Interim Engineering Manager / Utility Engineering Consultant

Job Title: Interim Engineering Manager / Utility Engineering Consultant

Job Description

This role provides interim leadership and technical guidance for a municipally owned electric utility, ensuring continuity of daily engineering operations while a permanent leader is identified. The Interim Engineering Manager / Utility Engineering Consultant leads engineering staff, oversees key transmission, distribution, and substation activities, and serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership during a critical transition period. The position offers the opportunity to make an immediate impact, shape engineering processes, and support long-term growth and capital improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and develop engineering staff to ensure effective performance and professional growth.
• Provide technical leadership for transmission, distribution, substation, and system planning activities.
• Oversee distribution, transmission, and substation design to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions.
• Support and lead capital improvement projects and broader engineering initiatives from concept through implementation.
• Review engineering designs, standards, and practices to maintain consistency, quality, and compliance.
• Coordinate closely with operations, construction teams, contractors, and consultants to support project execution and utility operations.
• Support budgeting processes, including capital project planning, prioritization, and resource allocation.
• Ensure compliance with utility standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices, including relevant reliability and compliance frameworks.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of engineering standards and procedures.
• Oversee and manage contractors and consultants, ensuring alignment with project objectives and utility expectations.
• Support utility operations, including SCADA-related activities and asset management initiatives, to enhance system reliability and performance.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on engineering, capital planning, and system reliability matters.
• Engage with internal stakeholders to communicate engineering plans, project status, and operational impacts.
• Step into a leadership role immediately, providing stability and direction during a period of organizational transition.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 10+ years of utility engineering experience.
• Proven experience leading utility engineering teams and managing engineering personnel.
• Strong background in electricity utility engineering, including transmission systems, distribution systems, and substations.
• Experience with distribution, transmission, and substation design oversight.
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting and capital project planning.
• Hands-on experience supporting utility operations and capital improvement programs.
• Regulatory and compliance knowledge relevant to electric utilities, including familiarity with reliability and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with engineering standards development and implementation.
• Contractor and consultant management experience within a utility environment.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to step into a leadership role immediately and operate effectively in a high-visibility position.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Greenville, TX.

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $80.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Greenville, TX.

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 3, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Greenville,TX.

About Actalent

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