Lead Conrol and Integration Engineer

About us

National Grid is hiring a Lead Engineer, Control and Integration for our Electrical Planning and Design 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 Control & Integration (C&I) Department at National Grid supports the Substation, Transmission and Distribution departments with capital project engineering and design. We support multiple projects by engineering SCADA solutions and network designs for system devices to communicate with each other and communicate with our transmission and regional operation control centers. We provide the ability for our control centers to see and record metering data, device status and elements, device health, and allow for the remote control of substation equipment.

Our group specifies the required equipment that we use for the substation controls and provides network diagrams and configuration sheets for our technicians to configure the devices. This work is done in the form of preliminary engineering, where our specifications and devices are provided for design. We provide detailed design review of engineered drawings that are developed by substation designers. We also supply network mapping and HMI configurations for digital substations.

The lead engineer position will provide software configuration and troubleshooting support for technicians when required.

As a lead engineer, you will also be given leadership roles that involve working with engineering/design firms to provide additional resources to our group. You will oversee program work and have the ability to train and help organize training of our internal engineers on standards and methods of work.

Key Accountabilities

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

Qualifications

More Information

Salary: $133,000 - $157,000

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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