Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative, Marshfield, Missouri
The Board of Directors of Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative is seeking qualified candidates for the position of General Manager. The General Manager reports to a nine-member Board of Directors that sets policy and approves electric rates for both members and non-members of Sho-Me Power. Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative is a generation and transmission electric cooperative owned by nine distribution cooperatives who serve over 200,000 retail customers in southern Missouri. Sho-Me's power requirements are supplied by Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI), created by Sho-Me and five other G&T cooperatives in 1961.
Sho-Me Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sho-Me Power, provides fiber optic broadband communication services to rural Missouri. Headquartered in Marshfield, operations personnel are strategically located at 3 crew facilities to minimize emergency response times. Facilities include Marshfield, Cuba and Willow Springs, Missouri.
The cooperative has 150 employees, operating and maintaining over 1,800 miles of electric transmission line, operated at voltages from 69 kV to 345 kV, connecting 22 transmission and 133 distribution substations throughout south central Missouri. In 2014, the G&T had consolidated annual operating revenues of $207,058,927, total operating expenses of $201,091,540 and a total net utility plant of $265,717,000. Thirty-seven of the cooperatives' 150 employees are assigned to its subsidiary Sho-Me Technologies which operates over 5,000 miles of fiber optic communication equipment and provides services to cell towers, educational institutions, medical facilities, government, and financial institutions in Missouri.
Candidates should have a minimum of ten years of electric utility experience, preferably within the rural electric program and at least five years senior management experience. Candidates must have broad electric utility experience encompassing the areas of operations, finance, engineering, technology, marketing, power supply, strategic planning, union relations, member communications and board relations. Excellent communication skills, proven leadership ability and a strong commitment to cooperative principles is required. A bachelor's degree in an appropriate field is required.
Interested candidates should include a resume, cover letter and a minimum of three (3) professional references or letters forwarded to: Andereck, Evans, Widger, Johnson & Lewis, LLC, ATTN: Rodric A. Widger, 3816 South Greystone Court, Suite B, Springfield, Missouri, 65804, 417-864-6401. Electronic copies should be forwarded to rwidger@lawofficemo.com. Applications will be accepted from September 1 through October 1, 2015. All inquiries and applications are confidential.
Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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