Vice President Operations – OH Operations – Akron Fairlawn

JOB DESCRIPTION
FirstEnergy at a Glance
We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nations largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.
About the Opportunity
This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.
This is a hybrid position (3 or more days on-site). While it is preferred the selected candidate reside and work in Akron, the position may be located in Brecksville.
Summary:
The Vice President, Distribution Operations serves as an executive for the States 24/7 electric utility operations. The position is responsible and accountable for the safe production, delivery, and reliability of electricity in the most cost-effective manner, in compliance with regulatory requirements and with a focus toward ensuring future sustainability of operations. Specific areas of responsibility include Distribution Operations, Construction & Maintenance, Trouble Response, Storm Restoration, Meter Operations, and Customer Experience.
Financial responsibilities include the management of the budgets, including capital and O&M and achievement of KPIs. This position is also charged with working closely with the State President in the development of strategic and long-term operational plans and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team to proactively engage with public officials, industry leaders, suppliers, regulators, environmental groups, and customers, as necessary, to ensure FirstEnergy continues to meet and/or exceed its strategic objectives.
This position will provide ongoing direction and leadership for electric operations and will be charged with achieving performance excellence with a constant focus on continuous improvement by optimizing processes and technologies to improve upon system efficiencies. It provides direction and leadership from the following perspectives:
Foster a leading with safety culture where employees own, promote and reinforce safe behaviors and feel empowered to speak up
Demonstrate FEs core values of safety, integrity, diversity equity & inclusion, performance excellence and stewardship
Establish and develop substantive working relationships with peers, staff and union leadership, and creates an environment of trust while implementing changes, where needed, to enhance FirstEnergys culture of safety, compliance, inclusion, accountability, and innovation
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
Engage in strategic working relationships with community partners, governmental officials, and regional agencies where needed
Continuously identifies opportunities to improve the customer experience with a focus on both system reliability and affordability
Plan, organize, develop, and monitor the performance of assigned directors, managers, supervisors and staff, establishing plans for performance excellence and personal developmental targets
Plan, organize, control, integrate and evaluate the work of the operational group
Develop, implement, and monitor work plans to achieve organizational mission, goals andApply here: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjEwNDYzLjEwNTA4QGZpcnN0ZW5lcmd5Y29tcC5hcGxpd