Careers

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) is seeking a Chief Growth Officer, a senior executive role responsible for driving sustainable growth through market expansion,  innovation, and customer-focused strategies. This leader will oversee the intake of new large customers, the development of service agreements and contracts, and the design, construction, and delivery of electric infrastructure needed to achieve energization. The role also directs power generation activities that support both temporary (bridging) and permanent power needs for large customer projects, including loads served outside of  REC’s wholesale power contract, in collaboration with and subject to approval by REC’s G&T. A key priority for this position is the ability to create new revenue streams, expand the cooperative’s energy portfolio, and leverage digital transformation initiatives to strengthen REC’s position as a leader in the evolving energy landscape.
 

This role is responsible for the programming, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and installation of protection control devices within the REC territory. This includes the Cooperative’s transmission, substation, and distribution assets. This work requires an understanding of power systems, transformers, protective relaying, and electrical engineering principles.

 
The role will be filled at the appropriate level— III, or IV—based on the candidate’s education and relevant experience.
 

The Department Assistant will support the Power Development department by providing administrative, analytical, and business development support and assistance. The Power Generation group will identify suitable sites and locations in collaboration with internal and external parties, to identify suitable locations to supplement and locate support generation to power datacenters and potentially other industries.

The Master Electrician plays a critical role in delivering high-quality electrical services to member-owners of the cooperative. This position is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of residential and commercial electrical systems. In addition to traditional electrical work, the Master Electrician will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for distributed energy resources (DERs), including backup generators, electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), behind-the-meter (BTM) solar, and battery storage systems. The role involves close interaction with member-owners to ensure safe, efficient, and code-compliant integration of DER technologies into the Cooperative’s grid infrastructure. This position is with RE Comm, a for-profit affiliate of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative.

The RF (Radio Frequency) Engineer is responsible for the design, deployment, maintenance, and optimization of the Landis+Gyr Gridstream RF mesh network used in the Cooperative’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system. This position ensures reliable communication between grid edge meters, routers, gateways, and back-end systems across the cooperative service territory. 

The RF Engineer will perform RF propagation studies, field validations, and network performance analyses, while working closely with metering, engineering, IT, and operations teams. The role also involves staying current with evolving RF technologies and industry best practices to help enhance the cooperative’s smart grid capabilities.