Principal Engineer - Electrical

Iberdrola SA; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,400; Full time

Job summary

Iberdrola SA está buscando un Ingeniero Principal - Eléctrico para unirse a su equipo en Rochester, NY. Este rol implicará liderar proyectos complejos que impactan significativamente en la empresa y mentorizar a otros ingenieros.

Se requiere una licenciatura en ingeniería y al menos 10 años de experiencia, junto con una licencia de ingeniería profesional. La posición ofrece un salario base entre $120,000 y $160,400.

Qualifications

• Más de 10 años de experiencia relevante.
• Conocimientos en planificación, operaciones y diseño de ingeniería.
• Experiencia práctica en documentar y aprobar trabajos de ingeniería.

Responsibilities

• Liderar equipos y proyectos innovadores que resuelven problemas complejos.
• Desarrollar métodos alternativos o conceptos de diseño.
• Facilitar equipos de proyectos de interconexión DG.

Skills

Habilidades de diagnóstico y resolución de problemas

Liderazgo y gestión de proyectos

Comunicación efectiva

Conocimiento de estándares regulatorios

Education

Licenciatura en Ingeniería

Licencia de Ingeniería Profesional

Tools

Documentación de ingeniería

Análisis financiero

Job description

## Principal Engineer - ElectricalSolicitarlocations: Estados Unidos, Nueva York, Rochester: NY - Vestal - Binghamton ECCtime type: Jornada Completaposted on: Publicado hoytime left to apply: Fecha final: 28 de septiembre de 2026 (Quedan más de 30 días para realizar la solicitud)job requisition id: R-26232**Job Title: Principal Engineer- Electrical**In Office **Location:** Rochester NY, Binghamton NYThe base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $120,000- $160,400**Job Summary**The engineer will lead teams/projects that solve unique and complex problems with a broad impact on the business. These efforts will contribute to the development of Departmental or Divisional strategy and implementation. Participates and represents UI on industry associations. Mentor's other employees.Has developed depth and breadth of expertise in distributed generation and broad knowledge of other disciplines. Maintains knowledge of leading-edge techniques or technology through participation in professional associations. Recognized as an expert in own area within the organization and industry.Able to explain complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others to change. Able to communicate orally or in writing to regulatory and/or public entities. Leads teams, acts as a facilitator and experienced mentor.And influence others to change. Able to communicate orally or in writing to regulatory and/or public entities. Able to lead a Team or mentor others.**Key Responsibilities*** Proactively identify and perform special projects and studies that innovatively solve unique & complex problems with broad impact to the business. Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve unique problems or to improve processes/services.* Solves unique and complex Distributed Generation (DG) Interconnection problems. Utilizes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. (e.g., Customer generators, photovoltaic systems, fuel cells).* Approve, maintain, & understand drawings (e.g., schematics, one-line diagrams). Assemble documents & other requirements for assignments of complex level of difficulty using depth & breadth of expertise in own discipline.* Recognized expert for generator interconnections. Interpret internal/external business issues and recommend best practices and/or process improvements. Participate in Industry associations.* Lead teams and acts as a facilitator and experienced mentor. Develops innovative services, technologies, & make recommendations with respect to current and future stakeholders needs. May be required to make presentations to regulatory/public entities.* Facilitate DG Interconnection project teams to complete assigned tasks and projects. Experienced mentor to engineers for DG interconnections in design and engineering development. Manages and provides direction for resources outside of the department.* Design systems to resolve overly complex problems in non-standard situations & develop creative solutions that achieve division results. Independently apply design standards, industry codes, design criteria, guidelines & UI polices/procedures.* Has depth and breadth of knowledge and interprets processes and standards related to DG. Recommends solutions and best practices where appropriate. Represents Engineering on projects, task forces and studies.* Develop business cases and manage divisional and company-wide projects/processes/initiatives. Participates in the development of the project/process strategy, in addition to project execution.* Forecast, plan, schedule, monitor, control budget/estimates, construction plans. Participate in the management of resource allocations to ensure adequate resources are available.* Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers* Provide technical leadership in most complex projects that have a wide impact on the business* Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills SME for team* Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and best practices* Work independently with little supervision* Principal Engineer: + Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers. + Provide technical leadership in most complex projects that have a wide impact on the business + Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills + SME for team + Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and best practices + Work independently with little supervision**Required Qualifications*** Required Education, Experience and Training: + Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required + 10+ years minimum relevant experience + Professional Engineering License Required* Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling & Calculation, understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration, understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization)* Practical engineering experience/application - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g., field experience, standardization "Perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.")* Engineering documentation – Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation* Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others - to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements* Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment – Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements**Preferred Qualifications*** Master’s Degree Preferred* A professional Engineering license from the State of Connecticut is preferred.* General Skills: + Excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills to decipher unique technical and analytical problems, + Proven ability to lead and manage projects, + Strong communication and interpersonal skills to articulate highly technical concepts, + Strong management and leadership skills, ability to drive change and adoption of new technologies. + Knowledge of the regulatory environment including relevant output and incentive mechanisms. + General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery, ensuring maximum return on investment. + Track record of effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and management. + Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels + Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgment to determine optimal solutions + Awareness and understanding of key business drivers + Ability to devise solutions to both common and complex problems/challenges. + Where appropriate, technical, and operational experience in a relevant engineering role within a utility environment. - Where required, knowledge of: * Construction and maintenance standards in accordance with regulatory requirements * Engineering standards and specifications up to 345kV* Routine Technical Skills: + Physical Substation Design - Expert + Project Scoping and Estimating - Expert + Equipment Specifications - Expert + Construction and Outage Sequencing - Expert + Industry Codes, Standards, and Regulations - Expert + Technical Writing and Communication - Expert* Unique Technical Skills: + Substation Foundation Design – Expert + Substation Layout - Expert + Substation Equipment Specifications - Expert + Structure Strength and load Analysis - Expert + Substation Material Selection - Expert + Substation Civil Specifications - Expert**Competencies*** Growth & Continuous Improvement* Initiative & Change* Focused on Results* Customer Centric (internal and/or external)* Communication* Collaboration* Leadership (people managers/leaders)#LI-SJ1**Company:**NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP**Información Movilidad** Tenga en cuenta que cualquier solicitante que no sea ciudadano del país de la vacante estará sujeto al cumplimiento de los requisitos de inmigración aplicables para trabajar legalmente en ese país. 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