Lead Engineer - Electric System Eng
Avangrid

Purpose

Leads electric engineering activities for substation projects. Plans, controls, and manages project activities to effectively complete engineering and design for construction projects. Provides liaison with other departments, divisions, vendors or consultants and coordinates with government agencies, customers, other utilities, or groups. Applies and interprets company, local, state, and national codes and standards and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. Conducts feasibility studies, completes estimates and develops engineering criteria.

Responsibilities

• Performs engineering analyses of the electric substation and transmission system and recommends actions to develop design options or recommendations for Substation and protective relay system to minimize customer outages due to equipment failure or system malfunction. Engineer conceptual and detailed designs. Perform engineering calculations.
• Recommends system improvements, develops economic project proposals for improvements and provides project management for major substations and transmission construction projects.
• Originates electric system and component reliability studies, outage contingency plans and capital budget proposals including a complete business case. Determines corrective action for operating deficiencies.
• Ensure all electrical documents are issued on time. Develops and validates information needed for engineering analyses and applies engineering judgment to solve complex technical problems. Directs engineering contractors and consultants. Ensure effective communications with other engineering disciplines, project management and client teams.
• Demonstrates new technology and implements it to enhance power system performance. Provides power system commissioning support and supervision when required.
• Provides construction management, including coordinating field construction substations and transmission lines. Develops technical specifications, standards, contracts, and purchase orders. Administers contract terms and conditions, tracks budget and schedules, supervises field construction to ensure compliance. Approves changes within contract scope and negotiates contract settlement.

Skills and Requirements

Education & Experience Required:
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5 years relevant experience in electrical engineering.
• Utility and/or Energy industry experience preferred.
• Knowledge on Electric transmission systems planning, operations, and/or protection preferable
• Knowledge of running and analyzing electric power load flows
• Knowledge of FERC and state regulations preferred
• Experience utilizing AutoCAD and other Engineering tools

Skills/Abilities
• Able to perform circuit analysis including voltage drop capacitor and regular siting
• Able to perform fault duty/motor start status
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Strong project management skills
• Able to organize and set priorities among projects

Competencies

• Develop Self & Others
• Empower to grow
• Collaborate and Share
• Be a role model
• Focus to achieve results
• Be agile
• Technical Skills

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Renewables

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Nearest Major Market: Rochester
Job Segment: Power Systems, Energy

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