Board Member
Opening Date: February 3, 2025
Closing Date: February 28, 2025
General Information
San Carlos Apache Telecommunications and Utilities, Inc. (SCATUI) is seeking candidates for one (1) position on the Board of Directors. Ideal candidates will possess experience in renewable energy, electrical utility management, and related fields. The Board plays a vital role in supporting the mission of SCATUI: to provide high-quality, reliable, and competitively priced telecommunications and utility services to our members and customers. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has primary decision-making authority, with the Board providing strategic guidance and support to enhance the organization’s effectiveness and financial well-being.
Board Member Terms
Upon approval, the selected Board Member will serve a term of office, attending relevant conferences and actively participating in the identification, analysis, and development of additional economic opportunities for SCATUI. Board Members are not employees of SCATUI and do not receive a salary but may be eligible for stipends and expense reimbursements according to Board policies.
Qualifications
Qualified applicants must possess 10 or more years of documented knowledge or experience in one or more of the following areas:
• General Knowledge:
o Financial Management
o Corporate Management
o Economic Development
o Telecommunications/Utilities
• Specific Electric Knowledge of Generation & Transmission:
o Ability to develop 5-year Capital & Operating Budgets for Electric and Water Utilities.
o Experience with transmission, substation, and distribution assets.
o Familiarity with diverse power supply portfolios (e.g., diesel peaking facilities, solar facilities, federal hydropower contracts).
o Knowledge of risk management activities and outside consultant work. o Understanding of federal, state, and local agency rules, regulations and filings.
Education
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, with a minimum of ten (10) years of verifiable work experience in electric utility management or a closely related field preferred.
Board Member Duties and Responsibilities
• Uphold personal and professional integrity, honesty, and high ethical standards. • Commit to understanding SCATUI’s Annual Strategic and Operating Plans, investment goals, and strategies.
• Attend Board meetings and General Council meetings as necessary.
• Obtain a Director Core Curriculum (DCC) Certificate from the National
Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA).
• Oversight of organizational leadership and advisement on policy formulation, financial management, program planning, and promotional efforts.
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three (3) professional references. Work experience must be verifiable and include employment dates.
Applications must be received by 5:00 P.M. on the closing date at:
SCATUI
ATTN: Human Resources
10 Telecom Lane
P.O. Box 1000
Peridot, Arizona 85542
Fax: 928-475-7702
INDIAN PREFERENCE
Preference in filling vacancies is in accordance with the Indian Preference Act. If using this preference, a copy of a Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB) is required. San Carlos Apache Telecommunications and Utilities, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
San Carlos Apache Telecommunications and Utilities, Inc., is the recipient of federal financial assistance from the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, and is subject to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture which provides that no person in the United States on the basis of race, color, national origin, age or handicap shall be excluded from participation in, admission or access to, denied the benefits or, otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any of this organization’s program or activities.
The HR Manager is responsible for coordinating this organization’s nondiscrimination efforts. Any individual, or specific class of individuals, who feels that this organization has subjected them to discrimination may obtain further information about the statutes and regulations listed above from and/or file a written complaint with this organization or the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C. 20250; or the Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Washington D.C. 20250
THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IN NO WAY STATES OR IMPLIES THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY DUTIES PERFORMED BY THIS BOARD MEMBER.
