Senior Engineer - Planning Innov & Dev
Job Title: Senior Engineer - Planning Innov & Development
Department: Innovation Planning & Development
Reports to: Manager of Planning Innovation & Development
Location: In Office, Rochester NY
The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $83,805 - $104,756
Job Summary
This role is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the Company's initiatives with respect to grid modernization technologies and clean energy goals that enhance the electric system across the Avangrid Networks operating companies. Support the development and automation of Advanced Planning tools and applications. The ideal candidate will be skilled and motivated, have a technical background in power systems and distribution planning, excellent communication skills, and a passion for driving innovation. This position will coordinate with other departments during the tools development and automation.
Responsibilities
1. Collaborate with various teams within Avangrid and assist in research related to innovative tools and emerging technologies to assess the relevance and benefit to the Company’s grid modernization and clean energy objectives.
2. Assist on the review and evaluation of new tools and solution alternatives through research and benchmarking.
3. Proactively identify and perform projects & studies that innovatively solve unique & complex problems with a broad impact to the business.
4. Work with other team members and developers to develop new tools from concept to implementation that enhance existing processes or solve challenges for the Company.
5. Assist in identifying and implementing best practices and process improvements to enhance the efficiency and quality of the Planning process.
6. Provide technical assistance and consulting to other departments as necessary.
7. Work with vendors, contractors, and consultants to develop and automate tools and applications.
8. Assist in software product design, providing feedback to developers, performing testing of new features, and providing support to end users.
9. Responsible for presenting to Upper Management and Executives when necessary.
Skills and Requirements
Education & Experience Required:
* BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
* 3+ years of relevant experience
Required Technical skills:
* Power systems engineering
* Knowledge of Distribution Planning
* Experience with Grid Modernization and Clean Energy concepts including: Beneficial Electrification, DER & Load Forecasting, Distribution Automation, Non-Wires Alternatives, Hosting Capacity, Volt-VAR Optimization
* Capacity planning during normal and contingency system configurations, DER distribution system interconnections, reliability and resiliency concepts
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions.
Desired Technical skills:
* Experience with distribution power flow software and grid model management
* Python Scripting
* SQL
* JIRA project management.
* Experience with Agile software development, Scrum methodology
Competencies
* Develop Self & Others
* Empower to grow
* Collaborate and Share
* Be a role model
* Focus to achieve results
* Be agile
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