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National Grid is hiring a Lead Distribution Planning Engineer for our Distribution Planning & Asset Management (DPAM) department in Syracuse, 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 puts 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, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

The Distribution Planning Engineer in Distribution Planning & Asset Management will develop recommendations for required modifications and additions to the sub-transmission and distirbution facilities to enhance the resiliency of the system to adverse weather events and to modernize the grid in a fashion to meet forecasted capacity requirements and expanding customer service quality expectations in an economic manner that optimizes the use of existing systems and minimizes environmental concerns.

Key Accountabilities

• System Planning & Asset Management: Provide strategic direction for immediate and long-term planning of sub-transmission and distribution systems, ensuring resilience and modernization to meet capacity and service quality demands.
• Customer Support: Conduct studies and ensure compliance for customer load and distributed generation interconnections, providing technical guidance to support teams.
• Reliability Performance: Track and enhance regional distribution and sub-transmission reliability, promoting actions for improvement.
• Technical Expertise: Provide engineering support for high voltage customer load interconnections and ensure successful integration of distributed generation into the electric power system, adhering to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• 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.
• Leadership & Training: Lead and mentor team members, fostering an inclusive work environment and improving modeling, simulation, and reporting processes.
• Industry Engagement: Represent National Grid in industry and regulatory groups, staying informed on trends and legislative developments.
• Problem Solving: Take responsibility for addressing issues promptly and effectively, while continuously seeking improvements in processes and performance.

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

• A track record of sound decision making and developing working relationships quickly and efficiently across all levels of the organization.
• Excellent communications and stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution; a Master's degree or advanced certificate in an engineering discipline is preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in an electric planning / design role.
• Licensure: Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in power flow software, such as Siemens PSS/E and CYME.
• Other Requirements: Valid driver's license.

More Information

Salary: $117,000 - $138,000

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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