Engineer, Grid Ops Technology (Hybrid Schedule)

Role and Scope of Position

The Engineer is responsible for directly supporting the execution, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the Company’s electric network modeling tools which include the Distribution Management System (DMS) and Synergi Electric applications. Individual will be part of a team of engineers who support the Company’s electrical control centers by providing guidance on optimizing the distribution system for delivering safe, reliable, and resilient energy to our customers while maximizing the value of clean energy resources.

Essential Functions

• Serve as a subject matter expert in real time technologies such as ADMS, SCADA, DER dispatching, energy storage, microgrids, Volt/Var Optimization and load shedding
• Collaborate with system operations control centers, IT, and engineering resources to ensure DMS functionality and future enhancements
• Support the specification and configuration of DMS advanced applications such as FLISR, LVM, AFR, and Load and Generation Scheduling
• Support the development of project approval documentation with need statement, scope, description of technical solution, alternatives considered, risks and mitigations, budget, and schedule
• Investigate and assess new technologies and tools in the industry and assess the relevance of and benefit to the Company’s system operations control rooms
• Develop tools and methods to process and organize data from multiple sources to design and verify engineering models and databases
• Engage with external counterparts, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure the Company is driving towards industry best practices

Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications

• Thorough understanding of electrical engineering concepts such as load flow, stability voltage regulation, power factor, losses, load and generation modeling
• Experience modeling electric distribution systems
• Ability to manipulate data from large datasets to provide specific engineering results
• Thorough knowledge of electric distribution operational technologies such as DMS, OMS, GIS, SCADA, EMS, Synergi/Cyme
• Basic understanding of communication systems and protocols, such as DNP, used in SCADA control systems
• Strong analytical skills including experience using qualitative tools in strategic development
• Demonstrated business development aptitude with strong presentation skills
• Demonstrated competency and proficiency in oral and written communications
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and remain self-directed

Education

• Requires a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology

Experience

• Three (3) years in the technical, operational, or engineering aspects of the electrical utility industry

Licenses & Certifications

• None.

Working Conditions

• Project work requires occasional travel throughout the service territory when teleconference is not an option.
• Work is performed primarily in an office environment which requires standing, sitting, walking, climbing stairs, and writing and typing.
• Position will support the Company’s control room operators which may require working weekends and off hours.

Problem Solving & Complexity

• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and remain self-directed is required.
• Work includes technical writing, editing, planning, evaluating, interpreting, organizing, consulting, analyzing, documenting, specifying, coordinating, implementing and presenting.
• This role works in an environment that often requires the performance of multiple simultaneous activities, where deadlines need to be met and work is performed under pressure while involving significant business commitments and results.

Physical Aspects

• Daily use of a computer and other office type equipment.

Compensation and Benefits

• Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program.
• The annual salary range for this position is: $100,490.00-$111,660.00