Sr Engineer - CENG, Electrical Projects, Steam & Gas Engineering

Con Edison; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Con Edison seeks a Senior Engineer who directs electrical power engineering assignments of major size or complexity, applying deep expertise in electrical power systems analysis, equipment specification, and generating station design.

The role covers load flow studies, short circuit analyses, protective relay coordination, and power quality assessments, with collaboration across Steam & Gas Engineering, plant operations, and external vendors to deliver safe, code-compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in electrical power systems analysis.
• Experience with load flow studies and short-circuit analyses.
• Knowledge of NERC, NPCC, and NYSRC reliability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Direct or perform electrical power engineering assignments of major size or complexity.
• Manage budgets, schedules, scoping documents, vendor relationships, and purchase specifications from conception through commissioning.
• Coordinate with Steam & Gas Engineering, plant operations, and external vendors to deliver safe, reliable, and code-compliant solutions.
• Uphold design basis discipline and proactively surface issues in active power generation environments.

Job description

The Senior Engineer, under general guidance, directs or performs electrical power engineering assignments of major size or complexity and makes independent decisions on engineering problems and methods. This is a power engineering role requiring deep expertise in electrical power systems analysis, equipment specification, and generating station design. The Senior Engineer performs load flow studies, short circuit analyses, protective relay coordination, cable and equipment sizing calculations, and power quality assessments for the companys steam and gas generating stations. The role demands thorough knowledge of generator ratings, transformer applications, switchgear, protective relaying, grounding systems, and their relationship to NERC, NPCC, and NYSRC reliability requirements.

Beyond technical analysis, this role carries full project engineering responsibility: managing budgets, schedules, scoping documents, vendor relationships, and purchase specifications from conception through commissioning. The Senior Engineer coordinates closely with Steam & Gas Engineering working groups, plant operations personnel, and external vendors to deliver safe, reliable, and code-compliant solutions. This position demands a proactive engineer who takes ownership, surfaces issues and ambiguity early, upholds design basis discipline, and is comfortable working in active power generation plant environments.

This position does not provide employment pursuant to the terms of a STEM OPT Training Plan.