Associate Director, Transmission and Distribution

Ulteig

Associate Director at Ulteig focusing on technical engineering leadership within the Transmission & Distribution Department. Leading project oversight, management, and business development initiatives to drive revenue growth.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,200 - $216,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages and leads all engineering activities during the proposal, design, quality control, and construction stages of transmission line projects that are assigned.
Provides management and leadership for subconsultants
Provides project oversight, primary as Project Sponsor level on transmission line projects, including managing engineering scope according to technical contracts, developing change orders, and maintaining project schedules.
Directs and coordinates activities of several disciplines on a project of significant scope or a combination of large projects.
Maintains high levels of quality to meet internal and external client requirements in alignment with company expectations.
Maintains and grows positive team culture.
Provides strategic direction, leadership and technical services oversight for employees on achieving individual, team, department, and organizational performance goals.
Oversees and approves team budgets for financial responsibility.
Coaches, trains and develops management staff for growth and development opportunities.
Responsible for regular management meetings, 1:1 meetings, career development discussions, talent assessment succession planning, quarterly reviews, individual promotions, team retention, and yearly team engagement survey results.
Regularly evaluates capacity and skillsets to direct growth in workforce planning, supports strong cross team and cross office resourcing collaboration, performs individual performance reviews, evaluates individual annual merit and bonus decisions, and provides training and professional development for team members.
Supports company-wide hiring for successful growth which includes; regular evaluation of candidate resumes, technical phone screens, collaboration with HR partners, and regular interviews and debrief assessments.
Participates and partners with members of the Sales team and engineers throughout the organization to promote revenue growth, cost containment and expansion of services with existing and prospective clients that support the territory sales plan execution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering required from ABET accredited school or equivalent
12+ years of experience in the Engineering field preferred
PE registration is required
Prior management experience required
Prior technical transmission line design and/or construction experience required
Must be analytical, self-motivated, and possess the ability to work in high-pressure situations while maintaining a positive, enthusiastic, and collaborative attitude
Strong business acumen and industry knowledge
Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, public and external agencies
High level of initiative and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with clear expectations and highly responsive, internally and externally
Excellent presentation and verbal/written communications skills
Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access) and additional software knowledge depending on specialty.
Must have authorization to work permanently in the US.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible Workplace
Employee Ownership
Competitive Pay
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Collaborative Environment
Innovative Culture

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Hard Skills & Tools

Electrical EngineeringCivil EngineeringTransmission line designConstruction managementProject managementChange order developmentQuality controlWorkforce planningPerformance reviewsBudget management

Soft Skills

LeadershipTeam culture developmentCoachingAnalytical skillsSelf-motivationInterpersonal skillsBusiness acumenInitiativeCommunication skillsCollaboration

Certifications

PE registrationBachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Civil Engineering