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Role Purpose

The Manager – Distribution Engineering Support is a department leader with strong organizational skills relating to right-of-way and land management, engineering standards, and engineering project management. Primary role is to support core distribution engineering functions by directing the acquisition, permitting, contracting, filing and documentation of all company rights-of-way in support of electric service to customers, managing the acquisition, recordation and maintenance (where applicable) of all land owned by Cleco, establishing standards for electric distribution materials, and managing projects related to road moves. This leader establishes and directs strategies and processes to maximize use of resources in the safest, most cost-effective manner possible, by building a team with strong interpersonal (internal and external) and technical skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, diversity and inclusion, customer service, and operational excellence.

• Provides leadership and direction to meet defined corporate, LOB and departmental goals, to help achieve overall customer satisfaction, operational and safety goals.

• Oversees the development of Right of Way and Real Estate governance, standards, procedures, processes and metrics that align with corporate objectives.

• Serves as a liaison between business stakeholders and staff within their organization.

• Interacts and influences Director level management on a regular basis to proactively support business objectives both within their group and across the overall organization.

• Work effectively with attachers and regulators to ensure that the joint use (aka pole attachment) program meets established safety and system reliability standards while maximizing revenue from these attachments. Identify process improvements to ensure the efficient and cost-effective transfer of utility and related services during pole replacement processes.

• Work effectively with internal and external legal teams and landowners to execute right of way agreements, property purchases, letters of no objection, and related instruments to meet service needs.

• Establish and implement processes and procedures to ensure right of way and related land documents are properly recorded and maintained to be available as needed. Respond expeditiously to requests for these and related documents. Identify process improvements to enable seamless access to these documents as appropriate.

• Ensures the development and modification of distribution standards are in the best interest of Cleco and cognizant of advancing technology. Establishes project milestones and makes staff accountable to meet them.

• Ensures that all requests by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for utility relocation are expeditiously addressed.

Qualifications

Required Education, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited curriculum

• 5+ years of related experience

• 2+ years people management experience, preferred

• Knowledge of standard business practices and professionalism

• Ability to interact with all levels of employees to address difficult issues

• Ability to manage high workloads and conflicting priorities

• Ability to operate effectively and proactively with an employee centric mindset

• Detailed-oriented and high work standards in support of seamless execution

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to interpret KPIs/metrics and derive insights into actionable opportunities

• Drive issues to resolution while maintaining an atmosphere of collaboration

• Maintain a strong knowledge of industry and technology trends

• This level is based only on availability in approved org design/structure; strict adherence is required.

• Progression to this level is strictly restricted based on critical individual capabilities and business requirements

Licenses and Certifications

• Land Management Certification Preferred

Primary Competencies

BEHAVIORAL

• Attracts top talent

• Balances stakeholders

• Builds effective teams

• Business insight

• Communicates effectively

• Courage

• Demonstrates self-awareness

• Develops talent

• Drives Results

• Drives vision and purpose

• Ensures Accountability

• Instills trust

• Nimble learning

• Plans and Aligns

• Strategic mindset

• Drives vision and purpose

• Safety

TECHNICAL

• Analytical skills

• Compliance

May perform other duties as assigned.

Salary dependent on experience, skills, education, and training.