Lead Engineer - Electric Distribution Eng

Lead Engineer - Electric Distribution Engineering

Reports in office to Elmira, NY, Lancaster, NY, Hornell NY, Geneva NY, or Auburn, NY

Reports to Manager - Distribution Engineering

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $110,000-129,924

Job Summary

Responsible for providing engineering expertise to Region, Service Centers, and other company personnel for the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of the Distribution System. Leads the engineering analysis of the electrical distribution system to properly serve new customer loads. Ensures safe and efficient operation of the distribution system, and resolves technical issues affecting the distribution system. Plans, controls, and measures all activities of technical staff to effectively complete engineering design for construction projects to extend service to new customers and to delivery system improvements. Evaluates delivery system performance. Applies and interprets company, industry, local, state, national codes, tariffs, and standards, and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. Develops new construction standards and material specifications. Recommends new products and materials for approval. Interprets and administers company policies and procedures relating to personnel, industrial relations, service extensions, safety, accounting, and purchasing. Investigates and resolves customer inquiries.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs engineering analyses of the electric distribution system to serve new customer loads. Completes distribution system reliability studies, contingency plans, reviews capital budget project proposals, prepares NPVs, determines correction of circuit electrical operating deficiencies, etc. Conducts capacity analyses of key substation equipment (40%,P)
• Conducts in depth engineering evaluations of distribution materials, selects proper materials, applications, equipment for approval, and conducts material failure analyses. May provide assistance to customer service groups on power quality uses including investigation, analysis and mitigation (15%,P)
• Performs flicker analysis for large customer motors. Analyzes the impact of customer-interconnected distributed generation. May provide fuse-recloser coordination service including the review and updating of coordination schemes (5%,S)
• Recommends necessary system improvement and/or construction projects, and provides all necessary documents for those projects, including contracts (10%,S)
• Develops and implements electric reliability plans, capital forecasts and department budgets. Prepares reports and feasibility studies for submission to management (10%,S)
• Plans, designs, organizes, coordinates, and controls projects by providing liaison with other sections, departments, divisions, vendors or consultants, and coordinates with government agencies, customers, or other utilities regarding circuit design and maintenance (15%,P)
• Interprets and administers company policies and procedures relating to personnel, industrial relations, service extensions, safety, accounting, and purchasing (5%,S)

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience Required: Bachelors degree with a minimum of 7 years relevant experience required. Project management and supervisory experience is preferred. Knowledge of distribution design required. Completion of Engineer-in-Training (EIT) is preferred (where applicable). Professional Engineer license is required (where applicable).
• Skills/Abilities: Proactive and results oriented. Demonstrated leadership skills. Good interpersonal and communication skills. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Delivering for the Business: Global view of the Business - Competent. Achieving Results and Continuous Improvements - Advanced. Initiative - Competent. Innovation & Creativity - Competent
• Global Relationships: Flexibility & Globalization - Competent. Customer Focus - Competent. Communicating & Influencing - Competent. Team Work - Competent
• Managing People: Team Management - Competent. Developing Others - Competent

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change
• Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

Company: NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP

Mobility Information

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee's management.

Job Posting End Date: January-30-2026