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

Con Edison; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Con Edison seeks a Senior Engineer to lead electrical power engineering assignments of major size and complexity, delivering expert analysis, independent decisions, and robust design solutions for generating station projects and operations.

The role performs load flow studies, short circuit analyses, protective relay coordination, cable and equipment sizing calculations, and power quality assessments, while managing budgets, schedules, scoping documents, vendor relationships, and purchase

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.