Avangrid · 6 days ago
Principal Engineer - Electrical
Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $143K/yr
10+ years expAvangrid is seeking a Principal Engineer - Electrical to lead teams and projects that address complex engineering challenges with significant business impact. The role involves mentoring other engineers, managing divisional projects, and providing technical leadership in distributed generation systems.
Charity
Hiring Manager
Swaleha J.
Responsibilities
Proactively identify and perform special projects and studies that innovatively solve unique & complex problems with broad impact to the business. Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve unique problems or to improve processes/services
Solves unique and complex Distributed Generation (DG) Interconnection problems. Utilizes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. (e.g., Customer generators, photovoltaic systems, fuel cells)
Approve, maintain, & understand drawings (e.g., schematics, one-line diagrams). Assemble documents & other requirements for assignments of complex level of difficulty using depth & breadth of expertise in own discipline
Recognized expert for generator interconnections. Interpret internal/external business issues and recommend best practices and/or process improvements. Participate in Industry associations
Lead teams and acts as a facilitator and experienced mentor. Develops innovative services, technologies, & make recommendations with respect to current and future stakeholders needs. May be required to make presentations to regulatory/public entities
Facilitate DG Interconnection project teams to complete assigned tasks and projects. Experienced mentor to engineers for DG interconnections in design and engineering development. Manages and provides direction for resources outside of the department
Design systems to resolve overly complex problems in non-standard situations & develop creative solutions that achieve division results. Independently apply design standards, industry codes, design criteria, guidelines & UI polices/procedures
Has depth and breadth of knowledge and interprets processes and standards related to DG. Recommends solutions and best practices where appropriate. Represents Engineering on projects, task forces and studies
Develop business cases and manage divisional and company-wide projects/processes/initiatives. Participates in the development of the project/process strategy, in addition to project execution
Forecast, plan, schedule, monitor, control budget/estimates, construction plans. Participate in the management of resource allocations to ensure adequate resources are available
Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers
Provide technical leadership in most complex projects that have a wide impact on the business
Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills SME for team
Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and best practices
Work independently with little supervision
Principal Engineer:
Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers
Provide technical leadership in most complex projects that have a wide impact on the business
Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills
SME for team
Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and best practices
Work independently with little supervision
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required
10+ years minimum relevant experience
Professional Engineering License Required
Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling & Calculation, 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 'Perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.')
Engineering documentation – Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation
Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others - to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements
Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment – Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements
Preferred
Master's Degree Preferred
A professional Engineering license from the State of Connecticut is preferred
Excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills to decipher unique technical and analytical problems
Proven ability to lead and manage projects
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to articulate highly technical concepts
Strong management and leadership skills, ability to drive change and adoption of new technologies
Knowledge of the regulatory environment including relevant output and incentive mechanisms
General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery, ensuring maximum return on investment
Track record of effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and management
Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels
Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgment to determine optimal solutions
Awareness and understanding of key business drivers
Ability to devise solutions to both common and complex problems/challenges
Where appropriate, technical, and operational experience in a relevant engineering role within a utility environment
Where required, knowledge of: Construction and maintenance standards in accordance with regulatory requirements
Engineering standards and specifications up to 345kV
Routine Technical Skills: Physical Substation Design - Expert, Project Scoping and Estimating - Expert, Equipment Specifications - Expert, Construction and Outage Sequencing - Expert, Industry Codes, Standards, and Regulations - Expert, Technical Writing and Communication - Expert
Unique Technical Skills: Substation Foundation Design – Expert, Substation Layout - Expert, Substation Equipment Specifications - Expert, Structure Strength and load Analysis - Expert, Substation Material Selection - Expert, Substation Civil Specifications - Expert
Benefits
Sign on Bonus
Relocation
Awesome Benefits
Company
Avangrid
Avangrid, Inc.
Founded in 1997Orange, Connecticut, USA
5001-10000 employees
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