Engineer, Grid Operations Technology (Hybrid)

Eversource Energy•Westwood, MA

2d•$100,490 - $111,660•Hybrid

About The Position

The Engineer is responsible for directly supporting the execution, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the Company’s electric network modeling tools which include the Distribution Management System (DMS) and Synergi Electric applications. Individual will be part of a team of engineers who support the Company’s electrical control centers and system planning activities by providing guidance on optimizing the distribution system for delivering safe, reliable, and resilient energy to our customers while maximizing the value of clean energy resources. Individual will also support multi-disciplinary teams responsible for all phases of implementation including technology review and selection; defining project budget, scope, and schedule; project management; internal and external reporting and tracking; and stakeholder engagement. Individual will support efforts to research and develop plans for additional modernization opportunities including investigation and assessment of new tools and technologies relevant to the modernization and control of the electric distribution system. Engagement with external counterparts, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure the Company is driving towards industry best practices.

Requirements

Thorough understanding of electrical engineering concepts such as load flow, power factor, losses, load and generation modeling
Experience modeling electric distribution systems
Ability to manipulate data from large datasets to provide specific engineering results
Thorough knowledge of electric distribution operational technologies such as Synergi/Cyme, DMS, OMS, GIS, SCADA
Basic understanding of relational databases and SQL
Strong analytical skills including experience using qualitative tools in strategic development
Demonstrated business development aptitude with strong presentation skills
Strong leadership skills to penetrate and work effectively throughout the organization
Demonstrated competency and proficiency in oral and written communications
Customer driven
Displays initiative as a change agent with a can-do attitude
Accepts responsibility and holds others accountable
Participates in and facilitates team effectiveness
Makes sound decisions to support strategic objectives
Bachelor’s degree in engineering
3-5 years related experience is required

Nice To Haves

Engineering design experience preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert in modeling tools and real-time technologies such as Synergi Electric, Transformer Load Management (TLM), Volt/Var Optimization (VVO), GIS, SCADA, and AMI.
Collaborate with IT, GIS and interdepartmental engineering resources to ensure Synergi and DMS model functionality and future enhancements.
Support the development of project approval documentation with need statement, scope, description of technical solution, alternatives considered, risks and mitigations, budget, and schedule.
Participate in the investigation of new technologies and tools in the industry and assess the relevance of and benefit to the Company’s operations.
Develop tools and methods to process and organize data from multiple sources to design and verify engineering models and databases.
Support multi-disciplinary teams across three states from distribution engineering, system planning, substation engineering, telecommunications engineering, standards, system operations, field operations, IT, regulatory, legal, community relations, corporate strategy, and other groups to ensure effective and efficient implementation of grid operations technologies.