Electric Utilities Group Leader

About the role

The Electric Utilities Group Leader position is within SEH, an employee-owned engineering firm focused on delivering solutions to complex challenges. This role is critical in building, leading, and scaling SEH’s electric utilities business across the Midwest.

Responsibilities

• Build the Business

  • Develop and execute a 3-year growth plan
  • Identify and prioritize new service lines: Distribution engineering, Substation engineering and planning, Transmission engineering (planning, line design, reconductoring, rebuilds)
  • Establish a clear roadmap for capability expansion
  • Leverage existing relationships or build new ones
  • Position SEH as a trusted partner to utilities

• Drive Revenue Growth

  • Lead or support business development efforts

• Build & Lead a Team

  • Create clarity around roles, expectations, and performance
  • Foster a culture of accountability and ownership
  • Recruit, develop, and lead a scalable team structure

• Integrate Within SEH

  • Collaborate with the Mechanical/Electrical practice and broader teams
  • Align with SEH’s operational model (utilization, project delivery, etc.)
  • Translate strategy into measurable execution

Requirements

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• Experience in electric utilities (distribution and/or substation preferred) or experience leading or scaling multi-discipline utility engineering teams
• Experience with PLS-CADD, CYME, ETAP, etc., and physical layout standards (IEEE, NESC, RUS)
• Minimum of 10+ years' experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications

• Experience in consulting engineering or utility operations/engineering
• Direct experience working with: Municipal utilities, Electric cooperatives, Investor-owned utilities
• Demonstrated leadership experience (formal or informal)

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

SEH offers a comprehensive benefits package including base compensation in the range of $125,000 to $175,000, depending on skill set and experience. Other benefits include:

• Paid Family Leave
• Flexible holidays
• Base compensation in the range of $125,000 to $175,000
• Full benefits package

Pay

Base compensation is expected to be in the range of $125,000 and $175,000 based on skill set and experience.

Schedule

SEH operates under a flexible schedule to promote work/life balance.