Grid Modernization Engineer: DMS/ADMS & Real-Time Ops

Eversource Energy; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Eversource Energy is seeking an Engineer to support the execution, implementation, and maintenance of electric network modeling tools including DMS and Synergi Electric. The role focuses on optimizing the distribution system to deliver safe, reliable energy while integrating clean energy resources.

You will work with multiple states, support modernization initiatives, and collaborate with IT, operations, planning, and field teams to advance grid modernization efforts and optimize control room

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of electrical engineering concepts such as load flow, stability voltage regulation, power factor, losses, load and generation modeling.

Responsibilities

• Support the Company's electric system operators by optimizing the distribution system using the distribution network advanced functionality of DMS including AFR, LVM, Planned Outage Study and DER/Load Forecasting.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in real time technologies such as ADMS, SCADA, DER dispatching, energy storage, microgrids, Volt/Var Optimization and load shedding.
• Collaborate with system operations control centers, IT, and engineering resources to ensure DMS functionality and future enhancements.
• Support the specification and configuration of DMS advanced applications such as FLISR, LVM, AFR, and Load and Generation Scheduling
• Support the development of project approval documentation with need statement, scope, description of technical solution, alternatives considered, risks and mitigations, budget, and schedule
• Participate in the investigation of new technologies and tools in the industry and assess the relevance of and benefit to the Company's system operations control rooms
• Develop tools and methods to process and organize data from multiple sources to design and verify engineering models and databases
• Support multi-disciplinary teams across three states from distribution engineering, system planning, substation engineering, telecommunications engineering, standards, system operations, field operations, IT, regulatory, legal, community relations, corporate strategy, and other groups to ensure effective and efficient implementation of grid modernization programs
• Communicate the Company's grid modernization initiatives externally as appropriate and participate in industry forums to support the Company's position regarding best practices in grid modernization

Skills

Load flow analysis

Voltage regulation

Power factor analysis

Data manipulation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Leadership

Written and verbal communication

Tools

DMS

SCADA

GIS

EMS

Synergi/Cyme

DER dispatching

AFR

LVM

Job description

Eversource Energy is seeking an Engineer to support the execution, implementation, and maintenance of electric network modeling tools including DMS and Synergi Electric. The role focuses on optimizing the distribution system to deliver safe, reliable energy while integrating clean energy resources.

You will work with multiple states, support modernization initiatives, and collaborate with IT, operations, planning, and field teams to advance grid modernization efforts and optimize control room