Lead Engineer- Substation Design (Hybrid Schedule)
About The Position
The Lead Engineer is responsible for developing, expanding, planning, designing, maintaining, and operating the electric system and its equipment to meet organizational objectives. The role helps evaluate system failures and identify appropriate resolutions to support operations during unplanned maintenance. It ensures that transmission and distribution systems meet high quality standards and provide safe, reliable, competitively priced, and environmentally sound electric service. The position shares accountability with peers for the strategy, development, and design of the organization’s long-term Life Cycle Plan for the transmission and distribution system. Within Substation Engineering, the role supports substation design, maintenance, and operations, including optimizing equipment cost and performance and responding to emergent issues or equipment failures. The Lead Engineer supervises, assigns, prioritizes, and directs the work of other engineers and staff, and may assume the Manager’s role as required. The position is hybrid under current guidelines, with at least three office days per week, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays; the employee must be able to work in the office up to five days per week if needed. Emergency restoration assignments and travel among Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Eight to ten years of experience in technical, operational, or engineering aspects of the electrical utility industry.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Availability for emergency restoration assignments as required.
- Ability to travel between Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire as necessary.
- Ability to work in the office up to five days per week when needed.
- Applicants must not require immigration-related sponsorship to start employment with Eversource.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of utility power systems.
- Familiarity with power-related software.
- Supervisory experience.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, coach, and develop engineers; approve time and conduct performance reviews.
- Assign, prioritize, and direct work performed by at least two full-time-equivalent engineers.
- Be responsible for the cost and performance of assigned system assets, including reliability analysis, system-event trending, and equipment-condition monitoring.
- Develop, justify, and approve Life Cycle Plan activities across a multiyear horizon and oversee ongoing projects.
- Ensure accurate, timely design and specification of system additions, modifications, and replacements, as well as preparation of electrical permits and related customer notifications.
- Develop preliminary engineering designs and detailed designs as needed.
- Collaborate with other Engineering teams to promote consistency and teamwork.
- Provide technical support and direction to operating areas on system priorities, engineering guidelines, and operating decisions during normal and emergency conditions.
- Conduct root-cause analysis and develop and implement corrective actions.
- Evaluate and select system technology and equipment.
- Develop standards and procedures for design, operation, and maintenance.
- Assume the Manager’s role as required.
- Assist with storm duty and other major events, including emergency restoration assignments as required.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards program; details are available on the company careers site.
- Potential incentive eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
