Engineer - Substation

Location:

Rochester, Binghamton, Brewster or Mechanicville, NY

Location:

Rochester, Binghamton, Brewster or Mechanicville, NY

Reports to:

Manager
- Projects Unit

Work Type:
Office, 5 Days

The salary range for this position is based on experience level ranging from

Rochester, Binghamton or Mechanicville: $90,500 to $109,500 plus up to 16% bonus

Brewster: $96,000 to $120,500 plus up to 16% bonus

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career advancement pathways
• For more information please visit:
  Benefits
  - Avangrid

Performs electrical engineering for the construction of high voltage electrical substations including project planning and development of scope, estimating, economic evaluation, analysis of alternatives, and specification of equipment.

• Plans and coordinates larger scale engineering projects, scheduling and cost tracking, and coordination support for various Company departments and customers.
• Performs moderately complex engineering analysis to determine equipment ratings, insulation coordination, grounding, and lightening protection requirements.
• Provides technical expertise for the substation maintenance technicians and electric field operations substation maintenance personnel to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of energy related services.
• Helps plan the design and construction standards, determine installation and operating requirements, and helps evaluate new products and vendors. Provides equipment application and maintenance recommendations.
• Performs additional activities as requested: maintenance program development, maintenance specifications, equipment assessment, technical support, maintenance practice development and equipment specs for substation equipment (power transformers, circuit breakers, instrument transformers, disconnect switches, regulators, etc.).
• Provides preliminary designs and estimates in support of capital budget plans and System Planning studies.

• Bachelor’s Degree, BSEE, in an engineering discipline from an ABET (or equivalent) accredited university/college required and 2+ years of relevant experience required
• Experience in engineering including electric substation maintenance and field engineering work.
• Demonstrated substation maintenance and test experience is required.
• Professional Engineering license in applicable state.
• Theoretical Engineering knowledge:
  Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytics, Modeling & Calculation (e.g., sym. Components, per unit, etc.), Understanding the Business Model
• Practical Engineering Experience/Application:
  Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g., field experience, standardization, develop business case and defend in front of stakeholders)
• Engineering documentation:
  Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation, review, and approve engineering work done by others.
• Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment:
  Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and Requirements (NERC, NPCC, ISO, PUC, etc.)

• Statistical Process Control (SPC) 1 or 2
• Good interpersonal and communications skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of project management.

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

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