Substation Engineer – Growth & Bonus Eligible

Avangrid; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 91,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits and growth

Bonuses

12% 401(k) match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development and clear or/

Job summary

Avangrid is seeking an Engineer - Substations in Rochester, NY or nearby locations to lead electrical substation design and project planning for high voltage facilities. You will estimate scope, evaluate options, and specify equipment while coordinating with multiple company departments and customers.

The role requires a BSEE from an ABET-accredited program, 2+ years of related experience, and a PE license.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, BSEE, in an engineering discipline from an ABET (or equivalent) accredited university/college required and 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in engineering including electric substation maintenance and field engineering work.
• Demonstrated substation maintenance and test experience is required.
• Professional Engineering license in applicable state.

Responsibilities

• Plans and coordinates larger scale engineering projects, scheduling and cost tracking, and coordination support for various Company departments and customers.
• Performs moderately complex engineering analysis to determine equipment ratings, insulation coordination, grounding, and lightening protection requirements.
• Provides technical expertise for the substation maintenance technicians and electric field operations substation maintenance personnel to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of energy related services.
• Helps plan the design and construction standards, determine installation and operating requirements, and helps evaluate new products and vendors. Provides equipment application and maintenance recommendations.
• Performs additional activities as requested: maintenance program development, maintenance specifications, equipment assessment, technical support, maintenance practice development and equipment specs for substation equipment (power transformers, circuit breakers, instrument transformers, disconnect switches, regulators, etc.).
• Provides preliminary designs and estimates in support of capital budget plans and System Planning studies.

Skills

Substation engineering

Field engineering

Engineering license

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Project coordination

Education

ABET-accredited BSEE

Job description

Avangrid is seeking an Engineer - Substations in Rochester, NY or nearby locations to lead electrical substation design and project planning for high voltage facilities. You will estimate scope, evaluate options, and specify equipment while coordinating with multiple company departments and customers.

The role requires a BSEE from an ABET-accredited program, 2+ years of related experience, and a PE license.