Senior Engineer, Electrical Planning and Design

The Opportunity

National Grid is hiring a Senior Engineer for our Electric Control Center in Northborough, MA.

This position is a hybrid role. Our team works from the office minimum two days a week. Occasionally, we may travel to our control room locations in our Upstate New York service territory.

 

The Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) is a software platform that serves as the digital twin to our as-operated distribution system. The ADMS integrates the Outage Management System (OMS), Distribution Management System (DMS), and Distribution SCADA to monitor, operate and automate the distribution system through real-time, data-driven analysis. As a project team, we continuously build, maintain, and improve the ADMS, adding new functionality and identifying new use cases. These capabilities will future-proof our control rooms and coordinate technical, real-time data across many programs, people, and grid modernization platforms. Our objective is to advance to the grid automation stage in the next two years.

About Us

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 puts 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, both ourselves and our business. 

Job Purpose

National Grid’s Critical Network Infrastructure (CNI) team provides IT/OT support services for the applications and environments that drive the company’s operations. The CNI Senior Engineer position will be part of the team supporting the implementation of the Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS). The ADMS applications provide the foundation for the company’s grid automation and electric outage restoration practices. This role will be responsible for performing a variety of technical project support tasks for business users in National Grid’s Electric Control Center in Massachusetts. Distribution SCADA database, ICCP tables, electric system one-line management, regression testing and upgrades are some of the key tasks required of this role.

Key Accountabilities

· Provides technical application test support throughout the various test phases of the project. This includes executing test scripts, generating test data/scenarios, creating & managing test user credentials access

· Works closely with ADMS Engineering team & CNI teams to manage data related activities with electric system topology and SCADA point updates.

· Maintains and updates configuration points such as voltage, current, energy, fault current information used within the ADMS environment

· Supports the development, testing, and implementation of data integrations between ADMS and corporate systems.

· General support (user access/creation, troubleshooting of issues)

· Creates and maintains electric system one-lines in EMS or ADMS

· Participates in requirements, design, and implementation planning sessions for various project release trains

 

Qualifications

o Degree in Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering or relevant

o Minimum 5-year experience with Outage Management Systems (OMS), Energy Management System (EMS), Distribution Management Systems (DMS), or SCADA software packages

o In depth understanding of CNI products required, Hitachi ADMS or EMS experience preferred

o Experience working with SQL, Linux command line, Oracle development

o Experience working with electric distribution data elements

o Must be able to work effectively with remote teams and management

More Information

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Salary

$114k - $161k a year

This 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. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

 

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise.  We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid tea