Lead Operations Engineer

3 days ago

Orange, Connecticut, United States Iberdrola Full time
Job Title: Lead Engineer - Operations

Department: Transmission & Distribution Operations

Reports to: Supervisor, T&D Operations

Location: 100 Marsh Hill Rd, Orange CT (In Office)


The salary range for this position is dependent on experience level ranging from $111,544 to $139,000.00


Job Summary

As a Lead Engineer - Operations, you will be responsible for leading the day-to-day activities of engineers and technicians to ensure the safe and reliable Transmission and Distribution (T&D) operations of a defined region. This includes working with the System Integrity group to identify system improvements within a defined region. The Lead Engineer will review, analyze, and coordinate complex planned construction projects, voltage conversions, maintenance requirements and responses to system disturbances related to the operation of the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) System. Approve planned outages and clearance requests. Coordinate work with other departments within UI and other outside system operators (e.g., ISO, CONVEX). Lead teams/projects that solve complex problems taking a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Able to work independently with guidance on only the most complex tasks. Participates and represents UI on Industry associations.


Key Responsibilities

  • Perform detailed, complex system analyses, designs and calculations using standard methodology & principles & other viable approaches.
  • Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve problems or to improve processes/services.
  • Solves complex system operating problems.
  • Utilizes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions (e.g., outages, system disturbances, power quality, load flow studies, maintenance recommendations).
  • Prepare, maintain, & understand drawings (e.g., schematics, one-line diagrams).
  • Develop & specify equipment, assemble documents & other requirements for assignments of complex level of difficulty using depth & breadth of expertise in own discipline.
  • Serve as SME for Operations system/components (e.g., SCADA).
  • Review and evaluate proposals and projects.
  • Interpret internal/external business issues and recommend best practices and/or process improvements.
  • Participate in Industry associations.
  • Lead teams and provide expertise to Operations.
  • Anticipates & make recommendations with respect to customer & stakeholder needs.
  • Explains difficult concepts & influences others.
  • May be required to make presentations to regulatory/public entities.
  • Lead Operations teams to complete assigned tasks, conversions, and projects.
  • Assist in guiding and mentoring engineers in Operations Manages and provides direction for resources outside of the department.
  • Leads others to resolve complex system operating problems in non-std situations & develop creative solutions.
  • Independently apply design stds., industry codes, design criteria, & UI polices/procedures (e.g., planned system outage and clearance requests).
  • Possesses an in-depth knowledge and interprets processes and standards related to Operations. Represents Operations on projects, task forces and studies (e.g., EEI, ECNE, EPRI, ISO).
  • Develop business cases & manage projects/processes/initiatives or teams in accordance with applicable UI guidelines.
  • Coordinate phases of Operations work for assigned portions of a project/program (e.g., clearance requests).
  • Forecast, plan, schedule, monitor, control budget/estimates, for assigned tasks or projects.
  • Assist in the management of resource allocation including developing forecasts and plans to ensure adequate resources are available.
  • Possess a depth and breadth of experience in distribution design engineering and operations along with knowledge of internal/external business and regulatory issues (e.g., design criteria, standards, NESC).
  • Maintains knowledge of leading-edge techniques or technology through participation in professional associations.
  • Able to explain difficult concepts and influence others to change.
  • Able to communicate orally or in writing to regulatory and/or public entities. Able to lead a Team or mentor others.
  • Demonstrated performance as an Electric System Operations Engineer.


Purpose/Major Objectives

Each employee must accept responsibility for their own safety and health as well as the safety and health of their fellow employees.

For Lead Engineers:

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

Behavioral Competencies

  • Develop self & others
  • Empower to grow
  • Collaborate and share
  • Be a role model
  • Focus to achieve results
  • Be agile

Skills and Requirements

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) - Advanced
  • 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.) - Advanced
  • Engineering documentation - Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation - Advanced
  • Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements - Advanced
  • Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment - Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements - Advanced

Education & Experience Required:

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET (or equivalent) accredited college/university, 7+ years' experience performing engineering duties or an AS degree with 11 years' experience performing engineering duties.
  • Specialized advanced training is also required (e.g., PTI. WPI, a graduate level engineering degree).

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