Engineer - Civil at Avangrid in Orange, Connecticut

Job Description:

Job Title: Civil Engineer: Substation Projects


Company: Avangrid Networks


Location: Orange, CT. Office


Salary: The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $90k to 104k



Job Summary



The Civil Engineer will be responsible Substation designs for major capital


projects, input into standards, and training needs.


The Lead Civil Engineer in Projects organization is an engineer position


responsible for designs for major capital projects in a portfolio of Substation


projects. The position is responsible to ensure each project is engineered in


compliance with regulations, company standards, and consistently across the


board.


Position reports to the Unit Manager, but the position will work day-to-day in cross


functional project team and support project needs as dictated by the Project


Manager and Unit Manager.


Experience with substation civil and structural design and knowledge of national


and international standards, regulations, and compliance requirements associated


with power system equipment.



Responsibilities



-Project detailed engineering, designs and calculations using standard


methodology & principles including all phases such as: scoping and


budgeting, conceptual engineering, engineering design, contract


management and design, construction and closeout.


-Maintain, & understand drawings (e.g. substation layout, site plan, foundation


plan, etc,...).


-Develop & specify materials and equipment, assemble documents & other


requirements for assignments of projects using depth & breadth of expertise


in own discipline.


-Perform standard and complex civil engineering analyses, designs and


calculations using standard methodology and principles and other viable


approaches. Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve


problems or to improve processes/services


-Solve unique and complex civil engineering problems. Analyzes possible


solutions and asses each using standard procedures related to lines and


power engineering.


-Ensure all engineering designs implemented by the company meet applicable


company, local, state, and national codes and standards.


-Ability to collaborate across departments.


-Work independently although supervision might be required.



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)


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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.")


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Engineering documentation - Ability to adequately document and interpret


engineering documentation


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Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others to ensure


compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract


requirements


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Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment- Local, State and


Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements


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Project Scoping and Estimating


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Construction and Outage Sequencing


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Substation Foundation Design


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Substation Layout


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Substation Equipment Specifications


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Structure Strength and load Analysis


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Substation Material Selection


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Substation Civil Specifications


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Physical Substation Design


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Project Scoping and Estimating


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Equipment Specifications


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Construction and Outage Sequencing


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Industry Codes, Standards, and Regulations


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Functional/job/business specific Competencies


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Knowledge and experience in Substations Civil design is a must.


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Knowledge of the regulatory environment


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Knowledge company, local, state, and national codes and standards.


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Knowledge of Construction for utility environments or large corporations.


General Skills / Competencies


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Excellent diagnostic and problem solving skills to decipher unique technical


and analytical problems,


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Proven ability to effectively work in team, proven ability to manage design


projects,


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Strong communication and interpersonal skills to articulate highly technical


concepts,


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Strong management and leadership skills, ability to drive change and


adoption of new technologies.


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Knowledge of the regulatory environment including relevant output and


incentive mechanisms.


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General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to


balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery, ensuring


maximum return on investment.


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Track record of effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and


management.


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Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels


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Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial


judgment to determine optimal solutions


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Awareness and understanding of key business drivers


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Ability to devise solutions to both to common and complex


problems/challenges.


Education & Experience Required


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Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required


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3 years minimum relevant experience


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Mobility Information



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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



Job Posting End Date:

November-30-2024