Senior Engineer, Transmission Substation Asset Management
Company: Eversource
Location: Hartford
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
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The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, Eversource is
empowering a carbon-neutral future for the Northeast, with
nationally recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful
programs to integrate new clean energy resources like solar,
offshore wind, electric vehicles, and battery storage, into the
electric system
In this role you will have the primary responsibility for ensuring
that the Eversource Business Strategy for the transmission program
are optimally developed to provide the highest levels of system
reliability at lowest possible costs. The Eversource business
strategy will also need to consider the regulatory environment.
Additional responsibilities include; developing coordinated
transmission programs and budgets, identifying process improvements
with respect to development, approval and management of
transmission projects, providing input to the development and
prioritization of the transmission capital programs, developing and
maintaining collaborative working relationships with other
functions. The successful candidate will also benchmark
Eversource's transmission asset performance relative to the
industry. Essential Functions:
- Capital Program Development:
- Provides input to the development of the Transmission capital
budget
- Identifies, initiates, and prioritizes projects for inclusion
in the one-year and five-year Capital Budget Plan
- Works with Engineering, Project Management, and Cost Estimating
to develop detailed project scope, cost, and schedule.
- Assists facilitation of interdisciplinary project teams to
select the best solutions, document alternatives analysis, and
presents project approval justifications to the Solution Design
Committee and/or Eversource Project Approval Committee
- Transmission and Substation Equipment Performance:
- Assists with development operational strategies for the
utilization of asset resources, considering asset life cycle
planning and risk analysis. -
- Reviews Transmission Substation reliability, including goal
setting, reporting, and System Operations Review Committee
activities
- Assists with development of and issuance of transmission system
performance measures; identifies gaps and opportunities for future
project performance improvements.
- Assists with implementation and support of tri-state processes
for consistent collection and management of asset data
- Performs asset data analysis to support Asset Management
strategies and equipment replacement programs.
- Communicates the Asset Management strategy throughout
Eversource and to external parties as necessary.
- Benchmarking
- Facilitates Transmission & Substation benchmarking efforts
- Identifies best practices and opportunities for future
improvement. -
- Assists with the development of asset strategies, tools, and
procedures for managing Transmission assets. Technical
Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications: Technical
Knowledge/Skill: - - - -
- Knowledge of transmission power system planning, engineering,
maintenance, and operations.
- A combination of strong technical knowledge and business
acumen.
- Understanding of the New England Regulatory environment and the
impact for the Transmission Business.
- Ability to interpret and analyze financial documents.
- Working knowledge of information technology and use of
Eversource's office automation and information systems.
- Ability to enhance internal and external customer
satisfaction.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to make
formal presentations and translate technical information into terms
that are meaningful to the audience.
- Ability to develop and use collaborative relationships to
facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
- Ability to create/manage Microsoft Access Databases, Microsoft
Excel databases and associated user interfaces (visual basic, SQL
or similar programming ability) is highly desirable. Education: A
Bachelor's degree in engineering is required. - An electrical
engineering degree is preferred. - An advanced degree is in
Engineering or Business Administration is desirable. Experience: A
minimum of eight (8) years of related experience is required. -
Experience in the technical, operational or engineering aspects of
the electric utility industry is strongly preferred. Experience in
one or more aspects of the job is required and transmission
substation experience is strongly preferred. - - Licenses &
Certifications: - - - - - -None required #tranajd Worker Type:
Regular Number of Openings: 1 EEO Statement Eversource Energy is an
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. - All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran
status. VEVRRA Federal Contractor Vaccination Information:
Eversource requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated for
COVID-19 by their first day of employment. -If you have any
concerns regarding compliance with this requirement, you will need
to discuss your concerns with Eversource's HR department after you
have been made a conditional offer of employment. Eversource does
not require applicants to discuss vaccination status prior to
receipt of a conditional offer of employment and complies with all
applicable laws. Emergency Response: Responding to emergency
situations to meet customers' needs is part of every employee's
role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration
assignment. This means you may be called to assist during an
emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and
location.
Keywords: Eversource, Hartford , Senior Engineer, Transmission Substation Asset Management, Engineering , Hartford, Connecticut
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