Senior Engineer, Electrical Planning and Design
Company: NATIONAL GRID CO USA (NE POWER)
Location: Niagara Falls
Posted on: June 23, 2022
Job Description:
About usNational Grid is hiring a Distribution Senior Engineer
for our Distribution Planning & Asset Management (DPAM) department
in Buffalo, NY. This role will be specific to Underground electric
engineering.Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes,
communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the
most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they
live. The pace of change in society and our industry is
accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an
unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our
industry.To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our
customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and
pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires
us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities
to grow, both ourselves and our business.In accordance with
guidelines regarding companies classified as Federal contractors
and consistent with our core commitment of safety, National Grid
has made the decision to require all new hires to be fully COVID-19
vaccinated as a condition of hire. "Full vaccination" is defined as
two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since
a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be
vaccinated, either because of a religious belief or a disability
can request a reasonable accommodation.Job PurposeThe Distribution
Engineer in Distribution Planning & Asset Management will develop
recommendations for required modifications and additions to
sub-transmission and distribution facilities to enhance the
resiliency of the system to adverse weather events and to modernize
the grid in a fashion to meet forecasted capacity requirements and
expanding customer service quality expectations in an economic
manner that optimizes the use of existing systems and minimizes
environmental concerns.Key Accountabilities
- This position supports a host of activities that address
customer technical requirements; assists regional customer
operations in the technical operation of the distribution system;
leads activities in tracking regional distribution reliability
performance and promoting actions to improve it; and supports DPAM
in completing its responsibilities.
- Responsibilities include customer and distributed generation
studies and interconnection compliance verification engineering
activities particular to the downtown underground Network
system.
- Provides support to other areas of National Grid such as
Electric Operations, Regional Control Center, Substation
Engineering, Distribution Design, Smart Grid & New Energy
Solutions.
- Coordinating with Underground Cable and Civil Construction
Operations will be critical to this role's safe engineering
practices. While meeting the requirements and demands of customer
requests, this role needs to ensure the safety and reliability for
all customers specific to the underground Network, as well as
distribution and sub-transmission underground facilities in the
Western division.
- Represent the company on industry and regulatory working groups
as appropriate. Assure the focus and attainment of business goals
and objectives
Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required
- Able to lead and supervise a project team or virtual teams to
achieve business objectives.Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET
accredited engineering school.
- Minimum of 6 years of related experience.
- Knowledge of relevant industry practice, standards and
legislation.
- Knowledge of current trends within the industry and
developments in legislation or regulation.
- Knowledge of National Grid's business operations, company
policies and practices preferred.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage
multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Experience working in a Project Management team
environment.
- Possesses positive expectations for team members and expresses
regard for them.
- Is receptive to change and is willing to change ideas or
opinions based on new information or contrary evidence.
- This position has a career path which provides for promotional
opportunities within and across bands as developing and evolving in
this position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and
applying technical skills.
- Valid driver's license required.More InformationThis position
has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities
within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position;
gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical
skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers
against the minimum qualifications of this role and their
individual experience.National Grid is an equal opportunity
employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge,
experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that
drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the
communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative
action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with
disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid
team.
Keywords: NATIONAL GRID CO USA (NE POWER), Niagara Falls , Senior Engineer, Electrical Planning and Design, Professions , Niagara Falls, New York
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