Associate Engineer (Electrical Planning and Design)

About us

National Grid is hiring Associate Engineers for our Electric Organization, with several positions based in Syracuse, Albany or Buffalo, NY. 

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 put us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful, we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow ourselves and our business. 

Job Purpose

Associate Engineers at National Grid play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, safety, and efficiency of our electric transmission and distribution systems. These positions involve developing standards, designing control systems, managing assets, and integrating new technologies. Associate Engineers work across various departments to support construction, maintenance, and operation of electrical systems, contributing to strategic business objectives and regulatory compliance.

Key Accountabilities

Substation

• Perform preliminary engineering evaluations, develop project scope and schedule to support business strategy and capital investments.


• Perform engineering calculations and studies to support project scope.


• Lead (assisted) multi-disciplined engineering team, providing support to project manager and project delivery process, to deliver project assignments.


• Prepare comprehensive written and oral reports of technical challenges, investigative findings, and recommended solutions.


• Interface with internal design staff on construction document development.


• Review drawings associated with projects, including manufacturers' equipment.


• Manage (assisted) consultant contracted work, ensuring compliance and technical adequacy against company standards and project scope.


• Participate in the development of standards and procedures.


• Support construction and project closeout activities. 

Distribution Planning and Asset Management

• System Planning & Asset Management: Provide strategic direction for immediate and long-term planning of sub-transmission and distribution systems to enhance resilience and meet capacity requirements.


• Customer Support: Conduct studies and ensure compliance for customer and distributed generation interconnections, offering technical guidance to customer groups.


• Reliability Performance: Track and enhance regional distribution and sub-transmission reliability, promoting actions for improvement.


• Collaboration: Work with various National Grid departments, including Electric Operations, Regional Control Centers and Distribution Design, to support integration of distributed generation, deployment of grid modernization, customer centric solutions and compliance with regulatory requirements.


• Process Improvement: Proactively identify and implement changes to enhance performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of engineering processes.


• Problem Solving: Take responsibility for addressing issues promptly and effectively, while maintaining strong communication with stakeholders

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.


• Licensure: Plans to obtain Engineer in Training (EIT) and Professional Engineer (PE) licensure are preferred.


• Technical Skills: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.


• Other Requirements: Valid driver’s license.

Technical Skills

Substations:

• Coursework related to three-phase AC power, transformers, and electrical machines.

More Information

Salary: $87,000 - $102,000

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. Internal 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.  

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