Lead Engineer, Engineering Project and Program Management
About The Position
National Grid is hiring a Lead Engineer in their Customer Solutions Operations Support department. This role is hybrid, with a preferred location in Waltham, MA, but flexibility is offered. The company emphasizes delivering safe and secure energy, adapting to industry changes, and shaping a sustainable future by anticipating customer needs and pioneering flexible energy systems. The Lead Engineer will provide technical expertise to energy efficiency and decarbonization programs, focusing on validating and improving savings/incentive calculations, supporting automation, performing engineering quality checks for vendor-serviced programs, and offering clear technical guidance to Program Managers. The role also involves supporting new products and programs post-launch, collaborating with internal teams, external stakeholders, and vendors to ensure accurate and reliable tools and results. Success requires sound judgment, strong analytical and project management skills, the ability to mentor junior engineers, and a commitment to accuracy, integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering with six or more years of relevant energy efficiency or energy policy experience, or a master’s degree in engineering with four or more years of relevant experience.
- Experience with commercial and industrial and/or residential and multifamily energy efficiency programs and savings calculation methodologies.
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with attention to detail and the ability to adapt to new projects, products, and stakeholders.
- Must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- CEM and/or BPI certification
- Experience with energy calculations, building modelling, program planning, design, implementation, or energy policy.
Responsibilities
- Validate and automate calculations: Develop, maintain, and improve formulas, evaluation inputs, and system-based calculations for energy savings and incentives, ensuring alignment with approved methods and program standards.
- Strengthen engineering quality: Perform engineering quality checks for vendor-serviced programs, review program data and documentation, and resolve issues with internal and external partners to support accurate, consistent results.
- Provide technical guidance: Advise program managers, technical teams, sales, and product teams on energy efficiency and decarbonization requirements to support sound decisions and successful program delivery.
- Support products and programs after launch: Partner with business and technology teams to maintain and enhance tools, address implementation needs, and drive process improvements that increase rigor, scalability, and customer value.
Benefits
- Career path with advancement opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
