Lead Engineer - Protection & Control

Job Title: Lead Engineer-Protection and Control

The salary range for this position is dependent on experience level ranging from $114,332 to $142,916.00

Job Summary

The Lead P&C engineer will be part of the Digital Grid - Substation Automation group for New York (NYSEG and RG&E). The electric delivery system in New York contains approximately 5,600 miles of transmission lines & 621 substations (for a total of 8,200 miles and 965 substations). Lead Protection and Control Engineer will be integral member of the project team and unit to deliver execution of capital projects. Lead P&C Engineer main responsibilities will be to lead and support the engineering design activities, review drawings to ensure compliant to scope requirements and Avangrid standards. Preparation of scope of work, system criteria and specifications. Support procurement and construction activities during the different project stages. Consult and guide project engineers on protection engineering for electric transmission and substation system protection projects to ensure system reliability, safety and efficiency. Ensure all protection system standards and designs meet applicable company, local, state, and national codes and standards (IEC, IEEE, NESC, FERC, NERC, NPCC, NYISO, ISO-NE, NY PSC, and ME PUC). Liaison across Operating Companies, across global affiliates, with different departments, and with outside groups and agencies. Contributes to the development of System Protection strategy.

A strong knowledge of P&C and SCADA fields are required for this role. The Protection and Control Engineer will be responsible for supervising/performing work for energized substations while maintaining the reliability of the protective control systems. They will work with other professionals and technicians in a team environment on a variety of engineering projects with a focus on automation and protection and control upgrades within brownfield/greenfield substations. Typical scope includes providing/updating protective relay settings, commissioning new protective systems, investigation and root cause analysis of substations events, substation integration and automation, substation control systems and modern microprocessor-based equipment. The day-to-day activities have a wide degree of variety involving multiple projects moving simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

+ Bus Configurations + Functional diagrams for control and protection + Protection, control and communication schemes + Control and protection schematics + Wiring diagrams and cable schedule

+ As the primary protection engineering expert within the USA organization, provide a high level of consultation on diverse and highly complex problems, and on emerging technological, regulatory, or political issues. + Work across Operating Companies, global affiliates, and with different departments both within and outside the organization.

+ Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers. + Provide technical leadership in complex projects that have a wide impact on the department + Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills + Ability to collaborate across departments + Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards and best practices + Work independently with little supervision

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology; + Master’s Degree preferred + Professional engineering license preferred + A minimum of 7+ years of technical experience in protection engineering or related field + Expert knowledge of all aspects of engineering & design, national and international standards, and compliance requirements associated with power system protection

+ Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling & Calculation, understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration, understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization) + Practical engineering experience/application - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g., field experience, standardization "Perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.") + Engineering documentation - Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation + Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements + Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment # Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements

Preferred Qualifications

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Independent decision-making capability

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Self-directed

Competencies

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Initiative & Change

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Focused on Results

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Communication

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Collaboration

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Leadership (people managers/leaders)

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Job Posting End Date:

June-27-2025