Manager Technical Services

New York Power Authority • Marcy, NY

38d

About The Position

Leads research, design, and development activities to improve NYPA's energy services. Designs, constructs, and tests and operates equipment. Ensures that standards of quality, cost, safety, reliability, timeliness, and performance are met throughout all engineering activities. Applies engineering knowledge and technology, industry standards and practices to solve project, operational, or regulatory objectives. This includes wide knowledge of utility industry related engineering, operational procedures, practices, skills. Typically this does not include practice of design drawings, specifications, calculations.

Requirements

• Knowledge of commercial, industrial and/or utility facilities and their various systems and components.
• Knowledge of and extensive familiarity with current codes, standards, and regulations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated performance as a leader on multi-discipline team projects.
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to tailor presentations for a variety of audiences.
• Knowledge of engineering analysis software programs required.
• Leadership, communication and interpersonal relationship skills with the ability to work with various functional groups.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent, from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of five (5) years of related work experience.
• New York State P.E License preferred, or P.E License from another state, with New York State endorsement within 12 months of start date.
• Experience in a lead engineer role in the electric utility industry or electrical construction.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Engineering Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineers and/or other technical roles. Review performance; establish work performance goals and review individual goals each appraisal period. Recommends staff additions, promotions, salary increases and develop the schedules.
• Ensure inspections and evaluations of existing conditions for equipment and systems for proper installation, problem identification and troubleshooting, or improvements are properly conducted.
• Provide direction and oversight to the design and drafting team in the development of the project drawings
• Review and approve work produced by other engineers, including designs and specifications ensuring complete, accurate and detailed modification packages, drawings and documentation. Ensure staff produce clear, concise, complete and articulate reports which explain recommendations
• Oversee prioritization of requests to ensure deadlines are met.
• Ensure coordination of work with other disciplines and departments for the successful development and execution of the project.
• Oversee inspections and evaluations on vendor products to ensure engineering requirements and Authority needs are satisfied.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Administration of Economic Programs
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees