Senior Engineer, Substation Engineering and Design (Hybrid) at Eversource Energy

Berlin, Connecticut, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Utilities, EnergyIndustries

Requirements

Applicable experience in 5kV through 345kV substation design in accordance with associated IEEE/ANSI standards
Professional mastery of subject matter and extensive experience associated with electric distribution and transmission substations
Ability to organize engineering projects, work to a schedule, be assigned to multiple projects of varying degrees of complexity, and follow through on all assignments from Scoping through Energization and As-Building
Ability to prioritize project work for several projects occurring concurrently under budget and time constraints
Ability to interact with multiple internal departments and external companies of varying backgrounds and provide clear expectations to external entities

Responsibilities

Acts as a project engineer for all substation project assignments, leading the engineering design effort, including development of engineering solutions, ensuring quality of deliverables, managing engineering schedule, coordinating efforts of other assigned engineering disciplines and contract engineers, and close coordination with procurement and construction personnel
Defines the concept, scope, and detailed engineering aspects of substation and switching station projects
Supports the preparation and development of project cost estimates and schedules
Supports the preparation of capital project budget authorization documents
Conducts engineering studies associated with the design and application of substation equipment and materials
Works closely with the Engineering Design and Drafting group to prepare, review, and issue engineering drawings in support of both Capital and Expense projects
Ensures that the Eversource transmission and distribution systems are designed to high quality standards that provide customers with safe, reliable, competitively priced, and environmentally sound electric service
Acts as a technical leader and applies standard engineering techniques and procedures on complex projects
Provides technical guidance and leadership to other engineers to assist in the development of their technical skills
Fills the role of project engineer providing electrical discipline leadership, including interdisciplinary coordination, and scheduling
Responsible for physical design of substations to include bus and equipment layouts, electrical clearances, grounding, lighting, lightning protection, and AC and DC distribution system configurations
Collaborates with other Engineering disciplines to ensure consistency and teamwork
Collaborates with other departments such as System Planning, Distributed Energy Resources, Asset Management, Project Management, Project Scheduling, Siting and Permitting, and Plant Accounting, to support project planning, technical and financial approvals, scheduling, regulatory submittals and interrogatories, and project closeout
Works with System Planning to develop substation specific scope in support of system reliability solutions studies
Ensures that the design and specification of additions, modifications, and replacements to the transmission and distribution systems are completed accurately and in accordance with internal and industry standards
Responsible for supporting the development of company standards and procedures
Responsible for the development and approval of project-specific duties (as described)