American Electric Power

Civil Engineer

• Perform complex structural engineering work for electric generating facilities
• Engineer and design concrete, steel, masonry, wood, sheet piling, and fiber-reinforced-plastic structures and components
• Complete all aspects of projects from initiation through completion
• Review engineering designs, calculations, and drawings prepared by consultants
• Conduct infrastructure inspections and assessments at electric generating facilities
• Complete inspection reports for ductwork, stacks, bridges, tanks, river cells, and other components
• Interpret codes and regulations and develop relevant standards
• Provide guidance, training, and direction to other engineers
• Lead and coordinate engineering activities across teams and external organizations
• Prepare and present complex technical reports to management, professional societies, and regulatory bodies
• Lead and facilitate meetings
• Resolve complex engineering problems and develop solutions
• Manage project budgets using cost-management techniques
• Support outage and plant needs through travel to power stations
• Work in power-station environments involving extreme temperatures, hazardous fumes and chemicals, loud noise, machinery, and outdoor conditions

Senior Structural Engineer – Principal

Agent

• Negotiate with landowners or designees to acquire land rights for electric transmission and distribution facilities
• Settle property damage claims with property owners
• Search courthouse and other records to determine property ownership and interests
• Review and interpret legal documents, surveys, legal descriptions, drawings, appraisals, and reports
• Prepare approved legal documents for land-rights acquisition
• Provide functional support to other AEP business units
• Maintain property-owner files, maps, drawings, exhibits, and progress reports in ROWSi
• Prepare ROW estimates and scopes for TROW projects
• Manage, develop, review, and coordinate right-of-way project scopes, schedules, and budgets
• Follow TROW outsourcing technical guidelines
• Liaise with and oversee vendor companies performing land-rights acquisition services
• Review vendor adherence to schedules, budgets, quality, milestones, and performance plans
• Monitor project closeout, document lessons learned, and recommend process improvements
• Approve vouchers for land-rights acquisition payments
• Act as a witness and assist with witness and commissioner selection for condemnation and court actions
• Represent Transmission right-of-way in internal improvement teams and external industry forums
• Support AEP System Safety Process and promote a safe working environment

Transmission Right of Way Agent

Analyst

• Review project prints, including one-lines, schematics, bills of material, and equipment manufacturer drawings, to identify and gather Transmission asset information
• Review field-change drawings and document changes in the IPS asset management database
• Coordinate print management through DSTrack and follow up on overdue records
• Create location hierarchies, add capital assets, and populate asset attributes in IPS
• Manage asset entry lifecycle using the Data Tracker database
• Read and interpret Spider Diagrams and complete element Bus/Branch reviews
• Review and correct Commissioning Actions assignments in IPS
• Review IPS Audit Trails and resolve data errors
• Provide process support, diagnosis, troubleshooting, tracking, and resolution for field questions
• Configure and release substation Capital Commissioning Checklists
• Develop process improvements and documentation
• Manage IPS asset data, testing documentation, asset statuses, GPS, and address information
• Perform quality assurance of Transmission Field Services data and assist with CICO requests
• Use PowerBI to report on overdue settings and commissioning actions
• Senior-level responsibilities include peer review, team leadership, training, and supervision of less-experienced teammates

TFS Asset Analyst

Project Manager

• Oversee mitigation projects for defective Substation, Protection/Controls, and/or Transmission Line equipment
• Plan, organize, direct, coordinate, and supervise assigned project activities
• Apply Waterfall and Agile project management principles and techniques
• Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the AEP System Safety Process and Zero Harm environment
• Develop and manage project/outage plans, schedules, budgets, and funding reallocations
• Communicate project details and status updates; lead planning meetings, project updates, and stakeholder presentations
• Develop and manage relationships with project teams, plant and operating company staff, customers, partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers
• Provide guidance, instruction, and training to improve designs, systems, procedures, processes, schedules, and costs
• Mentor project managers and direct sub-team project managers as assigned
• Develop and manage procurement plans and outside-service contracts, including proposals, bids, vendor selection, negotiations, and vendor performance
• Conduct and supervise project closeout processes and analyze project success and benefits realization
• Assist with organizational project management standards and manage programs as assigned

Principal Project Manager – Transmission Field Services

Project Scheduler

• Coordinate team activities and support Project Managers
• Perform scheduling and/or commodity tracking for major projects
• Develop and analyze intermediate and complex scope-of-work schedules
• Plan, schedule, integrate, baseline, update, maintain, and analyze project schedules
• Maintain security, reporting, maintenance, daily operation of systems and software, and KPIs for assigned projects
• Define activities, durations, work sequences, relationship logic, and milestones
• Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for
• Develop, maintain, and analyze schedules using Primavera, SmartSheet, or similar assigned systems
• Organize and lead schedule review meetings with stakeholders
• Prepare meeting minutes and action items
• Engage teams and stakeholders to create schedules and provide schedule analysis updates
• Identify schedule risks and issues that may delay milestones
• Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders
• Support compliance with AEP project management organizational standards and governance guidance
• Work with administrators to assign security, profiles, and roles for new users
• Update progress, acquire information, baseline and maintain schedules, develop commodity curves, track metrics, and support project/outage teams
• Prepare summary status reports and analyze metrics/KPIs
• Interface with execution teams, contractors, suppliers, and AEP management

Project Scheduler – Senior

Security Operations

• Design and implement security solutions and advanced security architectures for operational technology systems
• Lead security projects, security incident response efforts, and investigations
• Administer and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers and related infrastructure
• Install, configure, and maintain Prometheus for system and application monitoring
• Develop and manage alerting rules, dashboards, and reporting
• Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity trends
• Troubleshoot Linux OS, services, networking, and monitoring issues
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and security teams to support production environments
• Perform patching, upgrades, and routine maintenance on Linux systems
• Automate tasks using Bash, Python, or similar scripting tools
• Document security systems, projects, configurations, and operational support processes
• Support incident response and root cause analysis for outages or performance events
• Develop and deliver training on OT security best practices
• Present security topics and recommendations to team members and AEP leaders
• Manage vulnerability management, patch management, Active Directory administration, antivirus and endpoint security, firewall ACLs, encryption and certificate management, security logging and alerting, and access/password management
• Complete tasks with consideration for risk and impact to SCADA/EMS systems and the Bulk Electric System

Senior RT Ops Security Specialist

Inspector

• Take a lead role and oversee contractor work on AEP electrical facilities
• Provide leadership support for job coordination and planning, safety, crew critique, employee development, and related tasks
• Inspect and accept or reject contractor work for compliance with safety, design, construction standards, and construction quality
• Ensure contracted construction projects flow smoothly
• Resolve customer concerns associated with contractor-performed work
• Document construction events to protect AEP's interests from future claims
• Ensure contractor invoices are accurate, complete, and reasonable
• Provide contractor performance feedback to Contract Administration
• Certify contractor work acceptability for invoice approval and payment
• Support IFR job inspections and document required design changes
• Perform other assigned duties and responsibilities

Distribution System Inspector – Associate

Principal

• Create detailed construction plans and sequences for capital projects
• Research project scopes thoroughly
• Collaborate with Energy Delivery Construction Management, Energy Delivery Project Management, Transmission & Distribution Operations, Transmission and Distribution Planning, Transmission Engineering, and Transmission Field Services
• Manage a comprehensive portfolio of assigned projects
• Optimize outages and streamline construction sequences
• Alert the project management team to risks or issues that could delay milestones or in-service dates
• Develop safe, efficient, and economical construction sequences
• Read P6 schedules to ensure construction plans can be executed as scheduled
• Support project prioritization and resolve conflicting outages
• Manage construction plans for multiple capital projects simultaneously
• Participate in reviews with TFS Work Scheduling Teams to optimize outages between capital and non-capital/maintenance projects
• Organize and lead construction plan review meetings
• Promote an all-inclusive culture of excellence

Senior-Principal Transmission Construction Planner

Compliance

• Conduct due diligence reviews of potential new generation project development sites and acquisition facilities
• Prepare diligence reports and identify and communicate environmental risks
• Interface with internal teams and project developers during planning and construction of new assets
• Scope, coordinate, and perform regulatory and permit interpretation and applicability determinations, including NSR/PSD evaluations
• Prepare and submit permit applications and modifications
• Review and comment on technical support documents and draft permits and lead agency negotiations
• Review, prepare, and submit air quality reports, notifications, and filings
• Monitor, analyze, interpret, and summarize existing and new regulations and legislation
• Provide permit and compliance support to AEP facilities
• Assist with facility compliance reviews, training sessions, and compliance audits
• Serve as an internal expert for assigned subject areas
• Build working relationships with federal and state resource agency staff
• Lead and coordinate work activities and serve as project manager for permitting and compliance work
• Develop and implement strategies for complex compliance issues
• Prioritize tasks and interface directly with regulatory agencies
• Prepare and present complex technical subjects to senior management, professional organizations, and regulatory bodies
• Monitor environmental issues affecting operations and initiate proactive regulatory and standards changes
• Develop work standards and pursue process improvements

Air Quality Permitting and Compliance Support

General

• Perform siting activities for multi-million-dollar electric transmission line and substation projects
• Ensure transmission siting activities comply with company standards and federal, state, and local regulations
• Organize siting studies and proposed route selection activities to meet in-service dates and ensure compliance
• Oversee outsourced siting and regulatory approval activities for transmission lines and substations
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to identify buildable, cost-effective routes and facilities that minimize environmental impacts
• Prepare environmental assessments and written siting studies
• Coordinate regulatory and local zoning applications, including writing, exhibits, testimony, interrogatories, and schedules
• Develop and monitor schedules, risks, and cost estimates for siting tasks
• Participate in stakeholder meetings and public open houses
• Work in designated regions and states based on location

Transmission Line Siting Specialist

Associate

• Review and analyze MCO on each new vehicle to determine the legal entity
• License and title all vehicles and equipment
• Ensure proper taxes are paid at the state and local level
• Supply information to the IRS as necessary
• Update information in the Maximo Fleet System as necessary
• Use accounts payable or a company credit card to purchase and document each license plate and title
• Obtain fuel cards, insurance papers, vehicle registrations, and other documents for new vehicles
• Manage title changes when vehicles become company owned, move between Operating Companies, or leases are refinanced with another Leasing Company

License & Title Associate

Designer

• Perform entry-level technical work related to planning, engineering, design, analysis, research, development, testing, construction, maintenance, and operation of company equipment and facilities
• Prepare required orders and obtain right-of-way permissions to implement system improvements
• Establish service for and interact with residential, commercial, and industrial customers
• Determine customer needs for new services, service upgrades, and facility relocations
• Design facilities to meet customer needs
• Determine costs passed to customers and bill accordingly
• Contact the Project Design Group for advice on system improvements needed to serve new loads
• Obtain simple easements and consult Right of Way Agents for complex easements
• Participate in storm restoration and assess storm damage after gaining adequate field experience
• Learn and apply AEP Distribution Standards, NESC Codes, OSHA Rules, AEP Accounting Practices, CIAC Rules, AEP Tariffs, and safety procedures
• Maintain accurate records and assist with technical reports and papers
• Communicate with internal and external customers and collaborate with employees

Customer Design Technician

• Patrol transmission lines and facilities from the ground and air to assess vegetation conditions and conductor distances
• Recommend utility vegetation operations, work plans, priorities, schedules, best management practices, and contractor requirements
• Capture patrol conditions in forestry computer systems and coordinate responses to imminent threats
• Maintain work, cost, production, and quality records and prepare reports
• Arrange vegetation management and facility access with landowners, governmental agencies, utilities, and other parties
• Investigate and resolve landowner concerns and constrained FAC-003 vegetation management areas
• Estimate vegetation management requirements and costs for construction and rebuilding projects
• Serve as subject-matter expert for vegetation clearing during project scoping, construction, and servicing
• Inspect contractors for safety and contract compliance and recommend acceptance or corrective action
• Identify and schedule aerial herbicide and aerial saw work, including required permitting
• Operate forestry computer programs and records systems
• Guide and train participants in vegetation management work practices and procedures
• Mentor Transmission Forester Associates as needed at the senior level
• Support Transmission Forestry leadership and staff in coordinating storm response at the senior level

Senior Transmission Forester Associate

Consultant

• Support AEP fiber optic, microwave, and P.25 800MHz radio transport systems
• Participate in a shared 24x7x365 on-call rotation with six other engineers
• Provide break/fix support for AEP transport network systems
• Remotely support project-based field change-control work for deploying fiber optic, microwave, and P.25 radio systems
• Follow AEP change-management standards, including peer reviews for field transport-impacting changes
• Maintain ServiceNow asset records, monitoring systems, process documentation, timekeeping, goal performance, status reporting, and change control
• Manage project tasks, time scheduling, and meetings
• Collaborate with work groups, departments, and corporate entities
• Provide cross-training to employees as assigned
• Facilitate meetings and initiate corrective action when project objectives are not met

Telecom Consultant

• Perform project print reviews to identify and gather information about Transmission assets for capital projects
• Review drawings with field changes and document changes in the IPS asset management database
• Coordinate print management using the DSTrack print platform
• Create location hierarchies, add capital assets, and populate asset attributes in IPS
• Manage asset entry lifecycle using the Data Tracker database
• Interpret Spider Diagrams and complete element Bus/Branch reviews
• Review and correct Commissioning Actions in IPS
• Audit IPS asset attributes and resolve errors
• Provide process support, troubleshooting, research, and issue resolution to field teams
• Coordinate substation Capital Commissioning Checklists
• Assist with process improvements and documentation
• Update IPS asset attributes, testing documentation, and asset statuses
• Perform quality assurance of Transmission Field Services data, including CICO requests and GPS/address updates
• Coordinate reporting and monitoring with field teams using Power BI