GIS Manager (TGIS and Telecom)

Job Posting End Date05-19-2025

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do

At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!

Job Description

What You'll Do:

You'll be responsible for the Transmission and Telecom Graphical Information Systems (GIS) and associated data, the use of GIS technology to improve business processes, the integration of data from multiple applications, and the transformation and delivery of the integrated data into information useful for decision making related to operating the assets of the AEP distribution system.

Provide counsel to Utilities management for issues related to the use of GIS and data to improve business processes.

Develop and coordinate strategies used to provide GIS data and related services in order to minimize operational risks.

Develop and coordinate strategies used to integrate GIS technology into daily operations that improve business processes.

Develop and coordinate strategies to create distribution data marts that integrate data from multiple applications that result in the transformation and delivery of data into information useful for decision making to all levels of Utilities management.

Effectively communicate both complex technical and non-technical GIS issues to AEP leadership.

Assess patterns of technologies by examining their effects on parts of an organization, as well as the effects on the organization's interactions with customers, suppliers, distributors, and workers.

Promote safe excavation and damage prevention within AEP and the larger excavating community through shared responsibility, safe digging practices, and the economic review of locate requests and involvement with state and local damage prevention agencies.

What We're Looking For:

Education requirements are listed below:

Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Engineering or GIS mapping or Associate degree in related discipline and two (2) years of experience in a GIS related field or High school diploma and four (4) years' experience in a GIS related field.

Work Experience requirement listed below:

Minimum of twelve (12) years' experience in Transmission and/or Telecom related activities in addition to experience listed above including five (5) years supervisory/management experience.

Required License(s)/Certification(s) are listed below:

Valid state driver's license.

Other:

Physical demand level is Sedentary

Travel required

Strong organizational and communications skills

Some overtime required

Where You'll Work:

On-Site

What You'll Get:

$145,000 - $155, 000

In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-010

Compensation Range:

$132,562.00-172,331.00 USD

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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