Associate, Performance & Operational Engineering

Orange & Rockland; Village of Spring Valley (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

Orange & Rockland in New York seeks an electrical reliability engineering support professional to assist senior engineers and coordinate outage data analyses and regulatory reporting. The role focuses on improving safety, reliability, and maintainability of the electric delivery system.

You will collaborate with Electric Operations, Electrical Engineering, and the Control Center, attend meetings, and contribute to documentation and procedures while monitoring performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with at least 1 year of experience or internship.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Office.
• Analytical, technical and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to coordinate with other departments and handle multiple assignments.

Responsibilities

• Promotes a positive work ethic in support of corporate values and safety.
• Provides support to engineers in performing analyses in electric reliability.
• Reviews outage data daily for accuracy.
• Updates outage historical database and maintains integrity.
• Represents the department at reliability meetings and regulatory bodies.
• Monitors and reports on reliability performance metrics.
• Performs system delivery analysis and engineering studies as required.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Project coordination

Microsoft Office

Windows proficiency

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Windows

Project

Job description

Under general supervision of a Senior Engineer in Performance and Operational Engineering, performs electrical engineering work in the reliability support discipline. Provides technical support to personnel in Electric Operations, Electrical Engineering and the Control Center and assists in the evaluation of the performance of the electric delivery system to improve safety, reliability, and maintainability. Participates in the analyses to identify performance and process issues, develops recommendations and assists in implementation of corrective actions. Attends and represents the Company at industry meetings; provides system reliability analysis and reports.

Core Responsibilities

• Promotes a positive work ethic in support of our Corporate Values and Mission and is committed to environmental excellence and safety in the workplace.
• Provides support to Engineers and Senior Engineers in performing analyses and other studies in electric reliability.
• With general guidance, reviews all incoming outage data on a daily basis and ensure that the data is accurate and complete.
• Updates the outage historical database and ensure its integrity.
• Work to find solutions for customers with frequent outages.
• Accompanies senior department members on circuit patrols to identify reliability issues.
• With guidance, acts as a liaison to the NYPSC and the NJBPU with respect to electric reliability and electric distribution system issues.
• With guidance, reviews required regulatory reporting.
• Represents the department at internal reliability meetings.
• Represents the company at industry and regulatory meetings.
• Participates in the preparation and/or development of procedures and provides clear and well-organized documentation.
• Monitors and reports on the Company's electric service reliability performance metrics.
• Participates in the Company's emergency management processes and storm plans as required.
• Provides electric system delivery analysis and engineering studies for Distribution Engineering, Electric Operations and the Control Center as required.
• Keeps informed of the industry and keeps up-to-date with the latest developments in electric reliability.
• Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and at least one year of full-time or internship experience (or at least six months of cooperative or summer internship preferably in Con Edison/O&R).

Relevant Work Experience

• Must be well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments and deadlines, required.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, and have the ability to effectively interact with customers, support staff, and various levels of management, required.
• Must have demonstrated willingness and ability to work effectively with people, both inside and outside the Company, required.
• Computer literacy with proficiency in Windows environments - Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Project, required.
• Must have strong analytical, technical and interpersonal skills, required.
• Must be innovative, creative and able to coordinate with other departments, required.
• Should be familiar with applicable State and Federal regulations, preferred.
• Must show ability to apply good individual judgment, initiative, creativity and decision making in the handling of assignments, preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.

Mission Statement:

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company's mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities - safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.

Benefits:

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:

• Rich medical & pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with robust matching
• Employer paid Pension Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a generous matching contribution
• State of the art Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
• Family support: emergency backup child, & elder care assistance
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
• Employee discount program
• Commuter Benefits
• Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
• Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits

*Please be aware that some benefits may not apply to provisional or part-time job titles.