Manager - T&S Project Development

About the role

This position is responsible for developing and leading a diverse team of utility engineering experts tasked with the performance of comprehensive needs and solutions assessments to address a wide range of Transmission & Substation (T&S) reliability and infrastructure needs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee team responsible for development of the majority of new T&S capital projects to a Conceptual design level 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, including thorough review and feedback of submitted TSRG stakeholder materials; may take on role of chair or vice-chair of TSRG for AVANGRID.
• Provide technical, investment oversight and decision making for all T&S capital projects from inception through construction.
• Support 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.
• Collaborate regularly 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.
• Prepare and/or review/editing of executive and comprehensive level reports and presentations, including concise articulation of decision making and mapping to recommended solutions (or planned projects).
• Present compelling messages to internal and external stakeholders including executives, regulators, and ISOs.
• Develop and build collaborative and constructive relationships across internal business areas and teams and/or external stakeholders including regulators and ISOs.

Business Leadership

• Energizing leader that promotes a culture of collaboration, efficiency, innovation, and quality across business areas.
• Promote continual growth and development to advance business objectives.
• Ensure consistent, constructive, and clear development and performance feedback mechanisms are established to build and promote a high functioning team focused on the achievement of complex business objectives.

Strategic and Technical Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership of a highly technical internal and external contractor team working across multiple operating companies and geographic locations.
• Initiate, lead, collaborate or advise on a broad range of highly complex multidisciplinary issues across electric Networks business areas such as Asset Management, T&S project technical review, System Topology design, Reliability and Resiliency, Equipment Standardization, Equipment Ratings, and Protection & Control.
• Provide leadership and facilitate collaborative decision making.

Communicate, Influence and Motivate

• Use excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels of management to inform and influence others, providing strategic input for business plans and decision making.
• Serve as a witness on a broad range of regulatory and technical issues to advance business objectives (ISOs, siting council, PUCs, etc.).
• Represent AVANGRID in national and regional forums.

Predict Needs, Direct the Development of Solutions

• Initiate studies/activities required to identify issues and system needs, evaluate threats/opportunities, define and prioritize system-wide solutions based on risk, value and implementation complexity.

Regional Strategy & Regulatory

• Represent company interests before regional and regulatory bodies.
• Provide strategic guidance and support on complex regulatory and technical issues.
• Assist executive and other senior leaders in identifying and managing risks, opportunities and business uncertainty driven from such things as changes in the industry (regulatory, process, forecasts) and projects/growth endeavors under consideration.
• Provide input into the development of processes and strategies for the business unit that reflect knowledge of national, regional, and local dockets, orders and regulations.
• Anticipate impacts of legislative and regulatory changes to tariffs, investment rate recovery and business strategies and plans.
• Stay abreast of changes in the industry and initiate effective responses across business areas, such as studies/assessments, evaluation of threats/opportunities/possible outcomes, and recommendation of alternatives based on risk, value and implementation complexity.
• Represent AVANGRID in national and regional forums.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Civil, or Structural Engineering.
• Seven years of practical experience and working knowledge across a broad range of T&D Power Systems including Planning, Engineering, Construction, or Operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop 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, ISOs and other key stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• An advanced education such as an MBA and/or a Professional Engineering License.

Benefits

• 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.

Pay

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from $128,320 – $160,400.