Manager Operations - WV & MD Operations

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. All employees who apply for a posted position must notify their supervisors that they have applied. Employees who have not been in their current positions for at least one year, or who are in positions with specific requirements beyond one year, must obtain approval from their supervisor before applying.

Summary : The Manager serves as a leader for the area's 24 / 7 / 365 electric utility operations, managing a multi-functional unit comprised of MonPower & Potomac Edison Substations. The position is responsible and accountable for the safe and reliable delivery of electricity, in compliance with regulatory requirements and with an eye toward ensuring future sustainability of operations. It will plan, organize, direct and review activities throughout WV / MD Operations, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory, operational, procedural, and budgetary guidelines. This position will provide leadership consistent with our core values, holding safety, DE&I, ethical and compliant behavior, stewardship and customers service as essential to success. This position will lead, direct, and provide technical expertise and guidance to the operational groups managed, including essential personnel required to respond to and react to a variety of emergency / urgent situations. It requires significant field and administrative responsibilities.

This position will provide direction and leadership from the following perspectives :

• Foster a high-performing safety culture where employees own, promote, and reinforce safe behaviors and feel empowered to speak up.
• Establish and develop substantive working relationships with peers, staff and union leadership, and create an environment and implement changes where needed to enhance FirstEnergy's Core Values and Behaviors, foster a learning organization in which employees feel empowered to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and think creatively.
• Initiate and monitor implementation of appropriate safety and environmental safeguards in accordance with applicable regulations and professional practice to ensure that employee, community, and environmental hazards and impacts of operational activities are eliminated or reduced to acceptable risk levels.
• Serve as a member of the management team and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, priorities, policies, procedures, project prioritization and problem resolution.
• Plan, organize, control, integrate and evaluate the work of the operational groups. Compile and assess data to review progress of work. Review and advise staff at various phases of work and provide support as needed.
• Work with director, other managers, and collaborate with corporate partners / groups to establish and achieve milestones and appropriate benchmarking measures for safety, reliability, customer service, financial performance, and compliance.
• Interpret and apply collective bargaining agreements and company policies where they apply.
• Respond to formal regulatory authority inquiries.
• Oversee preparation and subsequent control of area budget for personnel, material, equipment, construction, operations and maintenance.
• Plan, organize, develop and monitor the performance of assigned supervisors and staff, establishing performance requirements and personal development targets, monitor performance and provide direction for performance improvement and development.
• Engage with employees and union leadership to create a culture of inclusion and teamwork.
• Recommend appropriate staffing levels and actively promote developmental assignments for high potential employees to ensure adequate succession and career development opportunities.
• Coordinate response efforts and assist in the emergency outage restoration process.

Qualifications :

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401 (k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Safety Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

FirstEnergy Human Resources Team