Engineering Manager

Position Overview

The Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is one of the largest publicly owned electric utilities in the United States, serving more than 850,000 people across a 13-county region in southeast Nebraska. As a not-for-profit, community-owned utility, OPPD is committed to delivering safe, reliable, and affordable energy while advancing system resiliency, operational excellence, and long-term sustainability.

The Power Quality Manager leads a multidisciplinary team of engineers and Line Maintenance Technicians responsible for ensuring the health, stability, and quality of electricity delivered across OPPD's service territory. This leader sets the vision for Power Quality (PQ) performance, drives proactive reliability strategies, and minimizes both minor and extended service disruptions. Leveraging data from Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and other monitoring systems, the Power Quality Manager identifies trends, prioritizes remediation, and guides capital planning. The role requires a strong communicator who can articulate departmental goals, influence enterprise partners, and advocate for programs that enhance customer experience and system performance.

The Impact You'll Have

• Strengthen system reliability by developing and executing a rolling two-year Power Quality roadmap aligned with Asset Management goals, including governance, KPIs, and transparent reporting.

• Advance data-driven decision-making by implementing AMI/PQ monitoring programs, integrating event data, and applying risk-based analytics to prioritize corrective actions and long-term investments.

• Elevate customer experience by establishing end-to-end processes for PQ incident response, ensuring timely investigations, root-cause analysis, and effective resolution of high-profile or complex cases.

• Drive enterprise alignment by creating and maintaining Power Quality design and operating standards, coordinating implementation across Protection & Control, Substation Engineering, Planning, and Generation.

• Promote continuous improvement by embedding proactive reliability practices that address performance issues before they impact customers and ensuring lessons learned inform future design and operational decisions.

• Build a high-performing, inclusive team by modeling OPPD's values, setting clear expectations, developing talent, and fostering a people-first culture where employees feel supported and empowered.

• Influence organizational direction by communicating PQ priorities to leaders across the enterprise, balancing reliability, cost, and customer impacts while advocating for critical programs and resources.

• Ensure operational excellence by standardizing event reporting, classification, and escalation procedures to improve consistency, transparency, and long-term system performance.

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated ability to successfully complete essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Nebraska or ability to obtain Nebraska registration within 12 months.

• A valid driver's license to operate Company vehicle(s).

Time Demands:

Non-Essential Position: This position may be required to report to work beyond the normal shift to support the restoration of normal business operations.

This position must maintain 24-hour availability for technical and professional assistance, emergency response, and direction of remedial action in response to such emergencies, as well as maintain availability as required for on-call duty .

W ork Location:

Office: Work will be performed in a modern office environment amid normal conditions of dust, odors, fumes, and noises.

Field: Work will be performed outside in a wide variety of weather conditions (snow, rain, heat, cold, wind, etc.), terrain, and other natural environmental hazards as well as pollen and other airborne allergens.

Generation Plant: Work will be performed inside with exposure to industrial building conditions and will be exposed to extreme temperatures, odors, dust, gases, poor ventilation and exposure to sounds. Noise levels may require shouting to be heard.

Work Environment:

Work will be performed in high traffic environments.

Will work around energies high voltage electrical equipment.

Will work in construction areas that present many physical hazards.

Physical Demands:

Minimal physical effort typically found in clerical work. Primarily sedentary, may occasionally lift and carry light objects. Walking and/or standing as needed and minimal.

Light to moderate physical effort that includes frequent standing or walking or maintaining arms and hands in the same position for repetitive tasks. Frequently works with light objects and light hand tools.

Salary/Wage Info

Grade: S8

Minimum: $131,343

Midpoint: $164,179

The OPPD Difference

Our Culture & Mission

At Omaha Public Power District, everything starts with people. Our teams, our communities, and the customer owners who count on us. As the 12th largest public power utility in the U.S., we serve more than 900,000 people across 13 counties, and we take that responsibility seriously.

We lead with integrity, support one another, and do what is right because how we serve matters just as much as what we deliver. Our goal is simple: provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy today and for generations to come.

We create power with purpose. Your work here has real impact on families, the environment, and on the future of energy. And we believe great ideas can come from anywhere.

If you want to be part of a team that takes care of the community and the people who serve it, you are in the right place. We back up our mission by taking care of our employees, too, which is why our benefits are among the most comprehensive and competitive in the region.

Ready to apply?

When you apply, be sure your resume highlights the skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role.

EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability

Recruiter: Mike Fierro - View email address on click.appcast.io #LI-MF