Lead Engineer - Electric System

iberdrola; Village of Brewster (NY); On-site; USD 106,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits and growth

Bonuses

401k match

Health, dental, vision

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP in Brewster, NY seeks a Lead Engineer - Electric System to oversee designer teams, ensure regulatory adherence, and collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams for design, construction, and commissioning of electrical systems. This on-site role focuses on reliability, standards compliance, and timely documentation.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 7+ years of utilities experience, and proficiency with CAD/PLS-CADD, AutoCAD,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical/Mechanical preferred).
• 7+ years of relevant experience in electrical engineering and design for utilities.
• CAD drafting and engineering software proficiency (PLS-CADD, AutoCAD).
• Construction and outage sequencing experience.
• Industry codes, standards, and regulations knowledge.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, SAP, Primavera is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Performs engineering analyses of the electric distribution, substation, and transmission systems and recommends design options.
• Develops conceptual design for distribution, substation and transmission projects.
• Manages capital project engineering across scoping, budgeting, design, construction, and closeout.
• Participates in detailed design reviews and systems improvements per standards.
• Originates electric system reliability studies and outage contingency plans.
• Creates BID forms for engineering services and PayCUs for construction services.
• Ensures timely issuance of electrical documents and validates information for analyses.
• Analyzes complex distribution and transmission systems across voltage levels.
• Documents results and prepares reports and presentations.
• Oversees quality, standards compliance, and documentation accuracy.
• Leads collaborative project reviews with engineering peers.
• Manages external engineering partners and project risks.
• Participates in site inspections and project meetings.
• Assists during storm restoration efforts.
• Directs engineering contractors and ensures cross-disciplinary communication.
• Implements new tech to enhance power system performance.
• Provides SAP support for work order creation and release.

Skills

CAD Drafting

PLS-CADD Modeling

Construction sequencing

Outage sequencing

SAP

Primavera

Microsoft Office

Industry codes & regs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

PE License NY

Tools

AutoCAD

SAP

Primavera

Job description

Position Information:

Job Title: Lead Engineer - Electric System

Location: Brewster, NY

Salary Range: $106,000 - $132,500

Schedule: On Site - Office

Job Summary:

Lead Electrical Engineer within the Digital Grid organization is responsible for overseeing the portfolio of projects assigned to the unit. This role ensures that each project adheres to regulatory requirements, company standards, and maintain consistency through. The Lead Electrical Engineer will report directly to the Unit Manager and work closely with cross-functional project teams to support project needs as directed by the Project Manager and Unit Manager. The Lead Engineer will work closely with the construction and design team to develop drawings, specifications, and construction work orders to support the design, construction, and commissioning of electrical equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs engineering analyses of the electric distribution, electric substation, and transmission system and recommends actions to develop design options or recommendations for major substations and transmission construction projects.

• Develops engineer conceptual design for distribution, substation and transmission line projects on Utilities.

• Capital project engineering performance including all phases such as: scoping and budgeting, conceptual engineering, contract management and design, engineering design, construction, and closeout.

• Participate on the detailed design, performing engineering reviews, calculations and/or recommending drawings or system improvements, according to standards or international codes.

• Originates electric system and component reliability studies and outage contingency plans.

• Creates BID Forms for engineering services and/or PayCU’s for Construction services, to follow the company’s procurement policies.

• Ensure that all electrical documents are issued on time. Develops and validates information needed for engineering analyses and applies engineering judgment to solve complex technical problems.

• Analyze and assess complex distribution and transmission systems at numerous voltage levels.

• Document and communicate results and recommendations as appropriate including data manipulation, report writing, and summary presentations.

• Oversee quality aspects of engineering, including compliance with design standards and accuracy of documentation, field analysis and reporting, and test data.

• Lead collaborative analysis and review of projects, studies, and best practices with Engineering peers.

• Effectively manage external engineering partners. Ensure project risks are identified, understood, and addressed on time.

• Participate in site inspections and project meetings as needs arise.

• Assists during storm restoration effort.

• Directs engineering contractors and consultants. Ensure effective communications with other engineering disciplines, project management and client teams.

• Implements new technology to enhance power system performance when required.

• Provides power system commissioning support and supervision when required.

• Provides engineering support during construction and testing and commissioning phases when required.

• Provide SAP support for work order creation and release including but not limited to: adding materials, JPP reconciliation, malfunction end date, task bask routing management

Required Qualifications

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, electrical civil mechanical preferred.

• 7+ years of relevant experience in electrical engineering and design for utilities.

• CAD Drafting, PLS-CADD Modeling, and other Engineering tools.

• Construction and Outage Sequencing.

• Industry Codes, Standards, and Regulations.

• Proficient in Microsoft Suite, SAP, Primavera is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• PE License State of NY

• Knowledge on Electric distribution, substation and transmission systems planning, operations, and/or protection.

• Knowledge of running and analyzing electric power load flows.

• Knowledge of FERC and state regulations.

• Experience utilizing AutoCAD and other Engineering tools.

• Experience working with contractors

• Practical engineering experience/application that understands importance of constructability on how designs will be built through field experience and standardization while also performing economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to articulate highly technical concepts alongside strong management and leadership skills with an ability to drive decisions, change, and adoption of new technologies.

Competencies

• Develop Self & Others

• Empower to Grow

• Collaborate & Share

• Be a Role Model

• Focus to Achieve Results

• Be Agile

• Technical Skills

What We Offer:

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways

For more information, please visit: Benefits - Avangrid

Company:

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP

Mobility Information

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.

Job Posting End Date:

October-25-2026