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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Manager, Substations, Protection & Telecom (Exec 2) - **Company:** The City Of Seattle - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $139,110.0 - $229,528.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Adobe InDesign, EXEC (Scripting Language), Payment Systems - **Published:** August 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us2c191ba1e889acebf0d3160da4096f4b/eaa ## About the Role In addition to the skills and experience mentioned below, a successful applicant will have experience that reflects a commitment to creating fair and equitable outcomes and has: Education: A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related Power Engineering field. Experience: Management and leadership experience in utility management, operations, engineering or related areas of responsibility, typically gained through eight or more years of progressively responsible assignments, with a minimum of five years' experience as a manager or supervisor in a large, complex, multicultural and diverse organization. Certification/License: * Professional Engineer state licensure within the United States and up to 12 months after appointment to attain State of Washington registration. * Current Washington State driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility., * Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field * Extensive experience with, and knowledge and understanding of, National & Local Electrical Safety Codes, and City Light work rules, practices, methods and procedures * Extensive experience with substation-related capital projects such as transformer and breaker relay replacements & updates * Experience working with multiple engineering disciplines (civil, electrical, and mechanical) to accomplish work in a utility environment. * Experience developing and implementing performance management and organizational measurement methodologies and techniques. * Experience interpreting economic modeling and forecasting data. * Experience creating and delivering public presentations to a variety of constituents. * Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. * Ability to coordinate effectively with other employees, divisions and agencies. ## Description City Light is hiring a Senior Manager (Exec 2) for its Substations, Protection & Telecommunications Engineering groups. In this position, you will provide management and leadership direction for the Substation, Protection and Telecommunications Engineering functions. You will serve as a key member of the City Light management team, with eight direct reports and an indirect staff of 30 licensed and non-licensed engineers across two work groups. The Substation Engineering Production Group includes 16 employees and is responsible for MCR Meter, Control and Relay design support for Substation Engineering's ten Capital Improvement Programs. The Group also works with Substation Engineering Station Service, Processes, As-builts and CAD work. Work includes transformers, breakers, relays, disconnects, meters, station service and bus work replacements, and additions for City Light's sixteen major substations. This group comprises the bulk of the work for the manager in this role, so a background in Substations is critical. The Protection & Telecom Groups are smaller (three and six employees, respectively), and are responsible for the development and testing of protection schemes, AC and DC schematics, relay settings, short-circuit studies, NERC PRC compliance, root cause analysis for system events, and other miscellaneous analyses for electrical transmission and distribution systems at the voltage levels of 13kV, 26kV, 115kV, and 230kV. This position will report to the Engineering & Technology Operations Director. Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation's largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle's electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship., Here is more about what you'll be doing: * Provide oversight of a $44.6 million Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget and $3.4 million Operations & Maintenance (O&M) budget. The Substations Group's budget is $38M, with Telecom at $3M to $4M and Protection at $1M. * Manage CIP and O & M long-term plans and budgets related to Substations, Protection & Telecomm bodies of work * Manage and enhance processes related to Substations, Protection & Telecomm bodies of work * Participate in design and development of two new substations that will exceed $150 million each. * Develop the Substation Engineering Work Plan. * Provide oversight of engineering activities for 15 high-voltage substations, serving all of City Light's customers and connecting to both adjacent electric utility intertie partners, the Bonneville Power Administration and Puget Sound Energy. * Implement the Work and Asset management System (WAMS) for substations. Participate in Phase II planning and development. * Meet regularly with Substation Operations to review and discuss substation work planning and interactions between Engineering and Operations. * Meet with Power Dispatch personnel, as needed, to discuss and review substation projects, and to solicit dispatcher and operator needs in substations. * Communicate and coordinate with other federal, state and local agencies, and other Seattle municipal departments, as well aspublic and private utilities. * Provide general work assignments and recommend staffing levels. * Provide oversight of section workloads, project schedules and budget., Seattle City Light is committed to reliable service during emergencies. Through our Emergency Response Program, each employee is assigned a role-usually aligned with their regular duties-to support emergency operations. Your participation is required and vital to helping the utility stay prepared and serve our community when it matters most., This is a remote position. 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