Field Services Manager

About the role

The Field Services Manager is responsible for leading and managing the Cooperative's Field Services department, including the planning, coordination, design, staking, inspection, maintenance support, and project management of overhead and underground electric distribution facilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversees field services personnel, contractor resources, workload distribution, project execution, municipal and TXDOT improvement projects, right-of-way activities, system inspections, and member service-related engineering support.
• Ensures projects are completed safely, efficiently, accurately, and in compliance with Cooperative standards while supporting operational reliability, member satisfaction, and strategic objectives.
• Partners with Operations, Engineering, GIS, Business Development, Work Order Technicians, Accounting, Member Services, and other Cooperative departments to coordinate distribution system projects, maintenance activities, line extensions, system improvements, and field service operations.
• Provides leadership, training, workload management, performance oversight, and resource planning for Field Services personnel while supporting organizational goals related to safety, reliability, efficiency, and member service.
• Collaborates with members, developers, contractors, engineering consultants, municipalities, TXDOT representatives, government agencies, utility partners, and other external stakeholders regarding electric service projects, distribution system improvements, right-of-way requirements, easements, inspections, and construction activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Utility Management, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in electric utility design, staking, engineering support, construction, operations, or related field preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of supervisory or leadership experience preferred.

Skills

• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and project management skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, system maps, staking sheets, construction standards, easement documents, and utility tariffs.
• Working knowledge of electric utility operations, GIS applications, AutoCAD, staking software, GPS technologies, Microsoft Office products, and applicable utility design standards.
• Ability to lead teams, manage multiple priorities, and effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

Experience managing utility distribution design, staking, construction support, inspections, right-of-way activities, project management, and field operations is required. Experience coordinating utility infrastructure projects, contractor resources, municipal projects, and regulatory compliance activities is preferred.