Job Title: Principal Engineer - Electrical

Location: Maine Augusta

Salary: The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $111,000 to $139431

Job Summary:
The engineer will lead teams/projects that solve unique and complex
problems with a broad impact on the business. These efforts will
contribute to the development of Departmental or Divisional strategy and
implementation. Participates and represents UI on industry associations.
Mentor's other employees.

Has developed depth and breadth of expertise in distributed generation
and broad knowledge of other disciplines. Maintains knowledge of
leading-edge techniques or technology through participation in
professional associations. Recognized as an expert in own area within
the organization and industry.

Able to explain complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and
persuades others to change. Able to communicate orally or in writing to
regulatory and/or public entities. Leads teams, acts as a facilitator
and experienced mentor.

And influence others to change. Able to communicate orally or in writing
to regulatory and/or public entities. Able to lead a Team or mentor
others.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and perform special projects and studies
that innovatively solve unique & complex problems with broad impact to
the business. Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve
unique problems or to improve processes/services.
• Solves unique and complex Distributed Generation (DG)
Interconnection problems. Utilizes a broad perspective to identify
innovative solutions. (e.g., Customer generators, photovoltaic systems,
fuel cells).
• Approve, maintain, & understand drawings (e.g., schematics, one-
line diagrams). Assemble documents & other requirements for assignments
of complex level of difficulty using depth & breadth of expertise in own
discipline.
• Recognized expert for generator interconnections. Interpret
internal/external business issues and recommend best practices and/or
process improvements. Participate in Industry associations.
• Lead teams and acts as a facilitator and experienced mentor.
Develops innovative services, technologies, & make recommendations with
respect to current and future stakeholders needs. May be required to
make presentations to regulatory/public entities.
• Facilitate DG Interconnection project teams to complete assigned
tasks and projects. Experienced mentor to engineers for DG
interconnections in design and engineering development. Manages and
provides direction for resources outside of the department.
• Design systems to resolve overly complex problems in non-standard
situations & develop creative solutions that achieve division results.
Independently apply design standards, industry codes, design criteria,
guidelines & UI polices/procedures.
• Has depth and breadth of knowledge and interprets processes and
standards related to DG. Recommends solutions and best practices where
appropriate. Represents Engineering on projects, task forces and
studies.
• Develop business cases and manage divisional and company-wide
projects/processes/initiatives. Participates in the development of the
project/process strategy, in addition to project execution.
• Forecast, plan, schedule, monitor, control budget/estimates,
construction plans. Participate in the management of resource
allocations to ensure adequate resources are available.
• Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers
• Provide technical leadership in most complex projects that have a
wide impact on the business
• Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills SME for team
• Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and
best practices
• Work independently with little supervision

Principal Engineer:
Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.
Provide technical leadership in most complex projects that have a wide
impact on the business
Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills
SME for team
Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and best
practices
Work independently with little supervision

Behavioral Competencies
· Develop self & others
· Empower to grow
· Collaborate and share
· Be a role model
· Focus to achieve results
· Be agile

Skills and Requirements
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)
<Required Competency Level> - Expert
• 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.")
<Required Competency Level> - Expert
• Engineering documentation – Ability to adequately document and
interpret engineering documentation
<Required Competency Level> - Expert
• Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others -
to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and
contract requirements
<Required Competency Level> - Expert
• Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment – Local, State
and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements
<Required Competency Level> - Expert

Preferred Qualifications:
1. General Skills:

• Excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills to decipher
unique technical and analytical problems,
• Proven ability to lead and manage projects,
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to articulate
highly technical concepts,
• Strong management and leadership skills, ability to drive change
and adoption of new technologies.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment including relevant output
and incentive mechanisms.
• General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the
ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project
delivery, ensuring maximum return on investment.
• Track record of effective stakeholder and customer service
engagement and management.
• Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all
levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering
and financial judgment to determine optimal solutions
• Awareness and understanding of key business drivers
• Ability to devise solutions to both common and complex
problems/challenges.
• Where appropriate, technical, and operational experience in a
relevant engineering role within a utility environment.
• Where required, knowledge of:
o -Construction and maintenance standards in accordance with
regulatory requirements - Engineering standards and specifications up to
345kV
o -Engineering standards and specifications up to 345kV

2. Routine Technical Skills:

• Physical Substation Design - Expert
• Project Scoping and Estimating - Expert
• Equipment Specifications - Expert
• Construction and Outage Sequencing - Expert
• Industry Codes, Standards, and Regulations - Expert
• Technical Writing and Communication - Expert

3. Unique Technical Skills:

• Substation Foundation Design – Expert
• Substation Layout - Expert
• Substation Equipment Specifications - Expert
• Structure Strength and load Analysis - Expert
• Substation Material Selection - Expert
• Substation Civil Specifications - Expert

Required Education, Experience and Training:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required
• Master’s Degree Preferred
• 10+ years minimum relevant experience
• Professional Engineering License Required
• A professional Engineering license from the State of Connecticut is preferred.

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.

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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 AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Renewables

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