Distribution Lead
About the role
The EPRI Distribution Forum is one of the industry’s most influential peer communities, bringing together leading utilities to collectively address the most pressing operational, planning, and reliability challenges facing the electric distribution system. The Forum plays a critical role in shaping best practices, facilitating candid peer exchange, and advancing solutions that directly influence how utilities plan, operate, and invest.
Responsibilities
- Forum Leadership & Strategy: Execute the annual DxF strategic plan in coordination with the Director and DxF utility leadership. Establish priorities for leading-practice development, peer reviews, information sharing, and industry education. Track and report program performance metrics, deliverables, and member engagement.
- Practice Group & Work-Product Oversight: Provide oversight and coordination for EPRI Practice Group Leads. Ensure timely development, review, and publication of leading practices, maturity models, white papers, and peer review outputs. Oversee execution of DxF peer reviews in coordination with host utilities and reviewers.
- Member Engagement & Growth: Maintain strong working relationships with member utilities, advisors, and Practice Group representatives. Plan and facilitate DxF meetings, including Executive Committee meetings, Leadership Council meetings, and the annual DxF Members Meeting. Develop and present program updates, accomplishments, and work-plan summaries.
- Communications & Administration: Coordinate DxF communications including newsletters, white papers, meeting descriptions, and outreach materials. Manage DxF budgets, maintain DxF member websites, document repositories, templates, and decision frameworks.
Qualifications & Skills
- Deep subject-matter expertise in electric distribution
- Strong leadership and stakeholder-management capability across utilities
- Excellent communication skills, including drafting of white papers, meeting materials, and industry-facing content
- Project management
- Experience leading technical working groups, and cross-utility collaboration initiatives
- High organizational skills in managing calendars, manuscripts, decision papers, and governance processes
- 10+ years electric distribution utility experience
Pay
The salary range for this position is $140,000 USD to $155,000 USD annually. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors, including without limitation applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
- STD/LTD and paid family leave
- Life and accident insurance
- Paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay)
Schedule
This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s annual incentive program. The amount of incentive varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the plan. This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s standard employee benefit programs, which currently include the following:
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
STD/LTD and paid family leave
Life and accident insurance
Paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay)
Company Information
EPRI is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/DisabledTogether . . . Shaping the Future of Energy.
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