Director Wildfire Program Strategy & Analytics - FE Operations - Akron FirstEnergy Headquarters

The Director, Wildfire Mitigation is the executive owner for the utility’s end to end wildfire risk strategy—spanning governance, risk analytics, regulatory strategy, program design and execution, operational readiness, and cross jurisdictional stakeholder engagement. This leader builds and scales a high performing organization that reduces ignition risk, enhances community and system resilience, and enables sustainable regulatory recovery across multiple state jurisdictions. The role stewards the company’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) portfolio—including grid hardening, vegetation management strategy, situational awareness and meteorology, operational protocols (e.g., PSPS), and emergency coordination—and ensures measurable risk reduction aligned to enterprise goals and Board oversight.