Southern Company · 9 hours ago
Engineering Team Leader
Tucker, GA, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expSouthern Company is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond. The Engineering Team Leader will provide leadership and direction for distribution activities, manage budgets and compliance, and support the development of new talent in the Distribution Area.
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Responsibilities
Providing leadership, direction, and performance management for distribution activities to direct reports
Providing safety leadership, budget management, construction scheduling, and compliance measures
Contributing to reliability and capital improvement strategy in the Distribution Area
Supporting, developing, and training new talent for the Distribution Area
Supporting engineering co-ops and promoting strategic thinking about the overall workforce
Leading engineering on large scale, high impact projects in the area while demonstrating world class customer service
Participating in and leading Distribution Area wide initiatives, projects, and committees
Participating in the Supervisor on-call rotation and leading local storm restoration efforts, as well as on system and off system storm events
Qualification
Required
Engineering degree strongly preferred
Professional Engineering license a plus
MBA or Masters Degree is a plus
Excellent safety record and knowledge of Section “0”
Three or more years of Distribution Engineering experience in a power utility company is required
Must have proven Time Management experience involving multiple projects and customer requests
Experience in SERP restoration efforts required
Experience with engineering design, construction and maintenance, compliance, managing manpower, reviewing job estimates, and asset management in a power utility company
The position requires an in-depth knowledge of electrical distribution systems as well as distribution requirements, practices and procedures
Ability to act as a technical specialist is required
Customer service focused with the ability to negotiate to match customer needs with company requirements
Broad understanding of the company's operations, policies, and procedures
Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
Working knowledge of TCMS, ARCOS, CSS, JETS, and strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office products
Must be able to lead and develop a diverse workforce, maximizing team effectiveness, set high expectations of those around them and hold employees accountable for those expectations
Must have the ability to work through customer concerns and communicate resolution to all parties
Demonstrates all aspects of Our Values behaviors
Demonstrated personal commitments to Safety Excellence and management of critical risks
Self-Directed with strong initiative
Desire and ability for continued career growth and upward potential
Ability to be a change agent for the organization
Preferred
Storm team leadership experience preferred
Experience with IBEW covered personnel, system design experience, and serving on committees at a statewide level is preferred
Previous experience designing and presenting large and complex projects in a power utility company to higher level management for approval is preferred
Benefits
Competitive base salary
Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
Incentive program
Company
Southern Company
Southern Company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the shared services division of Southern Company.
10001+ employees
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2023 (4)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.16BKey Investors
GRIP Program
2025-10-03Post Ipo Equity· $1.75B
2025-05-20Post Ipo Debt· $1.45B
2024-10-21Grant· $160M
Leadership Team
Thomas Fanning
President and CEO
David Poroch
Chief Financial Officer
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