Senior Engineer, Gas Asset Engineering

natgridProd • Waltham, MA

7d • $123,000 - $144,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

National Grid is hiring a Senior Engineer, Gas Asset Management and Engineering for their MA Future of Heat team. This hybrid role is based in Waltham, MA. Every day, National Grid delivers safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses, playing a crucial role in people's lives. The company is positioned to shape the sustainable future of the energy industry by anticipating customer needs, reducing energy delivery costs, and pioneering flexible energy systems for tomorrow. The Senior Engineer will focus on developing the non-pipeline alternatives (NPA) assessment process, including the enhancement of digital assessment tools. They will also collaborate with asset engineers to integrate climate compliance requirements into the Company’s risk-based asset management strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree in an engineering discipline required, ABET-accreditation preferred
• 5+ years of experience in an engineering or technical project role required
• Exceptional verbal and written communication required
• Strong computer skills, proficiency with MS Office Suite required
• Valid driver’s license required
• Must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Previous gas planning experience utilizing Synergi gas hydraulic modeling software or equivalent preferred
• Previous experience or training with decarbonization technologies such as geothermal heating systems, renewable natural gas projects or hydrogen engineering projects preferred
• Previous experience developing long and short-term investment plans using risk-based gas asset management principles preferred
• Experience with utility work management systems, advanced SQL queries and data models, advanced Python skills and managing large-scale data systems across cloud and enterprise platforms preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with current gas and electric process owners to identify process enhancements to evaluate NPAs to gas infrastructure investments
• Assist the technical team with program support in the development of NPA and Integrated Energy Planning (IEP) software applications
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement NPA frameworks, establish IEP best practices and other future of heat initiatives
• Support implementation of the Company’s networked geothermal project and targeted electrification demonstration program
• Provide engineering support for the Company’s decarbonization efforts, which includes regulatory filings, white paper collaboration and research activities

Benefits

• The position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior