Senior Engineer, Asset Management (Hybrid)

Eversource•Hartford, CT

48d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Engineer, Asset Management will have the primary responsibility for ensuring that the Eversource Business Strategy for the transmission program are optimally developed to provide the highest levels of system reliability at lowest possible costs. The Eversource business strategy will also need to consider the regulatory environment. Specific responsibilities include developing coordinated transmission programs and budgets, identifying process improvements with respect to development, approval, and management of transmission projects, providing input to the development and prioritization of the transmission capital programs, developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with other functions. The successful candidate will also benchmark Eversource's transmission asset performance relative to the industry.

Requirements

Ability to grasp new concepts. Knowledge of substation power system planning, engineering, maintenance, and operations is highly desirable.
Strong background in process improvement.
Ability to interpret and analyze financial documents.
Ability to understand and utilize economic, financial and industry data to accurately diagnose business strengths and weaknesses, identify key issues, and develop strategies and plans.
Working knowledge of information technology and use of Eversource's office automation and information systems.
Ability to enhance internal and external customer satisfaction.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to make formal presentations and translate technical information into terms that are meaningful to the audience.
Ability to develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
Ability to manage and create Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and pivot tables to analyze data. Visual basic, SQL or similar programming ability is highly desirable.
A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required. An Electrical Engineering degree is preferred.
A minimum of five (5) years of related experience is required.
Experience in one or more aspects of the job is required and transmission experience is strongly preferred.
Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree is in Engineering or Business Administration is desirable.
Experience in the technical, operational, or engineering aspects of the electric utility industry is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Capital Program Development:
Provides input to the development of the Transmission Business capital budget.
Identifies, initiates, and prioritizes projects for inclusion in the one-year and five-year Capital Budget Plan.
Works with Engineering, Project Management, and Cost Estimating to develop detailed project scope, cost, and schedule.
Leads interdisciplinary project team to select the best solution, document alternatives analysis, and present project approval justifications to the Solution Design Committee and/or Eversource Project Approval Committee.
Transmission and Substation Equipment Performance:
Develops operational strategies for the utilization of asset resources, considering asset life cycle planning and risk analysis.
Analyzes Transmission and Substation reliability, including goal setting, reporting, and System Operations Review Committee activities.
Develops and issues transmission system performance measures; Identifies gaps and opportunities for future project performance improvements.
Facilitates the creation and maintenance of the Transmission and Substation asset database.
Implements and supports tri-state processes for consistent collection and management of asset data.
Performs asset data analysis to support asset management strategies and equipment replacement programs.
Communicates the Asset Management strategy throughout Eversource and to external parties as necessary.
Benchmarking:
Facilitates Transmission & Substation benchmarking efforts.
Identifies best practices and opportunities for future improvement.
Oversees the development of asset strategies, tools, and procedures for managing Transmission assets.