Operational Technology Manager

Brief Description

Energize your Career at SECO Energy!

General Purpose of Job

Oversees SECO’s operational technology portfolio and ensures alignment with the technology roadmap. Manages deployment and optimization of OT platforms, including GIS, DERMS, OMS, and AMI. Builds and maintains vendor relationships, negotiates contracts, and ensures that OT systems support modernization, distributed energy integration, and reliable, real-time utility operations.

Minimum Required Qualifications And Competencies

The following includes the minimum job requirements and essential duties for this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some job requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Requirements Education

- Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer Science, or related field

- Preferred: Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Project Management, Business Administration or related field.

- Preferred: PMP® or equivalent project management certification.

- Preferred: Utility-specific certifications (e.g., ESRI GIS, Siemens/Oracle OMS, DERMS platforms).

- Preferred: ITIL or cybersecurity-related certification a plus.

- Job-related experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Experience

- Minimum: Three + (3) years of experience in operational technology, IT/OT integration, or utility system management. - Minimum: One + (1) years of supervisory experience leading high-performing technical teams, with a leadership style that builds trust and collaboration

- Minimum: Hands-on experience with GIS, OMS, AMI, and DERMS systems.

- Minimum: Strong vendor management and contract negotiation experience.

- Minimum: Previous experience managing large-scale, multifaceted enterprise-wide Operational Technologies projects in an electric or gas utility environment

- Minimum: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to listen actively, ask insightful questions, and collaborate with senior team members to influence decisions and drive meaningful outcomes and effective solutions

- Preferred: Seven + (7) years of experience in operational technology, IT/OT integration, or utility system management - Preferred: Three + (3) years of supervisory experience leading high-performing technical teams, with a leadership style that builds trust and collaboration

Other Requirements

- Ability to operate a variety of office equipment, including a personal computer, printers, copy machines and telephone

- Ability to work irregular hours for assignment completion and flexibility to change scheduling and report to work on short notice during emergency situations.

- Normal work hours will be eight (8) hours Monday through Friday, between 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.

- Some business travel for training and development.

- Successful completion of pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen.

Summary

We are the third-largest electric co-op in Florida and the seventh-largest in the nation and we are looking for qualified, energetic and committed candidates to join our successful TEAM!

SECO Energy does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from applicants. SECO Energy will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from any search agencies, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, headhunters and recruitment agencies (hereinafter ‘vendors’). Unsolicited referrals and resumes sent to SECO Energy are deemed gratuitous. If any vendor (included but not limited to recruitment agency, headhunter, staffing agency) supplies any job applicant to SECO Energy without having a valid written and signed an agreement with SECO Energy, SECO Energy is not obligated to pay any kind of referral fee to such vendor. Any resumes submitted in the absence of a signed agreement become the property of SECO Energy and no fee shall be due.

*If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing jobs@secoenergy.com or by calling (855) 483-2673. Please be advised that this assistance is available for individuals who require accommodation due to disability.

Sumter Electric Cooperative is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with our company values and will not be tolerated.*

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^ SECO Energy is a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative serving over 200,000 families and businesses across seven counties in Central Florida, making SECO Energy the third largest electric co-op in Florida and the sixth largest in the nation.

^ SECO Energy is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, genetics, or individuals with disabilities, or protected veteran status.

^ Qualified employees will be considered on an equal basis with external applicants.