Senior Field Engineering Design Lead

Eversource Energy; Epping (NH); Hybrid; USD 129,660 - 144,070; Full time

Job summary

Eversource Energy in New Hampshire seeks an experienced engineering leader to direct field engineering designers, coordinate large distribution construction projects, and ensure safe, reliable service.

You will coach staff, review work, and collaborate with cross-functional teams while meeting customer needs and regulatory requirements. Travel between MA/CT/NH may be required; emergency response duties apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent related technical experience required.
• Minimum of five years of related technical experience required.
• Previous experience in electric distribution is preferred.
• Previous experience in a supervisory role is also preferred.
• Working knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry codes and standards related to the electric utility industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct and/or assist with organizing and prioritizing work group activities, assigning and/or scheduling work duties to meet required completion dates.
• Work with other departments on cross-functional technical and business teams, working groups or committees to achieve goals and objectives of the department and company.
• Responsible for successful completion of field engineering work (i.e., customer related work, maintenance work, and project work) including preparation of estimates, business policy applications, planning and design, customer contact, allocation and control of resources and construction.
• Responsible for the development of cost effective preliminary and detailed engineering designs and the preparation of work orders and estimates for distribution service/construction projects.
• Responsible for coaching, directing and providing technical support relative to service/project installations, system priorities, engineering guidelines and operating decisions during normal and emergency situations.
• Responsible for designs that can be safely constructed and operated, for ensuring that safe and environmentally responsible work practices are followed and empowering teams to take responsibility for themselves, customers and assets.
• Collaborates with other Engineers within Engineering to ensure consistency and teamwork.
• Maintains awareness of customer requirements and customer satisfaction; ensuring that the plans are designed and implemented on time to the customer and built to company specifications and standards.
• Analyzes workload to ensure availability of resources to facilitate completion of engineering priorities, assignments and projects; this includes proper coordination of work activities with other departments, outside contractors, customers etc.
• Able to work on cross-functional teams to resolve local and system wide issues.
• Responsible to assist with evaluation and development of new technology, equipment, systems, tools, standards and procedures.
• Continuously looks to identify opportunities to improve and streamline processes.
• Supports regulatory commitments involving local towns, state and federal regulatory agencies in accordance with current Eversource policies.
• Responds to requests for engineering / technical assistance on Power Quality, Root Cause Analysis, Financial Planning, Project Management/Development and other departments.
• Responsible for the safety of engineering staff, contractors and members of the public in any project under his/hers direction.
• Thorough coaching, feedback, development and training of field engineering staff, encouraging continuous improvement of performance through teamwork. Assesses training needs and helps develop training programs and monitors their effectiveness.
• Has a clear understanding of the Company’s policies and tariff.
• Responsible for team performance and employee reviews.
• Select, train, coach, and develop direct reports to build self‑motivated and effective teams.
• Responsible for coordinating Damage Assessment, System Modeling or other assignments as required in support of storm events.

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analytics

Engineering principles

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or engineering technology

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Eversource Energy in New Hampshire seeks an experienced engineering leader to direct field engineering designers, coordinate large distribution construction projects, and ensure safe, reliable service.

You will coach staff, review work, and collaborate with cross-functional teams while meeting customer needs and regulatory requirements. Travel between MA/CT/NH may be required; emergency response duties apply.