Lead Engineer, Electrical Planning and Design

natgridProd•City of Syracuse, NY

About The Position

About usNational Grid is hiring a Lead Electrical Engineer for our Transmission Planning department in Syracuse, Buffalo or Albany, NY 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 PurposePerform Transmission Planning functions within the Transmission Planning group responsible for New York. Establish transmission development/expansion plans for the optimized, safe, and effective management of our transmission assets with respect to thermal (powerflow), stability, voltage, and short circuit requirements over their whole life cycle in New York.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an accredited engineering school required. Ability to achieve a Master's Degree in Electrical Power Systems preferred.
Minimum of 8 years of related experience and credentials required.
Valid driver’s license required with a safe driving history that meets National Grid’s Safe Driver policy reguired.
Experience with techniques in power flow, and short circuit analysis. PSS/E, ASPEN and/or PowerGem TARA software experience preferred.
Proficiency in personal computer office-based software applications such as MSOffice (Word, Excel, and Access.)
Work ethic that includes internal and external customer focus, flexibility, teamwork and continuous improvement.
Ability to prioritize work and participate as a team member on multiple projects at one time, to work in a fast paced and competitive environment.
Demonstrate a high level of personal initiative and ability to interact with company personnel, external engineering firms, regulatory representatives, and ISO/NPCC/NERC representatives in a positive, team building manner.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with transmission planning standards and criteria of NERC, NPCC.preferred.
Experience within an RTO (such as ISO-NE, NYISO, PJM, CAISO etc.) planning processes preferred.
Knowledge of power systems preferred including protection system operation and reliability philosophy, utility system practices, three-phase power system theory/operation both static and dynamic, short circuit theory /application, motor generation theory/application, reactive compensation theory, substation configuration/construction/maintenance techniques, transmission line configurations/design/maintenance techniques, outage planning, and congestion philosophy and analysis preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct analytical studies for transmission system expansion, interconnection of new generation, and load to the transmission system. These analytical studies should consider power system thermal, voltage, and reactive behavior, and short circuit performance as they relate to system reliability, production costs, economics, and operating flexibility.
Perform thermal capability (ratings) analysis for transmission lines, power transformers, circuit breakers, switches, and surge arresters.
Perform all computer modeling (PSS/E, ASPEN, TARA) necessary to conduct power flow and stability studies for Transmission Planning as well as other National Grid engineering functions; utilize a team approach to ensure consistent and thorough analysis in all Transmission Planning studies.
Familiar with Production Cost Modeling is a plus.
Document study findings in reports and prepare and defend recommendations in presentations to executives responsible for funding decisions.
Implement policies and procedures relative to Transmission Planning.
Participate in the NYISO Interconnection Cluster Study process (FERC order 2023) including completion of pre-application reviews, review of study scopes, steady state cases, and short circuit cases, Feasibility Reports,System Impact studies and Facility Studies individually and as a member of a team.
Fulfill a lead role (i.e. project manager role) during study phase of projects to ensure that projects are fully scoped in a timely manner.
Work in a project team environment interacting with individuals with various technical specialties and industry experience.
Resolve technical issues that may arise in different phases of a project.
Assist the Control Center(s) regarding outage sequences, safe and reliable shutdown of Company transmission facilities as needed.
Proven ability to lead and supervise a project team and/or virtual teams to achieve business objectives.
Take a leadership role to motivate, mentor, and support engineers and other team members to achieve required outcomes that meet stakeholder and customer needs.
Strong financial acumen, including practical knowledge of utility accounting, budgeting principles, and common financial terminology.
Demonstrated track record of initiating change, challenging the status quo, and driving constructive innovation.
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and delivering inter-departmental process improvements.