Director Substation Automation and Digital Grid Strategy

Iberdrola; Gates Center (NY); On-site; USD 156,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits and growth

12% 401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Benefits - Avangrid

Job summary

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP in New York is seeking a Director of Substation Automation to lead strategy, investment planning, governance and execution of capital programs within the Digital Grid framework.

The role coordinates multidisciplinary teams across engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, procurement and regulatory stakeholders to deliver programs safely and in line with company standards.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience Required: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related engineering discipline, with at least 10 years of relevant experience in energy infrastructure, electric utility projects, or transmission and distribution substations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical specialists and provide governance and strategic direction for programs.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing or executing substation modernization, SCADA and automation, breaker replacement, protection and control or other electric utility capital programs.
• Broad knowledge of all stages of a substation project, including conceptual design, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational handover.
• Broad experience developing procurement strategies and managing consultants, contractors, equipment suppliers, and service providers supporting utility capital projects.
• Broad knowledge of substations operation and maintenance.
• Experience in developing processes, procedures and performance KPIs for continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with New York utility regulatory requirements, capital investment planning, ratecase support, and the preparation of investment justification documentation.
• Experience using SAP.
• Experience using Primavera.

Responsibilities

• Participates in and sets the general and long-term strategy for Substation Automation capital investments.
• Prepares investment justification documents to support the required level of investment for Substation Automation programs.
• Coordinates execution of the Substation Automation capital plan with Regulatory, Planning, Procurement, Finance, Legal, Electric Operations, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, and Projects stakeholders.
• Establishes portfolio priorities, resource plans, schedules, budgets, risk-management strategies, and performance KPIs; monitors adherence to the plan and recommends improvements in execution.
• Identifies and measures KPIs to ensure realization of operational benefits for Avangrid and its customers from the deployment of digitalization.
• Sets general criteria and procedures to ensure an efficient execution of Substations Automation deployment plans.
• Identifies gaps in current operational processes and proposes improvements to optimize the operational benefits of the digitalization efforts.
• Ensures coordination of the Substation Automation program with all other digitalization workstreams while maintaining alignment with project goals and company standards.
• Provides technical guidance on Substations Automation in coordination with local standardization groups.
• Develops a strong relationship with internal areas in order to direct process change implementation (Projects, Processes & Technology, OSG, Operations).
• Leads and develops assigned employees and multidisciplinary teams, including project managers, engineers, construction personnel, consultants, and contractors.
• Sets group goals and strategic direction and initiates action plans and assignments to accomplish goals.
• Develops business plans with technical justifications and economic impact and seeks approval from executives.
• Provides technical support, guidance, coaching, performance direction, and professional development for employees and project teams.
• Establishes organizational performance measures and initiates actions to enhance performance.

Skills

Planning

Leadership

Communication

Safety & Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or related engineering

Tools

SAP

Primavera

Job description

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP in New York is seeking a Director of Substation Automation to lead strategy, investment planning, governance and execution of capital programs within the Digital Grid framework.

The role coordinates multidisciplinary teams across engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, procurement and regulatory stakeholders to deliver programs safely and in line with company standards.