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This role builds and leads a high-performing team of substation technicians, ensures safe and reliable operation of high-voltage substation equipment, and drives continuous improvement in maintenance strategy, budget performance, and regulatory compliance.\nThe role provides the leadership necessary to develop and maintain a culture of operational excellence and innovation while driving continuous improvement in maintenance strategy, budget performance, and regulatory compliance, and reducing costs.\nRole Responsibilities:\nManages the maintenance and performance of the substation, collection system, and transmission system across the fleet\nLeads, develops, and manages a team of Substation Maintenance technicians, engineers, and/or supervisors across multiple sites\nOwns the preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance program for substation assets, including transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, protective relays, and SCADA/RTU equipment; provides oversight of all 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with NERC/FERC, OSHA, NESC, and other applicable regulatory and safety standards, maintaining audit-ready documentation\nDevelops and manages the annual substation maintenance budget, including labor, contractor spend, and capital replacement planning\nWorks with Engineering in root-cause analyses and corrective actions for substation equipment failures and forced outages, tracking reliability metrics such as availability, MTTR, and MTBF\nSupports Regional Operations in the specification and evaluation of substation and BoP electrical maintenance contract services, and reviews and comments on scope of work for related maintenance contracts on new projects\nSources and manages laboratory analyses and inspection services for substation and BoP electrical equipment across all regions\nManages third-party contractors and vendors performing substation maintenance, testing, and construction work, including scope development, bidding, and quality oversight\nEstablishes and maintains a strong safety culture, including job hazard analyses, arc-flash and switching procedures, and incident investigations\nJob Requirements and Experience:\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience\nMinimum 9 years of experience in substation maintenance, high-voltage electrical systems, or utility operations, including transformers, breakers, protective relaying, and SCADA systems\nMinimum 3 years of direct people-management experience, including leading technical or field-based teams\nWorking knowledge of NERC/FERC compliance requirements, NESC, and OSHA electrical safety standards\nDemonstrated experience managing maintenance budgets, contractors, and vendor relationships\nProven ability to develop and manage people for performance, effectively leading teams through change \nExcellent proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Teams\nStrong leadership and 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optimizes the business\nIntegration Management: Ability to lead teams through change processes\nWorking Together: Ability to collaborate globally in cross-functional teams\nCommunication Skills: Ability to effectively communicate internally and externally\nOpen Mindset: Self-reflective personality, able to learn and act on feedback\nHands-On Mentality: Actively involves him-/herself, with a pragmatic and fact-focused attitude\nWORK ENVIRONMENT:\nThis position combines office-based work with regular travel to generation sites across the fleet, including outdoor substation environments. The employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time, and must be willing to respond to after-hours emergencies as needed.\nApplicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Americas is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.\nBenefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.\nApply with just a few clicks: ad code 93632. Any questions? Contact HR: \nWe look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.\nRWE Americas, a subsidiary of RWE, is a US-based energy company that is helping to meet the growing demand for energy across the United States. Backed by RWE’s 125-year global legacy of managing diverse power assets, RWE Americas operates approximately 13 GW of power projects across 27 states. With a talented workforce of 2,000 employees, RWE Americas develops, constructs and operates wind, solar and battery storage projects, along with natural gas-powered generation, that safely deliver affordable, reliable electricity to our customers. Committed to responsible development, RWE Americas invests in local and rural communities, creating jobs and partnering with stakeholders to support and strengthen the places where we live and work. This is complemented by RWE’s energy trading business. RWE is also a major offtaker of American liquified natural gas (LNG). Learn more about how RWE Americas is generating impact at americas.rwe.com.\nAt RWE Americas, we foster a culture defined by our Essential Behaviors - Have Courage, Create Impact and Actively Collaborate. We encourage bold thinking and continuous learning, and we value ownership, resilience and inclusion in everything we do. When you join us, you become part of a team that supports your development, respects your contributions and celebrates shared success. 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