Senior Engineer, Electrical Planning And Design

About us

National Grid is seeking a Senior Engineer that can work out of Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo or Brooklyn.

This is a hybrid position with office visits at least 1-2 times a week.. US Colleagues must reside within our existing footprint, which includes contiguous states (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont).

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

Job Purpose

To lead the development and implementation of strategic initiatives of the enterprise wide electricity distribution and transmission.

Key Accountabilities

• Participate in the development, implementation and management of new technologies or automation of existing technologies.

• Engage appropriately as a with specified stakeholders, government agencies, consenting authorities and media within the development phases of a project.

• Input to the development of the engineering perspective of new business concepts.

• Complete the definition of technical specifications in relation to a range of technologies.

• Determine the options to be considered for the project at initiation to satisfy the need case for investment.

• Ensure that a robust basis of design is produced for each scheme which documents the reasons for the investment, the options considered, costs and program.

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

• Able to motivate, counsel, coach, and develop direct reports and others.

• Experience establishing clearly defined goals and standards of employee performance.

Qualifications

• A Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline or science is required.

• Must have a minimum of 4+ years of experience as a Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineer or Computer Science.

• Advanced degree, Professional License (PE) or certification is a plus

More Information

Salary

• Upper State NY

$102,000 - $120,000 a year

Salary

• Down State NY

$122,000-$143,000

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise.  We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.