Director, PTO and Substation Operations

About us

National Grid is hiring a Director of Subtation, Telecom and Relay for our NE Electric PTO and Substation Ops department in Northboro, MA.

 

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record put us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

 

To be successful, we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

The Substation / PTO Director’s primary role is to provide leadership for field operations. Working as one team, one National Grid, the director has an array of responsibilities that include assuring a safe work culture, driving performance, coaching, mentoring, and overall development of the field workforce. 

• Overall general management responsibility and accountability for the operational and budget performance of all Substation / PTO  groups in National Grid’s New England service territory.
• Manage Safety Performance to drive to zero injuries each day.
• Monitor / Manage company policies, procedures, standards, and labor agreements assigned to this area of responsibility. 
• Uphold company values throughout the organization.
• Lead the organization by introducing new technologies that help with reliability / cost / operability of the system.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage and meet budgets for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Manage group performance for safety, quality, and efficiency, environmental and ethical compliance
• Knowledge of collective bargaining agreements, construction standards, work methods, safety requirement and environmental procedures.
• Ensure that maintenance programs are completed to regulatory and company standards, including required documentation using approved databases and applications.
• Develop and implement appropriate responses to all system conditions including equipment failures, outages and storms.
• Manage all field investigations of system disturbances and ensure that all follow-up actions are executed in an appropriate time frame.
• Review plans and make recommendations and/or propose operational limitations to ensure the integrity of the electric power system.
• Provide technical support to Divisions and System Control Centers.
• Recruitment of future workers, development of group for the future
• Apply creative problem-solving skills in a team environment.
• Recognize equipment failure trends and respond with strategic plan to correct.
• Recognize industry trends and how they would apply to the area of accountability.

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

• A demonstrated commitment to safety.
• Exceptional leadership and customer service skills.
• Must be self-motivated and possess sound decision-making ability.
• Demonstrated they are flexible and works well in team environment. Ability to build effective working relationships with a variety of employees throughout the company.
• Ability to work off-hours and on-call and travel for system emergencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience from 10 - 15 years within the High Voltage industry including five years of concentration in substation maintenance and construction. 
• Demonstrated commitment to Safety of the workforce.
• Possesses working knowledge of electrical equipment such as transformers, circuit breakers, switches, instrument transformers, metering equipment, voltage regulation, protection relaying, and power quality; OSHA standards, National Grid safety rules, Substation Maintenance Procedures, Electric Operating Procedures, and best practice work methods.
• Thorough knowledge of substation equipment and their application.
• Working knowledge of substation switching / switching orders / switching procedures.