Engineer - Civil

Iberdrola•Rochester, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Civil Engineer reviews civil designs for high-, medium-, and low-voltage substations across Avangrid Networks, with a strong focus on high- and medium-voltage transmission projects in NYSEG and RG&E service territories. The role also develops substation standards, engineering specifications, and design libraries, including bills of materials and quantities. The engineer works with administrative and general direction from supervision and collaborates day to day with cross-functional project teams to support project needs as directed by project and construction managers. The position focuses primarily on substation civil design, including grading and drainage, foundations, driveways and drive areas, overall site plans, truck and trailer access, and mobile access plans. Work includes solving complex and unique engineering problems, developing innovative design alternatives, applying design standards and industry codes, and recommending best practices and process improvements. The role contributes to departmental or divisional strategy, participates in industry associations, and may present to regulatory or public entities. The projects are part of Avangrid’s Powering New York portfolio and originate from New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. The position is based in the office in Binghamton or Rochester, New York. Employees may be assigned system-emergency or NERC Reliability Standards compliance responsibilities as applicable to their work area.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited college or university.
At least 3 years of experience performing engineering duties.
Specialized advanced training or a graduate-level engineering degree.
Experience in electric transmission or distribution standards engineering.
Knowledge of internal and external business and regulatory issues.
Maintain knowledge of leading-edge techniques or technology through participation in professional associations.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing with regulatory and/or public entities.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineering license.
Ability to lead a team or mentor others.

Responsibilities

Review civil designs for high-, medium-, and low-voltage substations, with an emphasis on high- and medium-voltage transmission projects.
Develop engineering specifications and create and maintain substation design libraries, including specifications and bills of materials and quantities.
Develop plans for maintaining design libraries based on lessons learned, new practices, and industry trends.
Perform special projects and studies to address unique, complex problems with broad business impact.
Develop alternate methods and design concepts to resolve unusual problems or improve processes and services.
Solve complex substation engineering problems and identify innovative solutions.
Contribute to the development and execution of departmental or divisional strategy.
Provide substation civil design and review for grading and drainage, foundations, driveways and drive areas, overall site plans, truck and trailer access, and mobile access plans.
Provide civil engineering advisory services.
Interpret business issues and recommend best practices or process improvements.
Participate in industry associations and represent Avangrid.
Develop innovative services and technologies and make recommendations based on current and future customer and stakeholder needs.
Make presentations to regulatory or public entities.
Independently apply design standards, industry codes, design criteria, guidelines, and Avangrid policies and procedures.
Represent Process and Technologies on projects, task forces, and studies.
Support project needs as directed by project managers and construction managers.