Engineer - Asset Management (Hybrid Schedule)

Eversource; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Eversource Energy is seeking an Asset Management Engineer to ensure the transmission program strategy delivers high reliability at lowest cost, considering regulatory context. The role focuses on developing coordinated transmission programs, budgets, and process improvements across functions.

Responsibilities include capital budget input, project prioritization, performance measurement, and maintaining asset databases across three states.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, electrical preferred.
• 3+ years of related experience required; electric utility experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops capital budgets and project scopes.
• Leads cross-functional teams to select optimal solutions.
• Analyzes transmission reliability and performance measures.
• Maintains asset databases and data integrity.
• Travel within MA/CT/NH as needed.

Skills

Substation power systems

Process improvement

Financial analysis

Excel / Pivot tables

SQL / Visual Basic

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical preferred)

Tools

Excel

Pivot tables

SQL

Visual Basic

Job description

Eversource will not offer immigration-related sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B, O-1, J-1, TN, E-3, etc.). Applicants requiring visa sponsorship to start employment with Eversource will not be considered.

Role and Scope of Position

The Engineer, Asset Management will have the primary responsibility for ensuring that the Eversource Business Strategy for the transmission program are optimally developed to provide the highest levels of system reliability at lowest possible costs. The Eversource business strategy will also need to consider the regulatory environment. Specific responsibilities include developing coordinated transmission programs and budgets, identifying process improvements with respect to development, approval, and management of transmission projects, providing input to the development and prioritization of the transmission capital programs, developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with other functions. The successful candidate will also benchmark Eversource’s transmission asset performance relative to the industry.

Below are summaries of the function/business unit used by this profile; the recruiter will used the summary applicable to the opened requisition:

The Engineer, Asset Management will have the primary responsibility for ensuring that the Eversource Business Strategy for the transmission program are optimally developed to provide the highest levels of system reliability at lowest possible costs. The Eversource business strategy will also need to consider the regulatory environment. Specific responsibilities include developing coordinated transmission programs and budgets, identifying process improvements with respect to development, approval, and management of transmission projects, providing input to the development and prioritization of the transmission capital programs, developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with other functions. The successful candidate will also benchmark Eversource’s transmission asset performance relative to the industry.

Asset Management is responsible for ensuring that the Transmission and Distribution assets across all three states are optimally developed to provide the highest levels of system reliability at lowest possible costs, taking into account the asset life cycle planning and risk analysis.

Essential Functions

Capital Program Development

• Provides input to the development of the Transmission Business capital budget.
• Identifies, initiates, and prioritizes projects for inclusion in the one-year and five-year Capital Budget Plan.
• Works with Engineering, Project Management, and Cost Estimating to develop detailed project scope, cost, and schedule.
• Leads interdisciplinary project team to select the best solution, document alternatives analysis, and present project approval justifications to the Solution Design Committee and/or Eversource Project Approval Committee.

Transmission and Substation Equipment Performance

• Develops operational strategies for the utilization of asset resources, considering asset life cycle planning and risk analysis.
• Analyzes Transmission and Substation reliability, including goal setting, reporting, and System Operations Review Committee activities.
• Develops and issues transmission system performance measures; Identifies gaps and opportunities for future project performance improvements.
• Facilitates the creation and maintenance of the Transmission and Substation asset database.
• Implement and supports tri-state processes for consistent collection and management of asset data.
• Performs asset data analysis to support asset management strategies and equipment replacement programs.
• Communicates the Asset Management strategy throughout Eversource and to external parties as necessary.

Benchmarking

• Facilitates Transmission & Substation benchmarking efforts.
• Identifies best practices and opportunities for future improvement.
• Oversees the development of asset strategies, tools, and procedures for managing Transmission assets.

Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications

Technical Knowledge/Skill

• Ability to grasp new concepts. Knowledge of substation power system planning, engineering, maintenance, and operations is highly desirable.
• Strong background in process improvement.
• Ability to interpret and analyze financial documents.
• Ability to understand and utilize economic, financial and industry data to accurately diagnose business strengths and weaknesses, identify key issues, and develop strategies and plans.
• Working knowledge of information technology and use of Eversource’s office automation and information systems.
• Ability to enhance internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to make formal presentations and translate technical information into terms that are meaningful to the audience.
• Ability to develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Ability to manage and create Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and pivot tables to analyze data. Visual basic, SQL or similar programming ability is highly desirable.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering. An Electrical Engineering degree is preferred.

Experience

• 3+ years related experience is required. Engineering design experience preferred.
• Experience in the technical, operational, or engineering aspects of the electric utility industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience in one or more aspects of the job is required and transmission experience is strongly preferred.

Licenses & Certifications

• None

Working Conditions

• Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
• Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
• Depending on the specific nature of the engineering role, position may require occasional to significant travel by car. A valid driver’s license is required.

Competencies

• Build trusting relationships
• Manage and develop people
• Foster teamwork and cross-functional collaboration
• Lead change
• Communicate strategic vision
• Create an engaged workforce
• Focus on the customer
• Take ownership & accountability

Compensation and Benefits

Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. Check out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs. Salary is commensurate with your experience. This position is eligible for a potential incentive. The annual salary range for this position is: $100,490.00-$111,660.00

Worker Type

Regular

Number of Openings

1

Emergency Response

Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment. This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location.

EEO Statement

Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.

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