, contractors, municipalities, other utilities and the general public.Prepared one line diagrams, bills of material, cost estimates, permits and billing data, or provided sufficient data for others to prepare them. Obtained simple permissions, easements and rights of way.Participated in restoring service interrupted by storms. Provided lay out of gas distribution lines, and services.