Lead Engineer - Meter Services

Company: New York State Electric & Gas, an Avangrid Company

Department: Customer Service

Job Title: Lead Engineer – Metering Services

Location: Vestal, NY

Work Model: Office

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from $116,640.00 to $145,800.00.

The lead meter engineer provides guidance and technical leadership and direction to the meter engineering team. The engineer ensure that the company metering is accurate, reliable, current, cost effective and in compliance with all State and National Standards. This position supports the metering supervisor in guiding, leading, coaching and planning the activities of the meter test lab, meter reading, meter services and meter engineering. The Lead Engineer works with purchasing in establishing equipment specifications and purchase order for meters and related metering equipment and execute those orders throughout the year. This position develops metering standards and practices for company metering applications for all of UI's customer and substation installations.

·       Support the Metering Supervisor in leading, coaching and planning the activities of the Meter Test Lab and Meter Engineering.

·       Actively support various internal UI departments to ensure metering integrity, data flow, accuracy, reliability, and all applicable criteria, rules and standards for new and existing metering installations.

·       Ensure that all metering associated with major revenue accounts and ISO inter-tie metering are monitored and working properly.

·       Coordinate ISO data requirements with the data analysts, meter readers, account executives and RMS personnel.

·       Ensure that all standards and guides (UI Guidebook of Requirements, Field Metering Standards, etc.) are updated and revised to reflect current UI standards and policies and the National Electric Code Requirements regarding metering installations.

·       Work with supply chain in planning and purchasing of all metering and associated auxiliary equipment.

·       Work closely with Electric Systems in the design, construction, installation and testing on all metering at the 115KV level and below.

·       Develop internal metering standards and designs that cost effectively and reliably measure the energy delivered to UI's customers.

·       Support the Standard Field group in deploying or maintaining the system metering and by being available for off hour assistance during emergencies.

·       Ensure that the company meter reference standards are up to date and in calibration.

·       Provide analysis to the meter test programs to ensure that any negative performance trends are detected early and acted upon.

·       Support the Data Collection Group in providing follow up on meter data issues to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of load settlement data to the ISO.

·       For Lead Engineers:

·       Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.

·       Provide technical leadership in complex projects that have a wide impact on the department

·       Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills

·       Ability to collaborate across departments

·       Liaison/direct contractors on company policy, standards and best practices

·       Work independently with little supervision

·       Education & Experience Required:

·       Requires a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET accredited college/university, a graduate level engineering degree plus 7+ years' experience performing engineering duties or an AS degree with 11 years experiences performing engineering duties plus specialized advanced training (e.g., PTI. WPI, ECNE PUI).

·       Technical Skills/Competencies

·       Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling & Calculation, understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration, understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization)

·        

·       Practical engineering experience/application - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g., field experience, standardization "Perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.")

·        

·       Engineering documentation - Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation

·        

·       Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements

·        

·       Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment # Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements

·        

·       7+ years of metering application experience is preferred.

·       Possess a depth and breadth of experience in metering engineering and knowledge of internal/external business and regulatory issues.

·       Maintains knowledge of leading-edge metering techniques or technology through participation in professional associations.

·       Able to read, interpret and create electrical drawings.

·       Able to communicate orally or in writing to regulatory and/or public entities.

·       Able to lead a Team or mentor others.

·       Growth & Continuous Improvement

·       Initiative & Change

·       Focused on Results

·       Customer Centric (internal and/or external)

·       Communication

·       Collaboration

·       Leadership (people managers/leaders)

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.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.