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Customer Design Manager

American Electric Power 🇺🇸 Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States of America

$116,255 - $151,132.5 Full-time

The Customer Design Manager provides leadership and direction for the Customer Design team to ensure power system electrical facilities are designed efficiently. They are responsible for managing staff, controlling project budgets, and ensuring all designs meet company standards and customer expectations.

Responsibilities

  • The Customer Design Manager provides leadership and direction for the Customer Design team to ensure power system electrical facilities are designed efficiently. They are responsible for managing staff, controlling project budgets, and ensuring all designs meet company standards and customer expectations.

Requirements

  • Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in engineering or an associate's degree with two years of relevant experience. A minimum of 6 years of utility or engineering experience is required, with a Professional Engineering License considered a plus.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package

Key Skills

Leadership Team management Electrical design Power system engineering Project budgeting Utility regulations compliance Safety standards adherence Stakeholder communication Technical documentation Problem solving Strategic planning Mentoring Collaboration with engineering teams Risk assessment Professional Engineering license (preferred)

About American Electric Power

Our team at American Electric Power is committed to improving our customers' lives with reliable, affordable power. We are investing $78 billion from 2025 through 2029 to enhance service for customers and support the growing energy needs of our communities. Our more than 17,000 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electric transmission system with 40,000 line miles, along with more than 225,000 miles of distribution lines to deliver energy to 5.6 million customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 29,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity. We are focused on safety and operational excellence, creating value for our stakeholders and bringing opportunity to our service territory through economic development and community engagement. Our family of companies includes AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Po

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