National Grid
Associate Engineer, Electrical Planning and Design
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Job Description
- Req#: 66741
- System Planning & Asset Management: Assist in strategic direction for immediate and long-term planning of sub-transmission and distribution systems to enhance resilience and meet capacity requirements.
- Customer Support: Aid in studies and ensure compliance for customer and distributed generation interconnections, offering technical support to customer groups.
- Reliability Performance: Track and enhance regional distribution and sub-transmission reliability, promoting actions for improvement.
- Collaboration: Work with various National Grid departments, including Electric Operations, Regional Control Centers and Distribution Design, to support integration of distributed generation, deployment of grid modernization, customer centric solutions and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Process Improvement: Proactively identify and implement changes to enhance performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of engineering processes.
- Problem Solving: Take responsibility for addressing issues promptly and effectively, while maintaining strong communication with stakeholders
- Experience building and maintaining a network of relationships, with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
- Licensure: Plans to obtain Engineer in Training (EIT) and Professional Engineer (PE) licensure are preferred.
- Technical Skills: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Other Requirements: Valid driver’s license.
About us
National Grid is hiring an Associate Distribution Engineer for our Distribution Planning & Asset Management (DPAM) department within a reasonable commute of a National Grid location in New York State
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.
Job Purpose
The Associate Distribution Engineer in Distribution Planning & Asset Management will work with other engineers to 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
Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required
Qualifications
More Information
Salary:
Upstate NY: $87,000 - $ 102,000
Downstate NY: $105,000 - $ 123,000
This 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.#LI-KC1
About the company
National Grid plc is a multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, England.
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