Lead Engineer - T&S Project Dev

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop 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).
• Ensure that all proposed T&S projects meet stakeholder and internal Investment Plan requirements by ensuring proper justification and supporting documentation is available.
• Lead member and contributor role at the Transmission System review Group (TSRG) responsible for vetting and approving new projects prior to delivering them for execution. Includes thorough review and feedback of submitted TSRG stakeholder materials. May take on role of chair or Vice Chair of TSRG for AVANGRID.
• 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.
• Regularly collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Planning personnel to identify and mitigate T&S system issues.
• Investigate 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.).
• Establish the acceptable level of documentation required for projects based on the cost, complexity, and regulatory requirements associated with each project.
• Extensively present and report preparation (and or review/editing) skills are essential, including the ability to concisely articulate decision making. This includes both executive and comprehensive level explanations of system needs ranging in complexity along with mapping to recommended solutions (or planned projects).
• 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.
• Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.
• Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills.
• Collaborate across departments.
• Liaison/direct contractors on company policy, standards and best practices.
• Work independently with little supervision.

Qualifications

• 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.

Technical Skills/Competencies

• Theoretical Engineering knowledge: Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytics, Modeling & Calculation (e.g. sym. Components, per unit, etc.), understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration, understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization)
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate with engineering teams responsible for the performance of comprehensive needs and solutions assessments addressing a wide range of Transmission & Substation (T&S) reliability and infrastructure deficiencies.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver thoughtful, practical and innovative approaches to evaluation of solution alternatives to justify T&S projects and resulting investment plans.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee and/or prepare sufficient documentation and deliver concise communications at all levels including internal Executives and Sr. Leadership as well as external Regulators, ISO’s and other key stakeholders.

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance-based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career-advancement pathways