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Role Description

We are designing the grid of the future! As the Associate Director of Distribution Planning, you will help define and advance the evolution of EPE’s planning services. This role combines strategic and technical leadership with operational and organizational responsibility. You will guide a talented team, foster client partnerships, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver innovative, data-driven planning solutions that strengthen the grid and the communities it serves.

Responsibilities

• Strategic & Technical Vision:
  • Define the long-term vision for EPE’s Distribution Planning practice.
  • Lead the development and enhancement of core and emerging services such as DER integration and interconnection.
  • Expand planning capabilities into asset strategy and resiliency planning.
  • Collaborate closely with EPE’s ENER-i development team.
  • Support utilities in developing strategic planning roadmaps.
  • Identify strategic growth areas and contribute to business development initiatives.
• Organizational Leadership:
  • Foster a collaborative culture by promoting open communication.
  • Promote high morale by recognizing achievements and cultivating an inclusive environment.
  • Develop emerging leaders and establish clear career paths.
  • Manage, mentor, and develop an engineering team.
  • Oversee performance management and set measurable goals.
  • Recruit and onboard top engineering talent.
• Operational Excellence:
  • Oversee operational performance of the Distribution Planning group.
  • Develop annual growth and revenue targets.
  • Champion process innovation and automation.
  • Implement rigorous project management and QA/QC frameworks.
• Business Development & Client Relationships:
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to existing clients.
  • Collaborate with the Business Development team.
  • Lead proposal and RFP responses.
  • Represent EPE at industry events and conferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (or a related field).
• 7+ years of experience in Power Systems Planning, focusing on Distribution and DER Planning.
• 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing engineering teams and complex projects.
• Robust technical knowledge of DER integration and distribution system planning.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and relationship-management skills.

Requirements

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional planning teams.
• Deep understanding of advanced distribution planning practices.
• Prior Profit & Loss (P&L) management experience.
• Business development experience in identifying market opportunities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for you.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• MyShare Employee Ownership Program.
• Work with industry leaders.
• 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1).

Company Description

For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid.