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Senior Engineer

Avangrid
Lancaster, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/20/2025
Company: Avangrid

Department: Distribution Planning

Reports to: Manager of Distribution Planning

Location: Binghamton, Brewster, Mechanicsville, Auburn or Lancaster

The salary range for this position is dependent on experience level and location ranging from $84,000 to $115,000.

Job Summary

Able to mentor and develop others toward a common objective. Includes the ability to mentor junior engineers toward the successful completion of commitments through coaching, completing area studies, compliance, regulatory, support of capital projects, economic development.

Practical & Theoretical knowledge of Distribution Planning, Power Utility Operations, and Engineering Design (e.g. system modeling, symmetrical components, per unit, etc.).

Collaborate on and perform distribution comprehensive area studies including voltage, thermal, N-1, and power factor assessments.

Ability to process, manipulate, understand, and represent data produced by analytical software, contained in power system study reports, or extracted from databases.

Apply the established distribution criteria and uses sound utility engineering practices to identify deficiencies in the distribution system.

Ability to cite and interpret applicable reliability criteria (e.g., IEEE 1547, 519, 1366 Standards, ANSI Voltage Standards, NFPA, etc.).

Recommends Distribution Automation devices to the system and develop designs and recommendations compliant with program objectives.

Apply the established distribution criteria for Distribution Resiliency to the system and develop designs and recommendations compliant with program objectives.

Continually strive to innovate and integrate improvements to increase the precision and efficiency of Distribution Planning.

Develop thorough understanding and application of Distribution Planning tools used in day-to-day basis such as GIS (SMWeb, SmartMap), SAP, Load Data systems, etc.

Strive to seek out and develop subject matter expert skills as necessary to mentor, support and lead the team to aid in the advancement of business needs.

Collaborate and interact with internal teams and industry peers on regional and divisional activities.

Assist during storm restoration efforts.

Behavioral Skills And Requirements

Behavioral Competencies

  • Develop self & others
  • Empower to grow
  • Collaborate and share
  • Be a role model
  • Focus to achieve results
  • Be agile

Technical Skills And Requirements

The following skills and associated competency levels are desired of those candidates seeking a position in Distribution Planning. However, offsetting industry and other relevant technical skills will be considered for candidates without previous experience in these Distribution Planning activities (e.g. T&D Engineering, P&C, etc.).

Technical Skills/Competencies

  • Theoretical Engineering knowledge: Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytics, Modeling & Calculation (e.g. sym. Components, per unit, etc.), Understanding the Business Model
  • Practical Engineering Experience/Application: Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g. field experience, standardization, develop business case and defend in front of stakeholders)
  • Engineering documentation: Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation, review and approve engineering work done by others
  • Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment: Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and Requirements (NERC, NPCC, ISO, PUC, etc.)


  • Functional Job Specific Competencies

    Power System Studies - Knowledge & Interpretation of Study Assumptions and Results: (e.g. Comprehensive Area Studies, Power Flow, DER, Voltage, Contingency, phase imbalance, Power Factor correction, Short Circuit, reliability, resiliency, Capacity, distribution automation, etc.)

    • Competent Software Proficiency - Power System Analytics: (e.g. CYME, PSSE, ASPEN, etc.)
    • Advanced

    Education & Experience Requirements

    BSEE required

    5 years of experience (Industry Related)

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    Company

    NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP

    Mobility Information

    Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

    At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

    If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at careers@avangrid.com.

    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

    May-26-2025

    Salary : $84,000 - $115,000

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