Program Manager, Wildfire Mitigation

Program Manager, Wildfire Mitigation

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What We Offer

• Competitive Package: Competitive salary and a comprehensive total rewards program including benefits, pension, performance bonus eligibility, flex days, employee share purchase plan, and more.
• Purpose driven work: Support public safety and environmental responsibility by contributing to wildfire mitigation programs that help protect communities and maintain reliable electric service.
• A supportive work environment: Work in an organization guided by safety, integrity, collaboration, agility, and caring, where people are treated with respect and supported throughout their careers.

Why Work Here

Wildfire risk is one of the most complex challenges facing utilities today. In this role, you will be part of an organization that focuses on thoughtful planning, data informed decision making, and responsible infrastructure management. You will work with experienced professionals who value teamwork and continuous improvement in how electric systems are planned, maintained, and operated.

About the Role

As a Program Manager, Wildfire Mitigation, you will lead the planning and delivery of wildfire mitigation programs across electric distribution and transmission systems. Reporting to senior asset management leadership, you will coordinate capital initiatives, operational readiness activities, governance processes, and regulatory support to help reduce wildfire risk and strengthen grid resilience.

You will work closely with engineering, operations, maintenance, and external partners to ensure initiatives are well planned, appropriately governed, and effectively delivered.

What You Will Do

• Lead wildfire mitigation programs across electric distribution and transmission assets
• Oversee capital initiatives such as vegetation management, grid hardening, reconductoring, undergrounding, and wildfire related technology deployment
• Provide direction and oversight to project managers and cross functional teams
• Manage program scope, schedule, risk, and financial performance
• Support implementation of operational wildfire mitigation measures, including enhanced protection settings and public safety power shutoffs
• Coordinate enabling initiatives such as fire weather tools, monitoring systems, operating procedures, and stakeholder engagement activities
• Prepare executive updates, governance documentation, and decision materials
• Support regulatory filings and long-term wildfire mitigation planning
• Promote safety, environmental stewardship, and continuous improvement across all activities

What You Bring

• A degree in Engineering, technologist diploma, or a related field
• Ten or more years of experience in the electric utility or infrastructure sector
• Experience leading large scale programs or capital initiatives
• Knowledge of electric utility operations; wildfire mitigation experience is an asset
• Experience delivering technology enabled initiatives in operational environments
• Financial planning and budget management experience
• Professional designation such as P.Eng or CMA is considered an asset
• Valid Class 5 driver’s licence

About Us

We are a leading energy provider in North America. Through ATCO Energy Systems we build, operate and maintain electric and gas transmission and distribution lines, safely and reliably serving over three million customers in hundreds of communities. We are advancing the use of hydrogen as a cost-effective pathway for decarbonization and modernizing the electric grid to support renewable energy and long-term resilience.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and to building respectful relationships with Indigenous Peoples.