DIRECTOR - SITING, OUTREACH & RIGHT OF WAY (BASED FROM NEW ALBANY, OH; TULSA, OK; OR ROANOKE, VA)

Job Posting End Date08-13-2024Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end dateJob Summary This position is responsible for leading, managing and developing a team responsible for siting, outreach and right of way activities for projects within the Project Solutions group. Primary responsibilities include supporting AEP capital deployment goals by identifying and securing suitable location for building AEP infrastructure.Job DescriptionLocation -- hybrid including at least three (3) days/week in the office from either New Albany, OH; Tulsa, OK; or Roanoke, VAESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:Drive organizational safety performance, establishing a Zero Harm culture across the organization.Lead and manage a large workforce consisting of full-time and contract employees engaged in siting, outreach and right of way activities.Supervise the development and maintenance of policies, practices, standards, and templates to ensure projects are performed in accordance with the applicable regulations and procedures.Provide strategic leadership to establish, maintain, and communicate performance goals, ensuring actions are taken to address project-related issues.Provide leadership oversight to ensure our portfolio of activities are completed within schedule and budget expectations.Develop strategies to support growth, staffing requirements, skillsets and succession planning.Measure and communicate performance to leadership and identify ways to improve.Promote employee development at all levels to develop skills needed to meet job-specific needs and prepare people for future roles.Promote leadership and cultural development across the organization.Siting team primary activities include identifying site locations, developing routes, documenting legally defensible decisions, and supporting regulatory applications and hearings. Outreach team primary activities include holding local official and stakeholder meetings, announcing projects, leading public open houses, and organizing project communications. Right of Way primary activities include supporting route development, acquiring easements and property access, attending hearings, and supporting construction activities.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:Education: Bachelor's degree in business, real estate, engineering, or related field.Experience: Minimum 10 years of progressively higher level of responsibilities in operations, engineering, environmental, strategic plan, project management, or related experience. Ability to travel within AEP’s service territory.INITIAL POSITION / BASE SALARY FUNDING: ($152,707 - $198,520). In addition to base salary, AEP offers competitive Total Rewards including: discretionary annual and long-term incentives, 401(k), pension, health insurance, life/AD&D insurance, educational assistance, etc. #LI-HYBRID #AEPCareersCompensation DataCompensation Grade:SP20-011Compensation Range:$152,707.00-198,520.00 USDHear about it first!   Get job alerts by email.  Log in to your Candidate Home Account today!  If you don't have an account, you can create one.  It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and  promotion,  conditions  and  privileges  of  employment,  company  sponsored  training  programs, educational assistance,  social and  recreational  programs,  compensation,  benefits,  transfers,  discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of  race, color,  religion,  sex, age, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, veteran or military  status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we must record certain information to be made part of an Affirmative Action Plan. Applicants for employment may also be invited to participate in the Affirmative Action Program by self-identifying their Race or Ethnic Identity.SummaryLocation: New Albany, OHType: Full time