Manager Substation Engineering

Job Number: 7018

External Description:

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That’s why you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer a retirement program, 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement and a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year (including vacation, scheduled holidays, and floating holidays).

 

PSEG offers a unique experience to our more than 12,000 employees – we provide the resources and opportunities for career development that come with being a Fortune 500 company, as well as the attention, camaraderie, and care for one another you might typically associate with a small business. Our focus on combatting climate change through clean energy technology, our new net zero climate vision for 2030 and enhanced commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; and supporting the communities we serve make this a particularly exciting time to join PSEG.

 

Job Summary

• Lead the team responsible for performing the engineering, design, and equipment procurement as well as providing assistance to the construction and project management groups on large-scale electric substation projects on the Long Island T&D system.    
• This position offers extensive problem solving and challenging leadership opportunities, and represents the Engineering Department in various key internal stakeholder committees and represents PSEGLI/LIPA on technical stakeholder committees.  
• The primary focus of this position is to support the demands on Substation Engineering resources to be able to provide timely and sound engineering services in support of the LIPA Capital Projects portfolio and sound evaluations and assessments on the impacts that the New York State Clean Energy Standards /New York's Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the Long Island Offshore Wind Public Policy Transmission Need (LI OSW PPTN), the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) Interconnection Projects, the Climate Change Vulnerability Study initiatives will have on the LIPA T&D Electric Substations, and subsequently provide timely and sound engineering services in support of the resulting Capital Projects.

 

Job Responsibilities

• Lead a varied technical team of associates, and direct the engineering services for construction/upgrade of electric substations and related facilities based upon reliability and economy with consideration to operations, economics, safety and maintenance requirements.
• Provide technical expertise and support to operations, project management, planning, power, marketing/sales departments, and as well as external customers in support of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Transmission & Distribution system.
• Review Transmission and Distribution interconnection proposals (HVDC, FACTS, Renewables) resulting from the NYISO Interconnection process, New York State Clean Energy Standards /New York's Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (CLCPA), responses to RFPs and LIPA solicitations, for compliance with LIPA transmission interconnection standards.
• Review proposed modifications to existing substations and new facilities as identified by Planning studies and the Long Island Offshore Wind Public Policy Transmission Need (LI OSW PPTN) submittals based upon reliability and economy with consideration to operations, economics, safety and maintenance requirements.
• Evaluate the application and use of materials, equipment and new technologies for LIPA’s electrical substations.
• Develop material, engineering design, construction specifications/associated drawings, and standards as required for successful completion of assigned projects.
• Perform budget/project cost estimates, develop project justifications, and participate in root cause analysis, special engineering studies, investigations and calculations as required.
• Roles that include NERC CIP responsibilities:
• Serves as the oversight /SME for all compliance activities for their org., and coordinates the processes, reviews, and approvals within the Standard Requirements for Reliability Standard Audit Worksheets (RSAWS) and CIP Evidence Request Tool (ERT) and/or O&P Evidence Tracking Sheet (ETS) for all assigned NERC Standards (O&P or CIP).
• Read, understand and assure implementation, and compliance with all NERC Standards assigned.
• Owns all tasks for day-to-day compliance with NERC Standard's Requirements assigned.  Assures adequate internal controls are in place for any local dept.-level procedures; ensures NERC Compliance Standards Requirements are current, all evidence of compliance required is maintained/reviewed/organized to facilitate submissions to the Compliance Group, NPCC, and NERC

 

Job Specific Qualifications/Required

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the Operation/Design of electric Substations, of which 3 years of direct supervisory experience is required
• Detailed knowledge of applicable industry standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, etc.) related to substation engineering, design and operation
• Ability to lead and motivate the team members and the ability to effectively collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders is essential to the success of this position
• Must possess In depth knowledge of all major substation equipment and have advanced knowledge in interpreting electrical and civil construction drawings

 

Desired Skills

• NY Professional Engineering License Highly Preferred
• Demonstrated leadership on high visibility projects or functions

Job Number: 81916

Community / Marketing Title: Manager Substation Engineering

Location_formattedLocationLong: Hicksville, New York US