Associate Engineer (Fleet), Logistics and Transport
About The Position
National Grid is hiring an Associate Engineer for our Operations Support Logistics - Fleet department in Syracuse, NY or NorthBorough, MA. Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business. The Associate Engineer within the Fleet Asset and Performance department is responsible for delivering engineering support and guidance across all phases of the company’s fleet vehicle and equipment lifecycle, including: Asset replacement planning, Vehicle and equipment sourcing and acquisition, Incident Analysis, Asset disposal, Asset performance. National Grid’s Fleet Engineers serve as the primary contact and liaison for our partners in Fleet, our internal customers in Operations, procurement, manufacturers and suppliers on matters concerning vehicle specifications within the scope of role assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution, Mechanical Engineering preferred.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with multiple organizational levels.
- Demonstration of creativity, foresight and engineering judgment in anticipating and solving engineering problems.
- Ability to translate technical expertise into layman terms for interaction with internal and external clients.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Valid driver’s license with safe driving history.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for planning and managing the vehicle and equipment replacement program and vehicle & equipment acquisition process.
- Liaison with Fleet Procurement for vehicle and equipment sourcing process.
- Interpret and evaluate vendor bids.
- Develop and maintain specifications for fleet vehicles and equipment.
- Serve as liaison and primary contact for fleet, internal customers, procurement, manufacturers and suppliers for vehicle specifications within scope.
- Participate in vehicle and equipment committee teams in the development and improvement of fleet standards, guidelines and specifications.
- Responsible for research of new vehicle technology; EV, PHEV, hydrogen, fuel cell, etc. to continuously improve against the company’s greenhouse gas strategy and meet future emission requirements.
- Assist in the development of maintenance service schedules & procedures according to manufacturer guidelines and regulatory compliance.
- Monitor manufacturer vendor performance, ensure company expectations & order details are being met, correct deficiencies.
- Perform field analysis of equipment defects and accident investigations.
- Support development of technical service bulletins and communicate to fleet services and field.
- Maintain working knowledge of environmental, state, and federal compliance regulations and assure compliance.
- Coordinate and perform compliance review and acceptance testing at vendor facilities and in the field.
- Develop purchase and acceptance test specifications in compliance with current D.O.T., O.S.H.A., ANSI, SAE, FMVSS and other Federal and State Safety and/or engineering guidelines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
