Transmission Asset Engineer

Job description

At Cleco, we're not just powering lives—we're powering a cleaner, smarter future for Louisiana. With bold investments in innovative energy solutions, we’re transforming how we power our communities: smarter, cleaner, and more sustainable. This is a long-term commitment to our people and our communities because our future—and the future of generations to come—depends on it. If you're ready to make an impact where it matters most, join us at Cleco— where we're Energizing Your Tomorrow. The Asset Manager-T&D is a Master/Expert level individual contributor professional for overseeing strategic management, maintenance, and optimization of key transmission & distribution assets and assisting with asset management objectives. This role is strategic in nature with a focus on risk mitigation and long/near term strategic planning and is critical to ensuring the safety, efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of our T&D assets over their entire lifecycle while contributing to annual performance and financial goals and driving conformance with industry best practices. The Asset Manager-T&D is the liaison between Asset Management, distribution operations, distribution engineering, ECPM, business planning, and financial performance functions driving data-driven decision making and optimized planning and investments. Key Responsibilities Asset Lifecycle Management: Lead the development and execution of strategies and Asset Management Plans for the entire lifecycle of Cleco’s T&D assets, from procurement, installation, operation, and maintenance to end-of-life and eventual decommissioning or replacement. Utilize CMMS/EAMS data and ERP data to drive decisions and maintenance and operational activity. Assist planners and schedulers with collecting historical labor, materials, and task lists to optimize maintenance job plans. Risk Management: Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks related to asset failure, obsolescence, and compliance, ensuring that appropriate projects, maintenance activities, processes, programs, critical spares, and contingency plans are in place. Maintenance Planning: Oversee the creation and implementation of preventive maintenance strategies and schedules, ensuring assets operate at optimal performance levels and compliance with regulatory standards to extend the life of assets. This includes related scope development for planned outages. Condition Monitoring & Performance Analysis: Utilize asset management systems and technology to monitor the health and performance of critical assets, identifying potential issues before they lead to costly failures or downtime. Promotes the health of the asset lifecycle by utilizing condition assessments for further analysis and reporting. Budgeting & Cost Control: Develop and manage budgets, fully developed 5-year business plans, and long range OPEX/CAPEX forecasts for asset-related activities, ensuring that capital expenditures, maintenance costs, and resource allocation are aligned with business goals while maximizing operational efficiency. Create business justifications for capital projects. Compliance & Regulatory Oversight: Ensure that all assets comply with local, state, and federal regulations, industry standards, and safety protocols, maintaining accurate records for audits and inspections. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards and environmental, health, and safety regulations. Asset Data Management: Maintain and improve asset registers, tracking performance, service histories, and key metrics for each asset. Monitor the asset hierarchy and ensure assets and maintenance plans are correctly entered into SAP with appropriate detail. Ability to build reports from quality data and performance indicators. Utilize Performance Dashboards to monitor work and key performance indicators such as PM compliance, Planning Performance, Backlog, Resource Utilization, PM:CM ratios, and data quality. Key Contracts: Lead or support the negotiation, management, optimization, and/or review of key contracts related to T&D maintenance as required. Team Collaboration & Leadership: Lead a cross-functional team including engineers, technicians, financial analysts, and contractors, fostering collaboration and communication to meet asset management objectives. Assist with the development and execution of training and change management activities. Continuous Improvement: Implement continuous improvement initiatives related to asset management practices, technologies, and process efficiencies for all major equipment and specific component maintenance strategies, leveraging industry best practices and innovative solutions. Qualifications Required Education, Skills & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology with 10 years applicable experience or at least 15 years of applicable T&D experience in lieu of a degree. Strong T&D maintenance experience with emphasis on strategic thinking, risk management and business planning. Excellent problem-solving, analysis, and decision-making abilities. Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously. In-depth knowledge of regulatory standards and safety requirements in the energy sector. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with enterprise asset management software is a plus. Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams and collaborate effectively with other departments. Proficient in Power BI data or Tableau analysis to create, build, and present reports. Proficient in use of ELT programs such as Power Query is a plus In-depth knowledge and experience with CMMS systems, Asset Management, and SAP experience. Comprehensive knowledge of equipment and systems found within the various Power Generation and T&D systems. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with diverse audiences as well as vertically and horizontally in the organization. Proficiency in both technical and commercial aspects of T&D asset performance, with a strong understanding of asset performance, reliability, optimization, and customer affordability. Expertise in budgeting and financial management, including both operational expenditures (OPEX) and capital expenditures (CAPEX). Licenses and Certifications Master’s degree in business or finance or relevant certificates is a plus but not required. Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) or similar certifications is preferred. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar is preferred. Key Competencies BEHAVIORAL Building Partnerships Leading Teams Business Acumen Communication Courage Building Self-Insight Driving for Results Energizing the Organization Driving Execution Building Trusting Relationships Driving Innovation Planning and Organizing Safety Establishing Strategic Direction TECHNICAL Analytical skills Organizational skills Strategic Planning Project Tracking and Reporting Data Collection and Analysis Presentation Skills May perform other duties as assigned. Salary dependent on experience, skills, education, and training.