Lead Engineer (Electrical Planning and Design), Electrical Engineering
About The Position
As Lead Engineer – Integrated Energy Planning (IEP), you will provide dedicated electric system engineering support to the Integrated Energy Planning team. This role is part of the Distribution Planning & Asset Management (DPAM) team, with dotted-line reporting to the Director of IEP, within Network Strategy & Regulation. IEP is a coordinated approach to energy system planning that considers community and customer energy needs and co-optimizes gas and electric network investments and customer electrification adoption throughout Massachusetts. This new and unique engineering role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced electric system engineer to shape the future of energy networks in support of the Commonwealth’s climate mandates, while ensuring affordable, reliable energy delivery. The IEP Lead Engineer will be crucial in defining how integrated network planning will work in practice, responsible for building IEP capabilities for electric system planning, and leading the development and implementation of robust planning tools, standards, processes, and compliance frameworks. The role involves performing electric engineering analyses for Non-Pipeline Alternative projects proposed by Gas utilities, such as targeted electrification of gas loads, and strategic IEP studies, including identifying and addressing system issues from incremental electrification load. This position requires an entrepreneurial, independent, and challenge-driven individual who can understand existing DPAM systems and design novel processes for IEP-specific needs. Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills are essential for cross-functional collaboration, especially with Gas engineers. The Lead Engineer will also need to communicate complex engineering concepts to non-engineering audiences, including in policy and regulatory contexts.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology from an ABET accredited engineering school
- Professional experience will determine appropriate engineering position
- Knowledge of relevant industry practice, standards and legislation
- Knowledge of current trends within the industry and developments in legislation or regulation
- Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record
- Minimum 8 years of experience
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
- Work in a Project Management team environment
- Adapts approach and considers what is important to the audience and tailors message accordingly
- Actively builds and maintains a network of relationships, outside normal business contacts
- Takes personal responsibility for correcting problems promptly and nondefensively and communicates engineering customer expectations to monitor delivery of engineering projects and satisfaction
- Proactively makes changes to improve performance, efficiency and effectiveness of processes, for example challenge existing engineering procedures and highlight areas for improvement
- Possesses positive expectations for team members and expresses regard for them
- Is receptive to change and is willing to change ideas or opinions based on new information or contrary evidence
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with the concept of integrated energy planning and/or electrification and decarbonization strategies
- Familiarity with utility regulatory frameworks, and experience working within regulatory processes, including supporting filings and testimony
- Familiarity or proficiency in Python, SQL, and/or Typescript programming languages
- Understanding of Data Modeling, Pipeline and Ontology setups
- Debugging proficiency
- Software engineering fundamentals
- Knowledge and experience in power systems software preferred (CYME, ASPEN, PSSE)
Responsibilities
- Conduct electric engineering studies, analysis, and investigations related to Integrated Energy Planning using electric modeling software
- Electric engineering lead on non-pipeline alternative (NPA) projects upon transition to the electric domain
- Conducting the engineering analysis related to electrification projects proposed as NPAs (i.e., developing electrification assumptions, estimating incremental load, conducting Step 0 (Zero) and detailed electric system study of load requests)
- Provide engineering support for NPA pilots and leverage learnings to shape necessary IEP capabilities
- Collaborating and coordinating with National Grid gas company, as well as non-affiliate gas company engineers, to ensure alignment of assumptions and processes, as well as co-manage cross-utility projects
- Provide engineering input into the research, conceptual development, design, and integration of new software tools that integrate gas, electric, and customer system data, and streamline cross-utility project analysis
- Support ad hoc electric analyses and tasks that advance IEP research and pathfinding
- Support engagements with municipalities related to energy system planning, as needed
- Support compliance with cross-utility data protection procedures and auditing, to meet regulatory compliance standards
- Engage in external stakeholder working groups related to IEP
- Contribute to storm events and other emergency response situations
- Ability to travel overnight outside the normal work area for special events or emergencies
- Ability to work overtime including nights/weekend/holidays for special events or emergencies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
