Lead Engineer Meter Services

External:

Company: New York State Electric & Gas an Avangrid Company

Department: Customer Service

Job Title: Lead Engineer Metering Services

Location: Vestal NY

Work Model: Office

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience ranging from $116640.00 to $145800.00.

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

For more information please visit: Benefits - Avangrid

Job Summary

The lead meter engineer provides guidance and technical leadership and direction to the meter engineering team. The engineer ensure that the company metering is accurate reliable current cost effective and in compliance with all State and National Standards. This position supports the metering supervisor in guiding leading coaching and planning the activities of the meter test lab meter reading meter services and meter engineering. The Lead Engineer works with purchasing in establishing equipment specifications and purchase order for meters and related metering equipment and execute those orders throughout the year. This position develops metering standards and practices for company metering applications for all of UIs customer and substation installations.

Key Responsibilities

Support the Metering Supervisor in leading coaching and planning the activities of the Meter Test Lab and Meter Engineering.

Actively support various internal UI departments to ensure metering integrity data flow accuracy reliability and all applicable criteria rules and standards for new and existing metering installations.

Ensure that all metering associated with major revenue accounts and ISO inter-tie metering are monitored and working properly.

Coordinate ISO data requirements with the data analysts meter readers account executives and RMS personnel.

Ensure that all standards and guides (UI Guidebook of Requirements Field Metering Standards etc.) are updated and revised to reflect current UI standards and policies and the National Electric Code Requirements regarding metering installations.

Work with supply chain in planning and purchasing of all metering and associated auxiliary equipment.

Work closely with Electric Systems in the design construction installation and testing on all metering at the 115KV level and below.

Develop internal metering standards and designs that cost effectively and reliably measure the energy delivered to UIs customers.

Support the Standard Field group in deploying or maintaining the system metering and by being available for off hour assistance during emergencies.

Ensure that the company meter reference standards are up to date and in calibration.

Provide analysis to the meter test programs to ensure that any negative performance trends are detected early and acted upon.

Support the Data Collection Group in providing follow up on meter data issues to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of load settlement data to the ISO.

For Lead Engineers:

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

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience Required:

Requires a bachelors degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET accredited college/university a graduate level engineering degree plus 7 years experience performing engineering duties or an AS degree with 11 years experiences performing engineering duties plus specialized advanced training (e.g. PTI. WPI ECNE PUI).

Technical Skills/Competencies

Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning Operations and Engineering Design Analytic modeling & Calculation understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization)

Practical engineering experience/application - Planning Operations and Engineering Design Construction (e.g. field experience standardization Perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.)

Engineering documentation - Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation

Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others to ensure compliance with company standards specifications and contract requirements

Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment # Local State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements

Preferred Qualifications

7 years of metering application experience is preferred.

Possess a depth and breadth of experience in metering engineering and knowledge of internal/external business and regulatory issues.

Maintains knowledge of leading-edge metering techniques or technology through participation in professional associations.

Able to read interpret and create electrical drawings.

Able to communicate orally or in writing to regulatory and/or public entities.

Able to lead a Team or mentor others.

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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Mobility Information

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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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