Engineering Supervisor, Regional Engineering - Manhattan

Overview

Engineering and Planning, Regional Engineering department needs an Engineering Supervisor to join its management team. The successful candidate must be energetic and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to our Code of Conduct and The Way We Work. Must demonstrate a high energy level and promote a positive work ethic and customer service mentality in support of our corporate values and mission. Must have working knowledge of computer systems, including Microsoft products and scheduling software. The ideal candidate for this position must demonstrate a high energy level and understand the vital importance of commitment to excellence and possess a high regard for Con Edison's Corporate Values and Mission Statement.

- Supervise the design of the primary and secondary distribution systems, and oversee long-range planning and design groups.

- Supervising individuals who assist the Control Center in evaluating system conditions, consisting but not limited to feeder outages/contingencies, customer interruptions, Open Mains and Banks Off.

- Oversee and direct the prioritization of work related to current system conditions, such as Open Mains and Banks Off.

- Plans, organizes, schedules and assigns work activities to personnel to meet operating needs and departmental goals.

- Enforces good housekeeping practices and ensures that subordinates work activities are performed in a safe and efficient manner, and in accordance with established policies and procedures.

- Responsible to review and approve rulings and feeder concurrences for New Business and Interference Projects.

- Oversee the technical studies for primary and secondary projects including PVL studies.

- Review and approve Engineering Rulings for projects, layouts for construction, before and after sketches (B&As) and advance feeder maps.

- Provide engineering assistance to other departments including Energy Services, Construction Management, operating groups and Distribution Engineering on internal and external customers concerns.

- Serve as Duty Engineer to provide engineering assistance to Control Room Operations.

- Participate and provide technical consultation any time ICS is enacted due to system contingencies or storm preparedness.

- Review and coordinate the Region's emergency response trouble analysis for heat and weather related events and provide mutual aid to other Regional Engineering groups.

- Provide technical support to Public Affairs and Energy Services to support community and customer concerns associated with the Region's Electrical Distribution system.

- Provide the technical review of Energy Services projects for compliance with the load relief, reliability and performance requirements of the Manhattan distribution system

- Responsible for reviewing System and customer outages of major electrical facilities.

- Review customer low voltage complaints and assign load flow studies in order to develop recommendations for system improvements.

- Forecast system electric loading for use in prioritization, upgrade and maintenance of work on the primary and secondary electric distribution systems.

- Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

- Bachelor's Degree Engineering Degree (Civil, Mechanical, Electric) and a minimum of 2 years work experience - to include 1yr of engineering work experience

Relevant Work Experience

- Must be able to supervise employees and manage their productivity Required

- Must have the ability to understand and interpret field constructed drawings and layouts Required

- Must have a high regard for personal accountability and excellence.

- Required

- Must be well organized, detail oriented with the ability to handle multiple assignments and changing priorities.

- Required

- Must have an understanding of the Electric distribution system and be able to interpret and apply Engineering Orders, layouts, M&S, and C&DO plates Required

- Engineering experience including distribution design, computerized layout design,

- company mapping systems, Work Management System, budget preparation, PVL load

- flow analysis Preferred

- Knowledge of Electric Operations, which includes equipment, cable and splicing, associated with underground and/or overhead installation and associated construction standards Preferred

- Experience using EGIS and Designer XI applications for mapping and layout design Preferred

Skills and Abilities

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Excellent organizational skills

- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, etc.

- Demonstrated analytical skills

- Possesses strong technical aptitude

- Ability to work within tight timeframes and meet strict deadlines

Licenses and Certifications

- Driver's License Required

Physical Demands

- Sit or stand to answer a phone for the duration of the workday

- Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday

- Ability to read small print and symbols

Additional Physical Demands

- The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

- Must be able to work outdoors and under extreme weather conditions

- Must be able to walk extensively, as well as climb and bend

- Must be available to respond to emergency conditions when called, be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and willing to work a flexible schedule.

- Must have the ability to climb stairs and ladders

- Driver's license required for travel within service territory