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Director, Engineering and Projects (Electric Utility) (Tahoe Vista, CA, US, 96148) @ Liberty Utilities (Canada) Corp.

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<p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Poppins">Algonquin Power &amp; Utilities Corp. (AQN), parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility. AQN is committed to providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy and water solutions through our portfolio of utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Poppins"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Poppins">At Algonquin, our vision is to be the most trusted utility service provider in North America – a premium regulated utility, known for our customer focus, commitment to sustainability, and strong community partnerships. Our employees are at the heart of that vision. We believe that when people are empowered to learn, grow, and contribute their ideas, we can achieve remarkable results together.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Poppins"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Poppins">We are building a culture that values integrity, inclusivity, and innovation. By joining Algonquin, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy and water, while creating long-term value for our customers, communities, employees, and shareholders.</span></strong></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Purpose</H2> </div><div><p>Leads and mentors the engineering and project teams to provide high quality engineering and project management services. Formulates and promotes engineering-related guidelines and procedures to match and support the Company goals and principles. Guides the management staff in making sound engineering, project management, and financial decisions. Oversee the capital budget for the company. Provides counsel to senior leadership as requested. </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Accountabilities</H2> </div><div><ul type="disc"> <li>Directs the engineering and project teams to provide quality engineering and project services that support the company goals and principles.</li> <li>Directs the annual and long-term capital plan. This includes planning, budgeting, execution, and administration to meet the company objectives. Capital expenditure oversight responsibilities include advising management on capital needs and issues, providing accurate reporting and projection, ensuring that expenditures are being made for top priority projects and that the company policies are adhered to. </li> <li>Oversees and manages the departmental O&amp;M budget.</li> <li>Acts as a lead witness for capital projects and engineering practices for applicable hearings and cases.</li> <li>Supports the development and execution of the company’s wildfire mitigation plan and associated risk model.</li> <li>Participates on the company’s incident management team.</li> <li>Supports and guides the development and utilization of appropriate work standards and procedures. </li> <li>Supports and guides the development and utilization of appropriate engineering, asset management, and financial tools.</li> <li>Supports operations, safety, and energy supply</li> <li>Promotes advancements in, and the use of, technology to improve system safety and reliability, optimize workflow, and optimize record keeping and data integrity. </li> <li>Ensure compliance with all applicable Local, State, and Federal codes including the filing of applicable periodic reports under each jurisdiction.</li> <li>Leads, develops, and supports the growth of employees.</li> <li>Supports various company strategic and tactical activities and initiatives.</li> <li>Performs various special projects and other duties that may be assigned by senior leadership. </li> <li>Occasional travel for business is required. After-hour supervision may be required. Safety observations may be required.</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Education and Experience</H2> </div><div><ul type="disc"> <li>Must have a minimum of 10-years’ experience in utility engineering and/or project management, and at least 2-years of leadership experience</li> <li>Must possess a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or a related Degree from an accredited four-year college or university.</li> <li>A Professional Engineering License is preferred but not required for an otherwise highly qualified candidate.</li> <li>A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desirable</li> <li>Wildfire mitigation plan experience preferred</li> <li>Rate case experience preferred, including testimony and hearings</li> <li>State and new business tariff experience preferred</li> <li>Emergency response activity preferred </li> <li>Must have experience in team management, project management and fiscal budgeting</li> <li>Effective verbal and written communication skills to communicate with others including internal and external customers under normal and adverse conditions </li> <li>Knowledge and use of personal computers and advanced skills in word processing, data processing, spreadsheets, computer-aided drafting and geographical information systems (GIS) are required </li> <li>Possess effective interpersonal skills and be able to work and collaborate with people at all levels of the organization </li> </ul></div></div></div><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business and as an employee team.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">As the successful candidate</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Our Mission</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Poppins">We provide safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective and sustainable energy and water solutions. Our mission is how we create value as an organization—it is what drives us every day to fulfill our purpose.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Our Vision</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Poppins">We better the lives of our customers and communities. Our vision is what we see as possible. It&apos;s where we aspire to be, what we want to achieve and how we&apos;ll make an<u> </u>impact. It guides and keeps us on the right path as we work towards fulfilling our purposes.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Our Guiding Principles</span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Customer Centric</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Integrity</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Entrepreneurial</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Teamwork</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Owner mindset</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Outcome focused</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Continuous learning</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><a name="_Hlk85105780"></a><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">What we offer </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Poppins">401k Plan with matching</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Share purchase/match plan</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Leadership Development Program</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Volunteer paid days off</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Employee Assistance Program</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Achievement fund </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Free parking</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Variety of Health &amp; Wellness programs</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Discount and Perks program</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to investigate the opportunity further.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person&apos;s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Poppins">Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.</span></span></span></span></p>

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