Lead Engineer - Electric System

Iberdrola•Brewster, NY

4d•$106,000 - $132,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Engineer within the Digital Grid organization oversees the unit’s assigned project portfolio, ensuring projects meet regulatory requirements and company standards. The role reports directly to the Unit Manager and works with cross-functional project teams to support project needs as directed by the Project Manager and Unit Manager. In coordination with construction and design teams, the Lead Engineer develops drawings, specifications, and construction work orders for the design, construction, and commissioning of electrical equipment. The position performs engineering analyses and develops design options for electric distribution, substations, and transmission systems. It leads capital project engineering throughout scoping, budgeting, conceptual and detailed design, contract management, construction, and closeout. The Lead Engineer also oversees engineering quality, external partners, project risks, and technical documentation, and provides construction, commissioning, testing, and SAP work-order support as required. The role is based onsite in Brewster, New York. Employees may be assigned system emergency duties and may be required to work outside their regular schedule if an emergency occurs. Applicable employees may also be assigned NERC Reliability Standards compliance responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering; electrical, civil, or mechanical engineering is preferred.
At least 7 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering and design for utilities.
Experience with CAD drafting, PLS-CADD modeling, and other engineering tools.
Knowledge of construction and outage sequencing.
Knowledge of industry codes, standards, and regulations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain highly technical concepts.
Strong management and leadership skills, with the ability to drive decisions, change, and adoption of new technologies.

Nice To Haves

New York State PE license.
Knowledge of electric distribution, substation, and transmission system planning, operations, and/or protection.
Knowledge of running and analyzing electric power load flows.
Knowledge of FERC and state regulations.
Experience using AutoCAD and other engineering tools.
Experience working with contractors.
Practical engineering experience and field understanding of constructability, design standardization, economic analyses of engineering alternatives, developing business cases, and presenting and defending them before stakeholders.
Experience with SAP and Primavera.

Responsibilities

Perform engineering analyses of electric distribution, substation, and transmission systems, and recommend design options or actions for major substation and transmission construction projects.
Develop conceptual engineering designs for utility distribution, substation, and transmission-line projects.
Manage capital project engineering through scoping and budgeting, conceptual engineering, contract management and design, detailed engineering design, construction, and closeout.
Participate in detailed design by performing engineering reviews and calculations and recommending drawings or system improvements in accordance with applicable standards and international codes.
Develop electric-system and component reliability studies and outage contingency plans.
Create bid forms for engineering services and payment requests for construction services in accordance with company procurement policies.
Ensure electrical documents are issued on time; develop and validate information for engineering analyses and apply engineering judgment to complex technical problems.
Analyze complex distribution and transmission systems at multiple voltage levels.
Document and communicate results and recommendations through data manipulation, report writing, and summary presentations.
Oversee engineering quality, including design-standard compliance, documentation accuracy, field analysis and reporting, and test data.
Lead collaborative analysis and review of projects, studies, and best practices with engineering peers.
Manage external engineering partners and ensure project risks are identified, understood, and addressed on time.
Participate in site inspections and project meetings as needed.
Assist with storm restoration efforts.
Direct engineering contractors and consultants and coordinate effectively with engineering disciplines, project management, and client teams.
Implement new technology to enhance power-system performance when required.
Provide power-system commissioning support and supervision when required.
Provide engineering support during construction, testing, and commissioning when required.
Support SAP work-order creation and release, including adding materials, JPP reconciliation, malfunction end dates, and task-basket routing management.