Engineering Manager, Electrical Planning and Design
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National Grid is hiring an Engineering Manager for our Electric Distribution Control Center in Northborough, 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 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.
Background
This position is a hybrid role. Our team works from the office minimum two days a week. Compensation is commensurate with relevant experience.
Network Control Engineering is a multi-disciplinary team that resides within our electric control center organization. As a product-development oriented team, engineers focus on integrating scaled automation and new features to distribution system operations. These automation technologies will help National Grid deliver energy more efficiently, restore outages faster and enable more distribution connected energy resources to utilize our network.
The Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) is a software platform that serves as the digital twin to our as-operated electric distribution system. The ADMS integrates the Outage Management System (OMS), Distribution Management System (DMS), and Distribution SCADA to monitor, operate and automate the electric 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 scaled, centralized grid automation stage in the next two years.
Job Purpose
This Engineering Manager leads a small team of power systems engineering and operations expertise that closely work with the distribution control center. The leader also serves as the visionary for the development of technical features that provide tangible benefits to the control room. Successful product leadership requires successful stakeholder management and maintaining harmony in an ocean of variables.
Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) such as solar, energy storage technologies are rapidly expanding in our service territory. Our engineers perform operational studies where grid edge technologies complicate conventional ways of working. We support the fidelity and centralization of our asset data, network topology, and equipment telemetry; deliver new features; and set standards for future grid automation to integrate and scale grid modernization initiatives including Outage Management functions (OMS), Volt-Var Optimization (VVO), Fault Location Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR), and Distribution Energy Management Systems (DERMS). The deployment of Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) and Mobile Workforce Management are also well underway, which will unlock many new digital enhancements for our organization.
Key Accountabilities
Lead an engineering team and the ADMS product development & maintenance for the control center
Develop strategic execution roadmaps for network control modernization
Become the thought leader for digital transformation applications that future proof our grid operations.
Act as a multi-disciplined thought leader for innovation within the automation space
Attend industry conferences, build human networks, and track industry trends to learn, collaborate, and tell our digital transformation story; both internally and externally
Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an ABET accredited institution in Electrical Engineering or similar
Minimum 2 year experience in managing people or project/product teams
Minimum 8 years of experience in the electric power systems industry, credible experience in electric system operations
Ability to think and act strategically, represent an engineering team professionally
Strong communication skills with various stakeholders, use of Microsoft Office applications for project management, storytelling, and other vital technical leadership activities
Courage to take calculated risks and incentive under ambiguity and pressure
Familiarity with digital network control capabilities such as ADMS, DERMS and AMI
Experience in power systems engineering such as substations, transmission and/or distribution system planning, design and operation, generation interconnection and load flow analysis
Understanding of DERs such as solar generation, energy storage systems interconnection, design, and DER operations
Familiarity with SCADA and field telemetry systems
Knowledge and experience of various regulatory and compliance subjects such as FERC 2222, utility rate case, NERC Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection and market settlement functions
Actively in an MBA program or motivation to obtain an MBA degree
Professional Engineering license desirable
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Salary
$169k - $199k 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 team.
Nearest Major Market: Worcester
National Grid is hiring an Engineering Manager for our Electric Distribution Control Center in Northborough, 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 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.
Background
This position is a hybrid role. Our team works from the office minimum two days a week. Compensation is commensurate with relevant experience.
Network Control Engineering is a multi-disciplinary team that resides within our electric control center organization. As a product-development oriented team, engineers focus on integrating scaled automation and new features to distribution system operations. These automation technologies will help National Grid deliver energy more efficiently, restore outages faster and enable more distribution connected energy resources to utilize our network.
The Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) is a software platform that serves as the digital twin to our as-operated electric distribution system. The ADMS integrates the Outage Management System (OMS), Distribution Management System (DMS), and Distribution SCADA to monitor, operate and automate the electric 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 scaled, centralized grid automation stage in the next two years.
Job Purpose
This Engineering Manager leads a small team of power systems engineering and operations expertise that closely work with the distribution control center. The leader also serves as the visionary for the development of technical features that provide tangible benefits to the control room. Successful product leadership requires successful stakeholder management and maintaining harmony in an ocean of variables.
Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) such as solar, energy storage technologies are rapidly expanding in our service territory. Our engineers perform operational studies where grid edge technologies complicate conventional ways of working. We support the fidelity and centralization of our asset data, network topology, and equipment telemetry; deliver new features; and set standards for future grid automation to integrate and scale grid modernization initiatives including Outage Management functions (OMS), Volt-Var Optimization (VVO), Fault Location Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR), and Distribution Energy Management Systems (DERMS). The deployment of Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) and Mobile Workforce Management are also well underway, which will unlock many new digital enhancements for our organization.
Key Accountabilities
Lead an engineering team and the ADMS product development & maintenance for the control center
Develop strategic execution roadmaps for network control modernization
Become the thought leader for digital transformation applications that future proof our grid operations.
Act as a multi-disciplined thought leader for innovation within the automation space
Attend industry conferences, build human networks, and track industry trends to learn, collaborate, and tell our digital transformation story; both internally and externally
Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required
- Demonstration of a high level of personal initiative and ability to interact with company personnel.
- Strong leadership skills.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an ABET accredited institution in Electrical Engineering or similar
Minimum 2 year experience in managing people or project/product teams
Minimum 8 years of experience in the electric power systems industry, credible experience in electric system operations
Ability to think and act strategically, represent an engineering team professionally
Strong communication skills with various stakeholders, use of Microsoft Office applications for project management, storytelling, and other vital technical leadership activities
Courage to take calculated risks and incentive under ambiguity and pressure
Familiarity with digital network control capabilities such as ADMS, DERMS and AMI
Experience in power systems engineering such as substations, transmission and/or distribution system planning, design and operation, generation interconnection and load flow analysis
Understanding of DERs such as solar generation, energy storage systems interconnection, design, and DER operations
Familiarity with SCADA and field telemetry systems
Knowledge and experience of various regulatory and compliance subjects such as FERC 2222, utility rate case, NERC Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection and market settlement functions
Actively in an MBA program or motivation to obtain an MBA degree
Professional Engineering license desirable
More Information
Salary
$169k - $199k 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 team.
Nearest Major Market: Worcester
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