Asset Protection Program Manager or Sr. Asset Protection Program Manager

About the role

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This position can be located within the following counties in South Carolina: Greenville, Greenwood, Spartanburg, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Polk and Union. The exact location will be determined at the time of offer based on business needs.

This position manages, inspects, and protects a designated portion of the approximate 33,000 miles of purchased easement and fee owned Transmission corridors to ensure customers, contractors, and developers are in compliance with the established AP guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Resolves existing encroachments & Helicopter Reports of encroachments.
• Reviews and approves technical engineering drawings (site plans, grading, utilities, landscaping, etc.) to ensure compliance to Duke Energy’s transmission guidelines.
• Meets with developers, architects, engineers, corporate executives, governmental leaders, and lawyers to prevent and resolve encroachment issues created during the plan reviews above.
• Prepares professional letters to property owners outlining plan review findings.
• Documents – detailed conversations, site visits, emails, etc., to support potential review by management or legal team for court action.
• Trains, onboards and mentors new employees.
• Responds to customers and community concerns associated with our AP Programs.
• Identifies and assigns opportunities for Asset Protection team members to meet with influential leaders to develop a relationship that enhances our ability to prevent encroachments.
• Evaluates, recommends, and attends conferences of Professional Land Surveyors, Home Builders, Professional Engineers and Grading Contractors Associations, etc.
• Works with government agencies, including DOT and Environmental to ensure compliance with appropriate state and federal regulations and proactive communications of area vegetation management plans and procedures to community stakeholders.
• Assists with activities for escalated projects across the enterprise.
• Monitors the performance of contract resources to assure safe work practices, asset protection procedures/standards adherence, and productivity consistent with Duke Energy Expectations.
• Assists the Lead AP Program Manager as needed for effective coordination and participation during emergency storm operations.
• Works with minimal supervision on complex issues, applying advanced knowledge and problem-solving skills to wide-ranging issues.
• Integrates industry knowledge related to data into everyday business practices and decision making.
• Manages expenditures within region and area of responsibility to ensure that budget target and forecast changes are met.
• Participates in and may be required to testify in court issues (meetings with property owner council, depositions, and trial).
• Provides and assists in the collection of legal documentation in preparation for any Asset Protection legal action to give depositions or testify in court concerning unresolved encroachment issues.
• Coordinates the accumulation of supporting evidence, documenting the case from the beginning to support legal action.

Qualifications

Asset Protection Program Manager Basic/Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in communications, Forestry, Engineering, Real Estate, Business or other related discipline. In lieu of associate degree, High School Diploma/GED and seven (7) years minimum related work experience. Valid Driver's License.

Sr. Asset Protection Program Manager Basic/Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in communications, Forestry, Engineering, Real Estate, Business or other related discipline. In lieu of associate degree, High School Diploma/GED and ten (10) years minimum related work experience. Valid Driver's License.

Skills

• Possess working knowledge of how AP affects the safety and reliability of the electrical system.
• Project management work experience and/or PMI Knowledge.
• Familiarity with GIS databases, mapping and other geo-spatial systems.
• Utility Experience – Working knowledge to proficiency.
• Demonstrated organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Demonstrated effective communication and customer relation skills, both verbal and written, including strong presentation skills.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills and teamwork.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including influencing and motivation skills.
• Demonstrated excellent negotiating and conflict management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with highly stressful situations.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with multiple levels within an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to get work done through use of contractors.
• Demonstrated computer skills in working with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and is a self motivator, self initiator, and is able to make decisions and supervise/self manage.
• Demonstrated ability to read engineering plans.
• Demonstrated ability to read easement documents.
• Demonstrated ability to give depositions and/or testify in a courtroom setting.
• Demonstrated familiarity with NESC & OSHA requirements for the electric business.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to implement asset protection methods, processes and procedures and train and develop other AP Specialists in the implementation of the same.

Working Conditions

Field Mobility Classification – Work will be performed in various field locations, as needed, after the onboarding period. However, field employees are required to live within a reasonable daily commute to their assigned work location.

Travel Requirements: 5-15%.