Vice President, Energy Delivery - Oahu

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Posting End Date: 1/24/2026 at 11:59PM HST

BRIEF POSTING DESCRIPTION:

The P 2V VP ENERGY DELIVERY Department of the P VP ENERGY DELIVERY Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. (Role: Executive)

JOB FUNCTION:

Provides leadership to ensure the physical and operational integrity, safety, and modernization of the company’s transmission and distribution systems.  Includes (but not limited to) engineering, permitting, construction, and maintenance of transmission, distribution, substation, and metering infrastructure. Aligns operational strategies with corporate goals and regulatory requirements.  Leads the implementation of wildfire strategies and serves on the leadership team for the company’s all-hazard emergency response efforts, including wildfire management, mitigation, and prevention.  Drives continuous improvement in safety, service, and operational efficiency.  Leads, mentors, and develops a high performing team committed to the company’s mission and values, collaboratively working across the company for the best outcomes.  Provides a balanced approach to success with stakeholders by providing a roadmap with near term, mid-term, and longer-term priorities to guide the energy delivery team in alignment with the overall strategic plan.  Oversees the formulation, development and implementation of energy delivery strategy to ensure public safety, improve reliability, and improve efficiency of business process and the company’s business needs. Fosters through strong leadership, a culture of safety, ensuring the well-being of employees, customers, and the community remains the highest priority.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Infrastructure Management. Responsible for designing and implementing policies and programs to ensure the reliability and safety of the energy delivery infrastructure and support services. Translates the strategic and tactical business plans into short- and long-range energy delivery strategic and operational plans and evaluates their effectiveness. Develops annual O&M and Capital forecasts and manages the budgets and other financial measures of the energy delivery function.  Oversees the energy delivery budgets and resources required to achieve corporate goals and financial outcomes.  Works collaboratively to prioritize plans to achieve Company goals.  Collaborates to achieve safety goals for our team, our communities and customers.  Creates and executes plans in support of emergency response efforts.
• Transmission and Distribution System. Improves the safety, reliability, and resilience of the transmission and distribution system.  May serve as an incident commander in response to emergencies using the ICS framework, including wildfires, focused on the safety of the community, customers, and internal response teams.  Leads the implementation of the company’s wildfire mitigation plan.
• Business Partnership. Responsible for the financial health and stability of the organization. Participates in the development of the Company’s plans and programs as a strategic partner particularly from the perspective of the impact on system reliability, customers and local, state, and federal commissions and legislative committees.
• External Interface. Manages relationships with government agencies, customers, and the public.  Ensures that all corporate activities and operations within the functional area are carried out in compliance with city, county, state and federal laws and regulations.
• Community Advocacy. Represents the company at various community activities. Remains actively involved with community and professional organizations and associations and maintains relationships with other businesses active in the company's areas of operation. Together with other officers, promotes the public relations and business development of the company.  Serves as a member on such committees or boards as appropriate.
• Operational Excellence. Develops, implements and enforces energy delivery policies and procedures that improve the overall operation, safety and effectiveness of the company.  Improves the efficiency and effectiveness of key end to end processes that drive safety, productivity, and core results.
• Team Engagement. Manages and administers personnel matters including performance appraisals, setting of individual performance goals, discipline, hiring, training, coaching and development of direct reports.  Focuses on the development of a high performing team and establishing a positive culture aligned with Company mission, values, and goals.  Builds a sustainable workforce.
• Enterprise Leadership. Fulfills other duties as assigned or which are usual and common to the position of a company officer.
• Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience. Additional degree in Business Administration or equivalent highly desirable.
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience in technical electric utility operations with progressive leadership responsibilities.
• In-depth knowledge of a wide range of energy delivery technologies, both from a design and operation perspective, including environmental considerations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of electric utilities, with particular emphasis in energy delivery design, construction, operation and maintenance.
• Comprehensive knowledge in utility regulatory processes including ratemaking, General Order 7 approvals, Performance-Based Regulation, and evidentiary hearings.
• Working knowledge of contract law, labor law, collective bargaining contracts, and development processes as they apply to energy delivery systems design, construction, and operation and maintenance.
• Working knowledge of public utilities application for capital projects.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, economic, business and political climates.
• Technical understanding of issues facing the company and industry.
• Technical knowledge of budgeting and forecasting process (including annual Operating Forecast, Capital Budget, ITS budget, etc.)

Skills Requirements

• Excellent leadership skills and the ability to work with a variety of individuals at all levels in and out of the organization. Ability to provide vision and oversee complex, multi-disciplinary functions.
• Ability to build and lead large teams, think critically and manage, motivate, and gui employees.
• Excellent written, oral, listening, facilitation and platform communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and persuade various groups or individuals.
• Ability to handle difficult, confrontational, and/or sensitive issues with professionalism while using tact, courtesy and discretion.
• Able to “think on one’s feet” and respond to government, regulatory and customer inquiries in clear, credible and concise terms.
• Advanced negotiation and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate and manage change.
• Analytical and conceptual skills to assess issues, to recommend and implement proper actions.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, adapt, and effectively react to rapidly changing priorities.

Experience Requirements

• Extensive (10+) years of progressive management experience in energy delivery, system planning, or related area.
• Extensive (10+) years of proven leadership experience.
• Several (3-5) years of project management experience relating to energy delivery projects.

Role: Executive 

Number of Vacancies: 1

Location: Honolulu – Oahu

Hiring Range: The expected base salary range for this role is $250,000 to $320,000, depending on experience. This position is eligible for participation in the company’s performance-based incentive programs, including short-term and long-term incentives, subject to plan terms, eligibility rules, and governance approvals. Incentive amounts are variable and not guaranteed. 

About Hawaiian Electric Companies
Hawaiian Electric Companies provide electricity and services to 95 percent of the state's 1.4 million residents. The company is also one of the state's leading employers and a major contributor and supporter of community and educational programs.

The demand for power that has fueled the growth of the Hawaiian Islands has been met by Hawaiian Electric Companies for well over a century. And as the next millennium unfolds, the company is committed to providing quality service and seeking clean local energy sources to power generations of Hawaii families and businesses to come. Visit us at http://hawaiianelectric.com.

Interested individuals should apply online. The application must clearly indicate the demonstrated experience/knowledge/skills/abilities the candidate possesses which specifically qualifies him/her for the position.

Applicant Certification
By submitting an application for the position, candidates:
1. Authorize the Hawaiian Electric Companies to confirm all statements contained in the application and/or any materials submitted and made a part of the application as they relate to the position and to the extent permitted by law;
2. Authorize and consent to, without reservation, the Hawaiian Electric Companies sharing any and all information regarding previous or present employment, educational training or personal information from their records and from any other source with the hiring department or subsidiary company;
3. Release, discharge, and hold harmless, Hawaiian Electric Companies, from any and all liability for any damage which may be claimed as a result of furnishing such information to the hiring department or subsidiary company;
4. Authorizes release and transfer of all personnel records to be maintained by the hiring company in the event of an inter-company transfer; and
5. Authorize, direct, and consent to Hawaiian Electric Companies and/or its authorized agents to conduct investigations into candidates' background. These investigations may include, but are not limited to searches for information about applicants; record of criminal convictions to the extent permitted by law, education records, professional certifications, personal character references, and employment history.

EEO Statement
Hawaiian Electric Companies is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status. 

Hawaiian Electric Companies complies with all applicable laws, including Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any request for reasonable accommodation needed during the application process should be communicated by the candidate to the HR Service Center at (808) 543-4848.

Affiliate Disclaimer
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Maui Electric Company, and Hawaii Electric Light (“Company”) are Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) regulated companies. The disclosure relating to Affiliate Transaction Requirements that follows is made pursuant to the PUC’s Decision and Order No. 35962, issued on December 19, 2018, and subsequently modified by Order No. 36112, issued on January 24, 2019 in Docket No. 2018-0065.

By submitting your application, you understand and acknowledge that, if you are hired by the Company and subsequently transferred, assigned or otherwise employed by an Affiliate, said Affiliate will be required to make a one-time payment to the Company in an amount up to twenty-five percent (25%) of your base annual compensation.  

In addition, if you are hired by the Company and subsequently transferred, assigned or otherwise employed by an Affiliate or an Affiliate-Related Entity, for a period of one year, you cannot appear in negotiations or otherwise interact directly with the Company or work on the same matter that you worked on while with the Company. 

Affiliate is defined as “any person or entity that possesses an ‘affiliate interest’ in a utility as defined by section 269-19.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”), including a utility’s parent holding company, except as otherwise provided by HRS section 269-19.5(h).”

Affiliate-Related Entity is defined as “a third party that provides electricity-related services in a regulated utility’s service territory that has a material financial, operational, or ownership interest with an unregulated affiliate of the utility and of whom the utility has reasonable knowledge.” 

For a current list of all Affiliates and Affiliate-Related Entities, please see:
https://www.hawaiianelectric.com/about-us/key-performance-metrics/financial/affiliate-transactions

This list may be amended, updated or revised from time to time without notice.