Vice President Engineering Services

Vice President – Utility Engineering & Technical Services

Build and Lead a New Engineering Services Platform Supporting the Electric Utility Industry

Sequence has been retained and is currently seeking an entrepreneurial engineering leader to build and lead a new engineering and technical-services platform for our client, industry leader and rapidly growing national organization serving the electric utility industry.

The company supports mid and large sized electric utilities through a growing portfolio of specialized logistics, material management, recycling, transportation, utility-yard development, structured storage, and disaster-response services. The organization has established deep and recurring relationships within the electric utility industry and has consistently expanded by identifying additional customer needs and developing practical solutions around them.

They are now preparing for the next phase of that evolution: building a complementary engineering and technical-services group.

This is a rare practice-building leadership opportunity to take a fledgling engineering-services group and develop it into a robust, scalable practice with the resources and market access of a larger, established organization behind it. This in mind, we are being tasked to recruit a key vice president and business unit leader within the organization. This individual would ideally have access to an existing national operating platform, deep utility relationships, experienced commercial and operational teams, strong financial backing, and an executive leadership group committed to expanding the company’s technical capabilities.

Our client is seeking someone who understands the utility marketplace, recognizes where customers need additional engineering and technical support, and can translate those opportunities into a focused and profitable business. The mandate will encompass shaping the strategy, expanding the service offering, developing new business, recruiting and leading the team, and building the systems and technical infrastructure required to support continued growth.

The Opportunity

Working directly with organizational President and senior leadership team, the selected individual will help define, expand, and lead the organization’s engineering-services strategy.

The initial focus is expected to be on capital-light services closely aligned with our existing utility relationships and operating capabilities. Potential areas could include engineering and technical support surrounding utility-pole programs, material and inventory yards, utility site and facility development, project oversight, construction and contractor oversight, utility logistics infrastructure, and related services supporting the planning and execution of utility projects.

The opportunity is intentionally not confined to one predetermined technical discipline. Our client is interested in bringing onboard a leader who, in addition to growing a practice organically internally, can evaluate the market, identify where meaningful customer demand exists, establish the right initial service offerings, and build the people and capabilities required to deliver them.

The successful individual will be expected to:

• Identify engineering and technical-service opportunities within an established utility customer base.
• Develop a practical business plan around services that can be launched and scaled without significant capital investment.
• Originate work and translate customer needs into executable service offerings.
• Build relationships with utility leaders, project stakeholders, engineering partners, contractors, and other industry participants.
• Recruit, organize, and lead the technical professionals required to support the practice.
• Establish the operational, financial, quality, and technical disciplines necessary to create a credible engineering-services organization.
• Work with established commercial and operating teams to leverage existing customer relationships and market access.
• Evaluate strategic partnerships, specialized teams, key hires, and selective capital-light bolt-on opportunities that could accelerate growth.
• Assume increasing responsibility for the performance, profitability, and continued expansion of the group.

The Individual

Sequence is seeking an experienced engineering, consulting, construction-services, or utility-infrastructure leader who combines technical credibility with entrepreneurial drive, commercial judgment, and the ability to execute.

The strongest candidates will bring meaningful experience within the electric utility or related infrastructure marketplace and understand how technical services are developed, sold, staffed, managed, and delivered.

This opportunity is particularly well suited for someone who has built or substantial