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Vice President, Public Power – Operations & Growth

SPARUS

. Provide executive leadership for Public Power operations across assigned markets, customer accounts, and territories .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeBaxter • Minnesota • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Demonstrates extensive leadership in electric utility services, with a strong focus on operational performance, customer relationship management, and business development. Proven ability to drive safety, compliance, and financial performance while leading geographically distributed teams.

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Electric Utility Services LeadershipP&L OwnershipBusiness DevelopmentOperational Performance ManagementCustomer Relationship Management

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Hard Skills
Electric MeteringAMI OperationsUtility Field OperationsBudgetingWorkforce PlanningOperational KPIsSafety ComplianceFinancial PerformanceBusiness StrategySuccession Planning
Soft Skills
LeadershipRelationship BuildingStrategic ThinkingCommunicationTeam Development
Industry Keywords
Public PowerMunicipal UtilityCooperativeMeter ManufacturerUtility Services ContractorElectric CooperativeInvestor-Owned UtilityField Service OperationsCustomer GrowthRevenue Opportunities

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide executive leadership for Public Power operations across assigned markets, customer accounts, and territories
  • Lead electric metering, AMI, and related utility field service operations
  • Support gas and water metering operations as needed
  • Lead managers, supervisors, and geographically distributed field teams
  • Drive safety, quality, productivity, customer service, and operational accountability
  • Own operational performance, budgets, margins, workforce planning, resource allocation, and profitability
  • Monitor operational KPIs and implement improvements that strengthen service delivery and financial performance
  • Build and maintain relationships with utilities, public power organizations, cooperatives, meter manufacturers, AMI providers, and industry partners
  • Identify new business opportunities and support expansion of existing customer accounts
  • Leverage industry relationships and professional networks to create introductions, partnerships, and new revenue opportunities
  • Partner with senior leadership on business strategy, market expansion, customer growth, and long-term planning
  • Participate in customer meetings, proposals, contract discussions, presentations, and strategic business development activity
  • Develop leaders and support succession planning and employee development
  • Ensure operations align with customer expectations, safety requirements, compliance standards, and company goals

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in electric utility services, metering, AMI, public power, utility field operations, or a closely related environment
  • Direct experience leading electric metering, AMI, or electric utility field service operations
  • Senior leadership experience with responsibility for a business unit, region, division, or company
  • Experience with P&L ownership, budgeting, financial performance, or significant operational responsibility
  • Proven ability to lead managers, supervisors, and distributed field-based teams across multiple locations or regions
  • Strong understanding of field execution, safety, compliance, productivity, workforce planning, and operational KPIs
  • Demonstrated experience building and managing senior-level customer relationships within the utility industry
  • Proven success supporting business development, expanding customer accounts, developing new business, or contributing directly to revenue growth
  • Established relationships within the electric utility, public power, municipal utility, cooperative, metering, or AMI industry
  • Ability to operate comfortably in both an operational leadership role and a customer-facing business development role
  • Preferred: Experience with gas and/or water metering operations
  • Preferred: Experience working for a utility services contractor, metering company, AMI provider, meter manufacturer, or public power services organization
  • Preferred: Previous experience as a President, CEO, COO, General Manager, Division President, Regional Vice President, or senior operational executive
  • Preferred: Experience growing or scaling a utility services business
  • Preferred: Experience with municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, or public power organizations
  • Preferred: Entrepreneurial or founder experience within the utility services industry

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equal Opportunity Employer commitment
  • Inclusive work environment
  • Reasonable accommodation for individuals with physical and mental disabilities
  • Protection against discrimination or harassment
  • Pay discussion and disclosure protections