Director, Grid Modernization and Innovation

What We Offer

We offer an environment of continuous development and growth with a thriving company culture, exceptional colleagues, and exceptional benefits. Our benefit package includes:

• Hybrid work options available and flexible hours
• Excellent health insurance
• No employee cost for dental and vision insurance
• Paid holidays and generous paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Educational assistance opportunities
• Multiple retirement plan options with company contribution
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending account with company contribution
• Life Insurance
• 529 College Savings Program
• $300 Wellness Reimbursement

The Director, Grid Modernization and Innovation is a pivotal leadership role within the Electric Transmission & Distribution (T&D) performance management organization at LIPA, responsible for establishing strategic direction and performance management related to grid modernization programs and technologies.

This role is accountable for establishing performance frameworks, metrics, and governance structures that measure and enhance the effectiveness of grid modernization programs across the electric system.

This includes Operational Technology (OT) platforms that enable Transmission and Distribution control room functions, including the development and integration of advanced control room environments. The role ensures that system capabilities supporting real-time grid management are aligned, scalable, and optimized to deliver reliability, resilience, and operational excellence.

The position also plays a central role in architecting and overseeing the planning, design, buildout, and performance management of a modern Transmission and Distribution electric system. They shall also engage with external stakeholders and industry peers to adopt and contribute to best practices in grid modernization. Through these efforts, the leader helps drive LIPA’s transition to a cleaner, smarter, and more sustainable energy future.

The Director will:

• Serve as the key performance manager for Grid Modernization initiatives including OT platforms, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and regulatory compliance. Key areas of focus include providing strategic direction and performance management for the deployment and integration of advanced field devices, sensors as well as Energy Management System (EMS), advanced load flow tools, Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS), Outage Management Systems (OMS), Volt‑VAR optimization, and real‑time system operations.
• Lead the development of the future‑state electric system architecture by evaluating emerging technologies, grid modernization strategies, operational models, and evolving system needs.
• Establish a long‑term vision for an integrated T&D system design, OT, data architecture, and digital infrastructure to support a resilient, intelligent, and flexible grid.
• Provide guidance and lead the development of strategic technology roadmaps for next‑generation utility operations, including advanced grid intelligence, AI‑enabled applications, telecommunications networks, distributed energy resource integration, edge computing, real‑time analytics, and enterprise data management platforms.
• Assess emerging products and vendor solutions to determine alignment with system architecture.
• Provide strategic direction and manage performance on initiatives and projects associated with modernizing the T&D electric system.
• Develop, review, and redefine the performance metrics to ensure quality, efficiency and financial viability.
• Champion a strategic roadmap for Next Gen Control Room, ensuring responsiveness to industry trends and emerging opportunities, and focusing on people, process, technology, and facilities.
• Collaborate closely with the IT organization which is responsible for system administration, technical implementation, and support, to ensure seamless alignment between business needs and technical execution.
• Responsible for defining the scope of T&D related technology projects, providing guidance towards functional and business requirements, articulating business benefits,…