Utility Engineering Specialist 1

Southern Arkansas University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A public university in New York is seeking a Utility Engineering Specialist 1 to work in the Gas System Planning and Reliability Section. Responsibilities include reviewing natural gas capital investments, utility budgets, and providing engineering analysis for rate proceedings. Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree in an accredited engineering curriculum. The role supports the state’s clean energy goals and offers a salary that includes a Geographic Pay Differential of $10,000.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a bachelor's degree or higher in an accredited engineering curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Review natural gas capital investments.
• Review and track natural gas utility budgets.
• Provide engineering analysis for rate proceedings.
• Assist in the development of plans for audits.
• Prepare expert testimony for rate proceedings to support staff findings at public hearings.
• Collaborate with utilities and other parties to negotiate settlements.
• Assist in developing plans for management and operational audits of utilities.

Education

Bachelor's degree in an accredited engineering curriculum

Job description

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Applicants must have a bachelor's degree or higher in an accredited engineering curriculum.

Duties Description

The Utility Engineering Specialist 1, Grade 18, will work in the Gas System Planning and Reliability Section of the Office of Energy System Planning and Performance (ESPP), and perform engineering duties related to natural gas system networks including, but not limited to:

• Reviewing natural gas capital investments to establish need, cost, and timing for each program or project, including the assessment of project alternatives, non-pipe alternatives and capital investments’ impacts to disadvantaged communities, to support achievement of the State’s clean energy goals in a reliable and cost-effective manner.
• Reviewing and tracking natural gas utility budgets and variances.
• Reviewing utility preparedness to reliably meet projected winter peak loads.
• Providing engineering analysis for rate proceedings and preparing expert testimony to support staff's findings and positions for public hearings before the Public Service Commission.
• Participating in staff efforts to collaborate on solutions for, or to negotiate the settlement of natural gas issues with utilities and other parties.
• Coordinating and producing memoranda and written reports for staff and/or outside parties regarding issues related to the natural gas industry.
• Assisting in the development of plans to conduct and oversee the management and operational audits of utilities.

Additional Comments

The above salary range reflects the Geographic Pay Differential of $10,000.

*This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Department of Public Service is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting the Designee for Reasonable Accommodations (DRA) and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator which can be found under Accessibility Link on the Department’s webpage at https://dps.ny.gov.

To Apply

Please send a resume and cover letter to [e-mail] or fax to Human Resources Management at [phone]. Please reference “Utility Engineering Specialist 1, NYHELPS posting 00671” when applying.