Principal Engineer - Electrical

Iberdrola•Rochester, NY

11d•$128,000 - $160,400•Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Electrical Engineer leads teams and projects addressing unique, complex problems with broad business impact, contributing to departmental or divisional strategy and implementation. The role is an organizational and industry expert in distributed generation (DG), particularly generator interconnections, and applies broad engineering knowledge to develop innovative solutions, improve processes, and guide business decisions. The engineer represents the company in industry associations and may communicate or present to regulatory and public entities. The position provides technical leadership on complex projects, facilitates project teams, mentors and develops engineers, and directs resources outside the department as needed. It independently applies engineering design standards, industry codes, criteria, guidelines, and company policies. The engineer also develops business cases, contributes to project and process strategy, and helps plan, schedule, monitor, and control budgets, estimates, construction plans, and resources. The position is office-based in Rochester, New York.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
At least 10 years of relevant experience.
Professional Engineering license.
Theoretical engineering knowledge in planning, operations, engineering design, analysis, modeling, calculations, and the business model.
Practical engineering experience in planning, operations, engineering design, and construction; field experience and standardization are examples.
Ability to perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases, and defend them before stakeholders.
Ability to document and interpret engineering documentation.
Ability to review and approve others’ engineering work for compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory standards and requirements.
Excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills for technical and analytical problems.
Proven ability to lead and manage projects.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including explaining technical concepts and presenting information effectively at all levels.
Strong management and leadership skills, including the ability to drive change and adoption of new technologies.
Knowledge of the regulatory environment, including relevant output and incentive mechanisms.
Contract, commercial, and regulatory awareness, with the ability to balance customer service and project delivery and support return on investment.
Demonstrated stakeholder and customer engagement and management skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgment.
Awareness and understanding of key business drivers.
Ability to devise solutions to common and complex problems.
Where appropriate, technical and operational experience in a relevant engineering role within a utility environment.
Where required, knowledge of construction and maintenance standards under regulatory requirements and engineering standards and specifications up to 345 kV.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Professional Engineering license from the State of Connecticut.

Responsibilities

Identify and carry out special projects and studies to solve unique, complex problems and improve processes or services.
Resolve complex distributed-generation interconnection problems, including those involving customer generators, photovoltaic systems, and fuel cells.
Approve, maintain, and interpret engineering drawings such as schematics and one-line diagrams, and prepare required documentation for complex assignments.
Serve as an expert in generator interconnections; interpret business issues and recommend best practices and process improvements.
Participate in industry associations and represent Engineering on projects, task forces, and studies.
Lead and facilitate teams, mentor engineers in DG interconnection design and engineering development, and guide departmental engineers.
Develop innovative services and technologies and make recommendations based on current and future stakeholder needs.
Make presentations to regulatory or public entities when required.
Apply engineering standards, industry codes, design criteria, guidelines, and company policies and procedures to develop solutions for complex, non-standard situations.
Develop business cases and manage divisional and company-wide projects, processes, and initiatives; contribute to strategy as well as execution.
Forecast, plan, schedule, monitor, and control budgets, estimates, construction plans, and resource allocations.
Provide technical leadership on the most complex projects with broad business impact and support the team's technical development as a subject-matter expert.
Liaise with and direct contractors regarding company policy, standards, and best practices.
Work independently with little supervision.