Description

District Manager

Posting Date:March 27, 2026

Job Posting Number:            2026-025

Pay Grade:16

Department:Keystone Heights District Office

Location:Keystone Heights

Classification:                        Exempt

Notes:This is a current position.

Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. does not sponsor employment visas.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing [email protected] or by calling 352-473-8000, EXT 8264 or 8270.  Please be advised that this assistance is available for individuals who require accommodation due to disability.

Classification Summary:

Individuals in positions allocated to this class develop, carry out and evaluate programs for assigned Cooperative's District(s). Primary responsibilities include ensuring the uniform implementation of policies, practices and procedures in all areas of Cooperative matters.  Responsibilities also include providing assistance to the General Manager/CEO through effective direction and coordination of the functions assigned to the District(s). This includes reporting on routine performance and expectations related to progress, plans and activities so that the General Manager/CEO may determine adequacy, effectiveness and conformity in meeting the Cooperative's objectives and goals.

Work is performed under the broad general guidance of the General Manager/CEO who evaluates performance through the review of reports and recommendations for improvements.

Essential Job Functions

(Note: These job functions are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed in positions allocated to this class.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. All employees are expected to demonstrate cooperation in working with others, deal effectively with members and practice safety consciousness.)

1. Advises and Assists the General Manager/CEO. Advises and assists the General Manager/CEO by planning, developing and implementing realistic and effective programs, budgets and practices in the assigned districts. This includes providing reports and information regarding progress and developments so that the General Manager/CEO may effectively evaluate results. 
2. Provides Information to Departments.   Provides information to the various staff departments in functional areas assigned to those departments so that the departments may effectively discharge their assigned responsibilities and secure the desired results. 
3. Leadership. Provides supervision, guidance and leadership to all personnel assigned to the district(s). This includes periodic review and development of training for all personnel assigned to the district(s) to ensure timely and accurate completion of all assigned tasks as well as a positive attitude and willing compliance with established policies and procedures. 
4. Represents Clay Electric.  Represents the Cooperative and General Manager/CEO in organizations and meetings at the local, state, and national levels where the objectives of the Cooperative may be served. 
5. Community Involvement.  Participates in activities sponsored by local communities, such as, chambers of commerce, economic development groups, civic groups and other business organizations. 
6. Provides Direction. Directs the operation of assigned District(s) in such a manner as to effectively manage money, equipment, material and human capital available to assigned District(s) and achieves the goals and objectives of the assigned District(s) in the most efficient manner possible while complying with all applicable regulatory requirements. 
7. Promotes Safety. Practices and promotes safe work habits on a daily basis while documenting safety activities on the proper forms and staying abreast of, adhering to and enforcing the Cooperative Safety Manual.  Is held accountable for their own and their employee’s safety performance. 
8. Other Essential Duties. Each employee is responsible to perform other duties as required to benefit the Cooperative and its members, includes responding to and/or assisting in emergency situations.

Other Job Duties

1. Ensures the prompt completion of records, established reports, and other documentation necessary to assigned District(s) operation. 
2. Participates in the recommendation of policies and practices for approval by higher authority.

 Minimum Training and Experience:

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university; and five (5) years of management experience, preferably at a utility, three (3) years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Substitution:

Additional job-related experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for the educational requirements for employees hired, promoted, demoted or transferred into the District Manager position prior to January 1, 2027.

Individuals in this position must maintain a valid State of Florida driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of engineering, operations management, organizational planning, human resources management principles and motivational techniques in business management principles and practices.

Working knowledge of electrical utility operations.

Ability to effectively exercise supervisory authority with requisite interpersonal skills.

Ability to communicate both orally and in writing to carry out both internal and external, written and oral communications responsibilities with employees, staff, members, professional associations, governmental institutions, agencies, etc.

Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer.  All applicants for employment shall be considered on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, physical or mental handicap or disability, where otherwise qualified, or marital or veteran status.  Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. treats all employees equally without discrimination in rates of pay and other opportunities for advancement.

Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. has a drug-free workplace policy.

Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. participates in E-Verify.  E-Verify electronically compares information entered on the Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9, with records contained in Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases.  This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.

JOB ANALYSIS FORM

for

DISTRICT MANAGER

This form is used to determine the essential function and physical requirements of each

job class for recruitment purposes to comply with the American With Disabilities Act.

Tools, Equipment, Vehicles, or Machinery Used:

Assigned vehicles, computers & laptops, office equipment (copier, fax machine, printer )

Work Conditions:

Communication Requirements:

Physical Requirements of the Job:

Note: - In terms of an 8-hour workday, "Occasionally" equals 1% to 33% of the time, "Frequently" means 34% to 66% of the time, and "Continuously" means 67% to 100% of the time.

Definitions:

1. Simple Grasping- Apply pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
2. Pushing-Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
3. Pulling-Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
4. Fingering-Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters or must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Some requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.