Supervisor Vegetation Program Management Emergent Technology - Vegetation Management -

This is an open position with the FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [SCOO]

 

Job Title: Supv, Veg Program Mgmt – Emergent Technology / AVAT 

Location: Mobile / Hybrid

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 nation's 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

 

The Supervisor, Vegetation Program Management Emergent Technology reports to the Manager, Program Management in Vegetation Management. This position is classified as Mobile with primary work location as home but may work at or visit a facility.  

This position supervises a team of individuals composed of employees and contractors with various technology expertise, providing business unit support for current and future emergent technologies, tools and advanced analytics used in vegetation management. 

This position will primarily be responsible leading overall end-to-end project support of current and future emergent technologies within the business unit including but not limited to the Advanced Vegetation Analytics Tool (AVAT), and the Vegetation Management LiDAR Program. This position will be responsible for implementing new enhancements and additional functionality within the Esri based Vegetation Management Solution (VMS) software for future improvements and overall business unit integration of all emergent technologies and analytical tools.  

This position will be responsible for providing support of emergent technology data analytics with the use of proprietary advanced and predictive data models and/or tools of business unit to monitor key performance indicators, strategic plan metrics and other emergent technology initiatives to assist in driving performance and reliability improvement opportunities within the company. 

This position will work at all levels across the organization to interact collaboratively with subject matter experts and business leaders.  

 

 

Responsibilities: 

 

• This position is responsible for exemplifying and prioritizing the FirstEnergy Core Values and Behaviors of Safety, Integrity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Performance Excellence, Stewardship, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Customer Focus and Trust. 
• Demonstrating and directing a solid commitment to all aspects of safety and must understand the Company’s Accident Prevention Handbook applying this to safety in the workplace with the ability to advise others of safe work practices.
• Provide direct supervision of personnel supporting all aspects of the business unit emergent technologies and advanced data analytics. 
• Proactively and regularly engage direct reports in career development.
• Encourage team development and drive opportunities for career enhancement for all team members.
• Lead team of personnel to help establish and achieve business unit timelines, milestones, strategic plans, and key performance indicators for safety, compliance, reliability, vegetation work plans, customer service and operational performance through emergent technologies.
• Exercise sound decision making by developing alternatives and recommendations to drive work processes, improve reliability and operational efficiencies into the vegetation management program.
• Assist with developing and maintaining emergent technology internal program document controls and drive consistency through standardizing, and/or updating forms, templates, talking points, procedures, workflows, work management software, strategic plans, change management plans, innovative solutions, new hardware and software tools, advanced analytics, etc., as needed.
• Identify and support opportunities for program efficiencies and improved