Director Control Systems & Automation

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location ranging from:$149000 - $185000

What We Offer:

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities

• Generous performancebased bonuses

• 12% 401(k) match

• Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance

• Tuition reimbursement

• Professional development and clear careeradvancement pathways

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Job Summary:

Directs all aspects of AVANGRID Networks real time operating platforms supporting electric and gas operations for multiple utility operating companies in multiple operating jurisdictions. System responsibilities include but are not limited to Energy Control (EMS) Outage Management (OMS) SCADA Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and other Smart Grids technologies. Responsibility for staff of 100 internal resources external contract management (60) and budgetary in excess of $26 million.

Key Responsibilities:

• General Management: This position is a senior level management position responsible for multiple layers of geographically dispersed skilled technical staff. The candidate must have well-developed management and leadership skills be skilled in vendor negotiations and have executive level presentation and communication skills. (P 20%)

• Strategy and System Architecture: The position is responsible for understanding corporate strategy and using that knowledge to establish the strategic direction for Smart Grids Control Systems and Automation technologies and this capacity the position is responsible for identifying and assessing technology solutions developing and executing strategic roadmaps to meet high level operational needs and ensuring the solutions are implemented in a suitable secure and supportable manner. (P 20%)

• Applications: The position is responsible for directing all aspects of electric and gas control center applications development integration maintenance support and lifecycle management. Applications include but are not limited to transmission management distribution management outage management GIS and other real time applications used to manage network operations. (P 15%)

• Platform Infrastructure: The position is responsible for directing all aspects of control center technical platforms and related services from architectural planning through day-to-day support. Platforms include but are not limited to server environments storage data bases private and public networks security SCADA communications and other control center platforms. (P 15%)

• GIS: This position is responsible for directing all aspects of the electric and gas Geographic Information System (GIS) data software and processes. Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely GIS data updates as defined by internal and external operating procedures and regulatory agencies. Provides leadership and direction to Operations Engineering and Information Technology by improving productivity and reducing expenses through the implementation of GIS technology/applications. Provides leadership and direction for the conversion of additional company data (Transmission Substation Gas etc.) from various systems and sources into a GIS format meeting the operational needs of the company. (P 15%)

• Operational Processes & Compliance: Responsible for ensuring robust enterprise operational governance processes across technology domains. ensuring full attainment of system performance availability recoverability and compliance requirements. Compliance requirements include but not limited to NERC CIP FCC other applicable State and Federal requirements and corporate cyber and physical security policies. (P 15%)

Required Qualifications:

Skills/Abilities:

• Strong Advanced leadership and communication skills.

• Highly developed ability to resolve complex problems and negotiate successful outcomes.

• Ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders.

• Strong understanding of related technologies.

• Strong understanding gas and electric network operations.

Experience/Training:

• 10 or more years of broad based experience in technology management and/or other related areas.

• Prior management/supervisory/leadership experience.

• Working knowledge of the regulatory environment for utility companies including NERC CIP.

Required Education:

• Bachelors degree required.

• Masters in technical field and/or MBA preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

Build a Global Community:

• Promotes working relationships across team and geographical boundaries building synergies efficiencies and shared learning

Drive Excellence:

• Drives stretching divisional functional and technical performance and delivers outstanding results aligned to the organizations purpose

Show Passion for the Future:

• Contributes to the purpose vision and values at divisional level and interprets them in order to drive change at the divisional/functional level.

Grow our Talent:

• Grows develops and promotes talent across divisional and geographical boundaries.

Think Commercially:

• Drives operational decision making and innovation that encourages balanced risk taking and careful judgment

Show Technical Competence:

• Being perceived as a leading professional in their activity area strengthening and developing knowledge within the organization in their area of responsibility.

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission operations and cyber security business areas in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections training audit engagement and required evidence retention and will be communicated by the employees management.

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