Electrical Engineer Substation Lead

Job Title: Electrical Engineer Substation - Lead

Location: Binghamton, NY (Kirkwood), Rochester, NY.

Work type: Office

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from $116,640 to $145,800.

Job Summary

Responsible for Substation designs for major capital projects in New York (NYSEG and RG&E), this includes input into standards and training needs. The electric delivery system in New York contains approximately 5,600 miles of transmission lines & 621 substations.

Position reports to the Substation Projects Coordinator, but the position will work day-to-day in a cross-functional project team and support project needs as dictated by the project manager.

Responsibilities:

• Capital project engineering performance including all phases such as scoping and budgeting, conceptual engineering, contract management and design, engineering design, construction and closeout.

• Perform standard and complex electrical engineering analyses, designs and calculations using standard methodology and principles and other viable approaches.

• Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve problems or to improve processes/services

• Responsible for leading and creating new conceptual designs and overseeing the work of external detailed designers.

• Solve unique and complex electrical engineering problems.

• Analyzes possible solutions and assesses each using standard procedures related to lines and power engineering.

• Ensure all engineering designs implemented by the company meet applicable company, local, state, and national codes and standards.

• Support technical requests from current and proposed customers

• Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.

• Provide technical leadership in complex projects that have a wide impact on the department.

• Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills.

• Ability to collaborate across departments

• Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards and best practices.

• Work independently with little supervision.

Required Qualifications:

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 7 years minimum of relevant experience required.

Technical Skills/Competencies:

• Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling & Calculation, understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration, understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization.

• Practical engineering experience/application - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g., field experience, standardization "Perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.") 

• Engineering documentation # Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation.

• Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others - to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements.

• Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment # Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements.

General Skills:

• Excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills to decipher unique technical and analytical problems.

• Proven ability to lead and manage projects.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to articulate highly technical concepts.

• Strong management and leadership skills, ability to drive change and adoption of new technologies.

• Knowledge of the regulatory environment, including relevant output and incentive mechanisms.

• General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery, ensuring maximum return on investment.

• Track record of effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and management.

• Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels.

• Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgment to determine optimal solutions.

• Awareness and understanding of key business drivers.

• Ability to devise solutions to both common and complex problems/challenges.