Bill Turner, PE - 2024 Engineer of the Year

It is our pleasure to introduce Mr. Bill Turner, PE as the 2024 CEJC Engineer of the Year!

Bill Turner, of Mt Pleasant, is an outstanding engineering leader. As the General Manager of Electric Distribution for Dominion Energy, he is responsible for approximately 375,000 customers and directs a team of 230 company employees and 150 contract employees, with operations and construction budgets totaled approximately $90m annually.

Born and raised in the Winnsboro, SC, Bill graduated with an electrical engineering degree from Clemson. During 40 years of service with SC Electric and Gas, and now with Dominion Energy SC, he progressed through the ranks from a design engineer, through local and district management to his present position of General Manager of Electric Distribution.

Bill’s leadership skills are also apparent in his record of service to his community and profession through board membership. A few of these include:

• Rotary International, Mt. Pleasant (1993-1999)
• National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), Grounding Committee Member (1993-1997)
• Trident United Way, Board of Directors (2015-2021)
• Clemson University – Electrical & Computer Engineering, External Board of Advocates (2000 – present)
• The Day of Caring project
• Clemson University Energy and Power Research Association

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His responsibilities include working 24/7 to plan for and recover from life-threatening wide-scale power disruptions caused by hurricanes Hugo, Floyd, Matthew, Irma, Elsa or Ian (to name a few) and other disasters. 

Bill’s boss and President of Dominion Energy SC writes that Bill “is a leader upon whom the spotlight
never shines; a mentor who has reared many; and a servant who exemplifies concern and care for
employees and customers alike.”

Please join us in congratulating Bill Turner on this award!

(special thanks to John Peeples for the information and assistance with this post)​