Public Utilities Engineering Supervisor pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001185
- Class code
- 32001185
- Pay group
- NC24
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Public Utilities Engineering Supervisor is $87,740 to $171,095 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001185.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory level professional engineering work in regulating the establishment, operation, acquisition, extension, or curtailment of electric, natural gas, telecommunications, or water and sewer public utility services. Positions in this class participate as assigned in the review of utility companies' proposals for changes in operation or rates, or perform as project leaders in directing such reviews. Work includes the preparation and delivery of testimony at hearings conducted by the N. C. Utilities Commission on major, complex portions of utility companies' proposals. Technical engineering determinations are evaluated on the basis of data and the effectiveness of counter arguments presented by utility representatives during hearings.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Considerable knowledge of engineering principles and practices as applied to the design, construction, operation, maintenance, expansion, and rate structure determination of public utilities. Considerable knowledge of the modern trends, techniques, and practices .of public utility service and regulation. Considerable knowledge of the policies, rules, orders, regulations, and guidelines of the N. C.
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in an applicable field of engineering from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3)years of experience in utility operational or regulatory engineering work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
May require registration as a professional engineer by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.