Lead Engineer - T&S Project Dev

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development of the majority of new T&S capital projects to a Conceptual design level (IP2) ready for financial approval and eventual handoff for project Execution (i.e. detailed design, procurement, and construction).
• Responsible for ensuring that all proposed T&S projects meet stakeholder and internal Investment Plan requirements by ensuring proper justification and supporting documentation is available.
• Responsible for technical, investment oversight and decision making for all T&S capital projects from inception through construction.
• Supports all aspects of AVANGRID's Long Term Outlook of the T&S CAPEX investment portfolio including rate case preparations, regulatory funding commitments, ISO reporting, etc.
• Regular collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, and Planning personnel to identify and mitigate T&S system issues.
• Investigates reports of T&S system needs requiring comprehensive intervention assessments in a prioritized manner to ensure that issues are appropriately addressed in AVANGRID's long-term investment plan (e.g. operations, maintenance, field surveys, etc.).
• Establishes the acceptable level of documentation required for projects based on the cost, complexity, and regulatory requirements associated with each project.
• Ability to present compelling messages to internal and external stakeholders including executives, regulators, and ISO's.
• Ability to develop and build collaborative and constructive relationships across internal business areas and teams and/or external stakeholders including regulators and ISO's.
• For Lead Engineers: Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.
• Provide technical leadership in complex projects that have a wide impact on the department
• Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills
• Ability to collaborate across departments
• Liaison/direct contractors on company policy, standards and best practices
• Work independently with little supervision
• Required Qualifications
• Education & Experience Required: Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil, or Structural Engineering.
• An advanced education such as an MBA and/or a Professional Engineering License is a plus.
• 7+ years of practical experience and working knowledge across a broad range of T&D Power Systems including Planning, Engineering, Construction, or Operations.
• Practical Engineering Experience/Application: Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g. field experience, standardization, develop business case and defend in front of stakeholders)
• Engineering documentation: Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation, review and approve engineering work done by others
• Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment: Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and Requirements (NERC, NPCC, ISO, PUC, etc.)
• Functional/job/business specific Competencies: Strategic and Technical Leadership: Provides strategic leadership and collaboration with teams working across multiple operating companies and geographic locations.
• Initiates, leads, collaborates or advises on a broad range of highly complex multi-disciplinary issues across electric Networks business areas such as Asset Management, T&S project technical review, System Topology design, Reliability an

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Additional Information

Position Information: Job Title: Lead Engineer - Transmission & Substation Project Development Locations: Binghamton, NY or Rochester, NY Salary Range: $116,640 - $145,800 Schedule: On Site - Office Job Summary This position is responsible for executing comprehensive needs and solutions assessments to address a wide range of Transmission & Substation (T&S) reliability and infrastructure needs. This position is expected to develop internal staff, collaborate across organizations, and lead external (consulting) resources across a wide range of utility disciplines (Protection & Control (P&C), Engineering, etc.) in the pursuit of project development.

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