Lead Engineer - Distribution Planning
Lead Engineer - Distribution Planning
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Job Description
Title: Lead Engineer Distribution Planning
Location: Orange CT
Work Type:Office
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The salary range for this position is dependent on experience level and location ranging from $111000 to $142916
Responsibilities:
Able to lead mentor and develop others toward a common objective. Includes the ability to lead a team toward the successful completion of commitments through coaching completing area studies compliance regulatory support of capital projects economic development.
Collaborate on and perform distribution comprehensive area studies including voltage thermal N1 and power factor assessments.
Ability to process manipulate understand and represent data produced by analytical software contained in power system study reports or extracted from databases.
Apply the established distribution criteria and uses sound utility engineering practices to identify deficiencies in the distribution system.
Ability to cite and interpret applicable reliability criteria (e.g. IEEE 1 Standards ANSI Voltage Standards NFPA etc..
Recommends Distribution Automation devices to the system and develop designs and recommendations compliant with program objectives.
Apply the established distribution criteria for Distribution Resiliency to the system and develop designs and recommendations compliant with program objectives.
Continually strive to innovate and integrate improvements to increase the precision and efficiency of Distribution Planning.
Develop thorough understanding and application of Distribution Planning tools used in daytoday basis such as GIS (SMWeb SmartMap) SAP Load Data systems etc.
Strive to seek out and develop subject matter expert skills as necessary to mentor support and lead the team to aid in the advancement of business needs.
Collaborate and interact with internal teams and industry peers on regional and divisional activities.
Assist during storm restoration efforts.
Behavioral Skills and Requirements
Leadership Competencies
Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.
Provide technical leadership in complex projects that have a wide impact on the department
Mentor develop and support team in technical skills
Ability to collaborate across departments
Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy standards and best practices
Work independently with little supervision
Behavioral Competencies
Develop self & others
Empower to grow
Collaborate and share
Be a role model
Focus to achieve results
Be agile
Technical Skills and Requirements
The following skills and associated competency levels are desired of those candidates seeking a position in Distribution Planning. However offsetting industry and other relevant technical skills will be considered for candidates without previous experience in these Distribution Planning activities (e.g. T&D Engineering P&C etc..
Technical Skills/Competencies
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.
Functional Job Specific Competencies
1. Power System Studies Knowledge & Interpretation of Study Assumptions and Results: (e.g. Comprehensive Area Studies Power Flow DER Voltage Contingency phase imbalance Power Factor correction Short Circuit reliability resiliency Capacity distribution automation etc.
2. Software Proficiency Power System Analytics: (e.g. CYME PSSE ASPEN etc.
Education & Experience Requirements:
BSEE required with additional consideration given to applicants with Advanced Degrees or Certifications (e.g. MSEE PE etc..
7 years of experience (Industry Related)
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Job Posting End Date:
May302025Employment Type
Full-Time
