Assistant Operations Engineer

Summary

Leads research, design, and development activities to improve NYPA’s energy services. Designs, constructs, and tests and operates equipment. Ensures that standards of quality, cost, safety, reliability, timeliness, and performance are met throughout all engineering activities.

Applies engineering knowledge and technology, industry standards and practices to solve project, operational, or regulatory objectives. This includes wide knowledge of utility industry related engineering, operational procedures, practices, skills. Typically, this does not include practice of design drawings, specifications, calculations.

The Assistant Operations Engineer at St. Lawrence will assist the Northern NY Regions River Board OAG with Dam Management and Water Resources. This will include interface within NYPA and external agencies to support NERC and FERC reporting requirements. The Assistant Operations Engineer with be involved with the coordination of the DAM EAP program within the Operations Department, involvement with emergency response planning and after action reviews for Business Continuity.

Responsibilities

- Assist senior staff and supervisor on equipment design, operational and post failure analysis, engineering studies, and operations and maintenance activities & practices.

- Perform field visits to observe construction and assist in the administration of on-site technical support.

- Perform emergency response, including outside of normal business hours.

- Assist in the coordination of work with other disciplines and departments for the successful development and execution of projects.

- Perform research on applicable codes, standards and procedures and apply to work tasks appropriately.

iSOC Only

- Support senior engineers with creation of asset models and analytics for monitoring equipment performance

- Review equipment anomalies and support team in creation of regional reports

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

- Basic knowledge of one or more of the major practice areas within Engineering.

- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications.

- Basic verbal and written communication skills

- Ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects with guidance.

- Awareness of applicable codes, standards, and regulations.

- Ability to perform basic engineering calculations, and contribute to the development of specifications, scopes of work, reports, and design packages.

Education, Experience and Certifications

- Bachelor of Science Degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent, from an accredited college or university

- Exposure to electric utility industry preferred.

Physical Requirements

- Approximately 25% travel, primarily within NY State

- Willingness to enter confined spaces and climb/scale power system apparatuses is required.

The New York Power Authority is committed to providing fair, competitive, and market-informed compensation. The estimated salary range for this position is: $66,000 - $90,200. The salary offered will be determined based on the successful candidates’ relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

The New York Power Authority and Canal Corporation believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents and veterans to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, NYPA/Canals is committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect communities across New York and enthusiastically serve them. We proudly celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race/color, creed/religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, age, disability, military status, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy and related conditions, familial/marital status, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest/criminal conviction record or any other category protected by law.

NYPA/Canals will also provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process related to candidates’ disabilities, pregnancy-related conditions, religious observances/practices and/or domestic violence concerns. To request an accommodation, please email  accessibility@nypa.gov .