Lead Engineer - Meter Services

Iberdrola•Vestal, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Engineer provides technical guidance, leadership, and direction to the metering engineering team, ensuring company metering is accurate, reliable, current, cost-effective, and compliant with applicable state and national standards. The role supports the Metering Supervisor in guiding, coaching, and planning Meter Test Lab and Meter Engineering activities, and works with purchasing and supply chain to specify and procure meters and related equipment. The position develops metering standards and practices for customer and substation installations. The Lead Engineer supports internal departments on metering integrity and data accuracy; oversees major revenue account and ISO inter-tie metering; coordinates ISO data requirements; maintains metering standards and guides; collaborates on design, construction, installation, and testing of metering at 115 kV and below; and supports field metering, meter testing, and data collection. The role also provides technical leadership on complex projects, mentors engineers, collaborates across departments, and may direct contractors on company policies, standards, and practices. The position is office-based in Vestal, New York.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited college or university; alternatively, a graduate-level engineering degree plus 7 or more years of engineering experience; or an associate degree plus 11 years of engineering experience and specialized advanced training.
Knowledge of engineering planning, operations, design, analysis, modeling, calculations, and the business model.
Practical engineering experience in planning, operations, design, and construction, including field experience and standardization.
Ability to perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases, and defend them to stakeholders.
Ability to document and interpret engineering documentation.
Ability to review and approve engineering work by others for compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory standards and requirements.

Nice To Haves

Seven or more years of metering application experience.
Broad and in-depth metering engineering experience and knowledge of internal and external business and regulatory issues.
Maintains knowledge of leading-edge metering techniques or technology through participation in professional associations.
Ability to read, interpret, and create electrical drawings.
Ability to communicate orally or in writing with regulatory and/or public entities.
Ability to lead a team or mentor others.

Responsibilities

Support the Metering Supervisor in leading, coaching, and planning Meter Test Lab and Meter Engineering activities.
Support internal departments to ensure metering integrity, data flow, accuracy, reliability, and compliance with criteria, rules, and standards for new and existing installations.
Ensure metering for major revenue accounts and ISO inter-tie installations is monitored and working properly.
Coordinate ISO data requirements with data analysts, meter readers, account executives, and RMS personnel.
Update and revise metering standards and guides to reflect company policies and National Electric Code requirements.
Work with supply chain on planning and purchasing metering and auxiliary equipment.
Collaborate with Electric Systems on design, construction, installation, and testing of metering at 115 kV and below.
Develop internal metering standards and designs that reliably and cost-effectively measure energy delivered to customers.
Support the Standard Field group with deployment and maintenance of system metering, including off-hours emergency assistance when needed.
Ensure company meter reference standards are current and calibrated.
Analyze meter test programs to detect and address negative performance trends.
Support the Data Collection Group in resolving meter data issues and ensuring accurate, timely ISO load-settlement data.
Use technical knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.
Provide technical leadership on complex projects with broad departmental impact.
Mentor, develop, and support team members in technical skills.
Collaborate across departments and liaise with or direct contractors on company policy, standards, and best practices.
Work independently with little supervision.