Director Operations ETT

Operations Manager For Ett Assets

This position is responsible for the operations of ETT assets, encompassing the entire lifecycle from capital project development through construction, and the ongoing operations, maintenance, and compliance of assets once they are placed into service. Key responsibilities include managing transmission business activities such as project development, overseeing the integration of joint venture projects, formulating annual business plans, making strategic recommendations, and implementing business tactics for operational and financial improvement. This role also involves general management of contractual commitments within the AEP transmission joint venture.

What you'll do :

• Actively engage and coordinate resources to complete joint venture contractual requirements, operational reporting, analysis, and fundamentals.
• Coordinate with all of AEP's shared services groups providing services to the joint venture.
• Facilitate communication and issue resolution between AEP's corporate departments, external contractors, partners, and multiple transmission project groups.
• Assist in strategic planning / screening on appropriate projects for joint ventures.
• Develop projects, plans and programs to improve operation and budgets of the joint venture's assets.
• Take budget variances provided by ETT Finance Department and coordinate with project partners, project managers, and internal corporate departments on developing plans to fix and / or mitigate reasons for variances.
• Oversee operating performance of the joint venture assets.
• Coordinate work processes under the service agreements of the Joint Venture and ensure work processes are being accomplished (i.e., technical, budgeting and other compliance work streams).
• Consults and advises with key joint venture partner's representatives regarding all operational, financial and regulatory matters.
• Work with key officers of other companies to develop new project interconnections for ETT.
• Be the public face of ETT in the negotiation and award of projects at ERCOT / with clients.
• Present to ERCOT, PUCT and other outside entities operational information and risk mitigation to meet regulatory inquiries.
• Be the face of ETT for public responses to operational and business development issues.
• Act as public face of ETT Compliance issues and working with TRE as executive oversight of the ETT compliance program as required.
• Prepare and address regulators, legal teams and others in public hearings.

What we're looking for :

At AEP, we're more than just an energy company we're a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities.

Compensation grade : SP20-011

Compensation range : $155,761.00-202,490.50 USD

The physical demand level for this job is : S Sedentary Work : Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently.

It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power to provide equal employment opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.