Associate Engineer - Gas Engineering

TITLE: Associate Engineer - Gas Engineering

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LOCATION: NY - Binghamton NY- Rochester

Work-Type : OFFICE

SALARY RANGE: The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience and location ranging from $65000 to $80673

Job Summary

This position is responsible for engineering and design of the gas transmission and distribution delivery systems in New York (NYSEG and RG&E) as well as in NH and ME. The gas delivery system in NY is approximately 121 miles of transmission main 9400 miles of distribution main 840 regulator stations and 564000 customers.

Under supervision supports mandated gas system integrity management (IM) programs/projects and supports the mandated corrosion control program. Implement IM program components on identified gas transmission system piping. Analyzes data and maintains the High consequence Area (HCA)/Identified Site inventory compiles and evaluates data in support of threat evaluation risk modeling for covered pipeline and maintains IM procedures and program identified records

results and analysis. Compiles analyzes and maintains data to support IM program models. Makes recommendations to Gas Planning Engineering and Delivery for remediation or segment replacements and system improvements based on IM analysis and assessment results. Provides technical and engineering support to the corrosion control program. Evaluates system leak data and prioritizes piping segments for capital

replacement. Review and revise Gas Construction and Material Standard and mandated Operating and Maintenance procedures. Applies company industry local state national codes tariffs and standards and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. Interacts with customers developers municipalities agencies and others. Interacts with technical support contractors/consultants. Maintains and utilizes

SAP equipment data and SAP processes supporting the corporate use of

contractor/consultant resources.

Employee is assigned to a primary Corporate location with travel to other operating divisions or IUSA locations as needed. Occasional work outside of the service territory for industry or government meetings or training may occur.

Key Responsibilities

• Under supervision Supports gas transmission integrity management (IM) programs/projects. Implement IM program components on identified gas transmission system piping. Analyzes data and maintains the High consequence Area (HCA)/Identified Site inventory compiles and evaluates data in support of threat evaluation risk modeling for covered pipeline segments. Revises and maintains IM procedures and program identified records results and analysis. Compiles analyzes and maintains data to support IM program models. Interacts with technical support contractors/consultants and utilizes applicable SAP processes. (25% of time P)

• Under direction of higher-level engineers develops revises and maintains construction and operating procedures and standards to meet safety regulatory and reliability needs. Using guidance as appropriate assesses changes in regulations and develops revised O&M procedures or Construction standards and coordinates their review approval and distribution. Maintains and updates various O&M records databases and makes recommendations for replacements and improvements. Tracks and reports PSC rate case targets and responds to data requests from IUSA. Helps coordinate review and approvals for new tools and materials including Supply Chain interactions. Prepares MID requests and updates existing MIDs as needed. Uses the new tool approval process to work with subject matter experts to approve new tools and equipment. Interacts with technical support contractors/consultants and utilizes applicable SAP processes. (25% of time P)

• Under supervision of Lead Engineers compiles reviews and updates data to maintain IM models including the relative risk analysis and the IM data management program. Interfaces with the GIS/Mapping Department to support the IM data management program and cathodic protection records. (20% of time P)

• Under supervision of Lead Engineers compiles system leak data and main record information databases to develop a prioritized main replacement listing. Interacts with contractors/consultants and utilizes applicable SAP processes. (15% of time P)

• Interfaces with and supports Gas Planning Engineering and Delivery and Gas Field Operations. Provides engineering support for the design operation maintenance and inspection of distribution and transmission systems. (5% of time S)

• Applies appropriate codes regulations polices and procedures. Interfaces with customers developers municipalities agencies and others. (5% S)

• Under supervision assist on complex projects or initiatives. May assist Lead Engineers with projects that deal with unfamiliar concepts. (5% of time S)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or Technology degree in Engineering.

• Valid drivers license

• Analytical and problem solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Delivering for the Business:

  • Global view of the Business --> INITIAL

  • Achieving Results and Continuous Improvements --> INITIAL

  • Initiative --> COMPETENT

  • Innovation & Creativity --> INITIAL

• Global Relationships:

  • Flexibility & Globalization --> COMPETENT

  • Customer Focus --> COMPETENT

  • Communicating & Influencing --> INITIAL

  • Team Work --> INITIAL

• Managing People:

  • Team Management --> INITIAL

  • Developing Others --> INITIAL

• Iberdrola IUSA Competency Model

  • Delivering for the Business:

    • Global view of the Business

      • Initial - Knows and understands own area of responsibility.

      • Competent - Identifies and understands the relationships and links with other areas across the organization.

      • Advanced - Can identify how his/her own business area contributes to the Iberdrola Group.

      • Expert - Has a view of the organizational environment and the external market.

    • Achieving Results and Continuous Improvements

      • Initial - Performs work adequately striving for effectiveness. Achieves agreed goals.

      • Competent - Creates own working standards places high demands on him/herself and the results achieved.

      • Advanced - Makes changes in order to improve performance or results.

      • Expert - Assumes new challenges taking calculated risks.

    • Initiative

      • Initial - Solves problems in day-to-day role.

      • Competent - Acts quickly and decisively in uncertain situations.

      • Advanced - Anticipates problems and opportunities and acts accordingly.

      • Expert - Creates opportunities and acts with future vision.

    • Innovation & Creativity

      • Initial - Willingly accepts innovative approaches.

      • Competent - Has innovative ideas by applying experiences and knowledge already learned.

      • Advanced - Fosters creative innovative atmosphere in his/her working environment.

      • Expert - Innovates & creates new concepts (Products services processes etc).

  • Global Relationships:

    • Flexibility & Globalization

      • Initial - Accepts the need to be flexible reacts with a positive attitude to changes.

      • Competent - Adapts his/her way of working to new requirements.

      • Advanced - Facilitates change adapts action strategy according to the changes in the internal/external environment.

      • Expert - Instigates change.

    • Customer Focus

      • Initial - Responds to customer requests.

      • Competent - Commits to the Customer.

      • Advanced - Improves Service for current needs.

      • Expert - Anticipates future needs.

    • Communicating & Influencing

      • Initial - Communicates appropriately with others within the usual working environment.

      • Competent - Effectively communicates in more complex situations with a variety of people with whom there may or may not be regular contact.

      • Advanced - Exerts influence by using persuasive and convincing techniques.

      • Expert - Uses net work of contacts positively and encourages collaboration to successfully achieve objectives.

    • Team Work

      • Initial - Participates in the team.

      • Competent - Involves himself/herself proactively in the team.

      • Advanced - Creates a team.

      • Expert - Promotes teamwork across departments.

  • Managing People:

    • Team Management

      • Initial - Encourages team effectiveness by distributing tasks appropriately.

      • Competent - Takes each team member into account when making decisions as well as the team as a whole.

      • Advanced - Demands High performance.

      • Expert - His/her team interacts in an optimal way across the organization.

    • Developing Others

      • Initial - Carries out specific development actions.

      • Competent - Performs constant development activities for the team as a whole.

      • Advanced - Proposes and carries out individual development activities.

      • Expert - Generates a culture of professional development contributing to the sustained growth of the organization.

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement

• Initiative & Change

• Focused on Results

• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

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