National Grid

Associate Engineer, Electrical Planning and Design

N Syracuse, NY

Full-time

$87,000-$102,000

About This Job

About us

National Grid is hiring a Associate Distribution Planning Engineer for our Distribution Planning & Asset Management (DPAM) department in Syracuse, 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 Purpose

The Distribution Planning 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

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System Planning & Asset Management: Provide strategic direction for immediate and long-term planning of sub-transmission and distribution systems to enhance resilience and meet capacity requirements.

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Customer Support: Conduct studies and ensure compliance for customer and distributed generation interconnections, offering technical guidance to customer groups.

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Reliability Performance: Track and enhance regional distribution and sub-transmission reliability, promoting actions for improvement.

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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.

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Process Improvement: Proactively identify and implement changes to enhance performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of engineering processes.

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Problem Solving: Take responsibility for addressing issues promptly and effectively, while maintaining strong communication with stakeholders.

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

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Experience building and maintaining a network of relationships, with both internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

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Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.

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Experience: Any professional experience in electrical engineering preferred.

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Licensure: Engineer in Training (EIT) designation is desired; Plans to obtain Professional Engineer (PE) licensure are preferred.

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Technical Skills: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

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Other Requirements: Valid driver’s license.

More Information

Salary: $87,000 - $102,000

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.

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