TITLE: Principal Engineer - Interconnections
GREAT BENEFITS!
WORK TYPE: Office
SALARY RANGE: The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience and location ranging from $ 128,000 to $160,400
LOCATION: Binghamton, NY / Rochester , NY
Job Summary:
The Principal Engineer is able to work independently. Participates and represents AVANGRID on Industry associations. Applies established distribution planning criteria and uses sound utility engineering
practices to identify deficiencies in the distribution system. Assists Distribution Engineers and Field Planners in evaluating system reliability and new service requirements. Acts as a technical leader in the
Interconnection group to direct, oversee and mentor other Interconnection Engineers in the Department. Proactively identify and perform special projects & studies that innovatively solve unique & complex
problems with a broad impact to the business.
Key Responsibilities:
for complex distribution system improvement projects and proposes solutions for identified distribution issues falling outside of established distribution planning criteria, including
recommendations for new distribution substations and upgrade/replacement of existing distribution substation transformers and equipment.
manage and provide direction to resources outside the department.
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience Required:
Behavioral Competencies
Technical Skills/Competencies
Analytics, Modeling & Calculation (e.g., sym. Components, per unit, etc.), Understanding
the Business Model
Design, Construction, (e.g. field experience, standardization, develop business case and
defend in front of stakeholders)
documentation, review, and approve engineering work done by others
Regulatory Standards and Requirements (NERC, NPCC, ISO, PUC, etc.)
Functional Job Specific Competencies
(e.g., Comprehensive Area Studies, Power Flow, DER, Voltage, Contingency, phase
imbalance, Power Factor correction, Short Circuit, reliability, resiliency, Capacity,
distribution automation, etc)
Competencies
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Company:
NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP
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Job Posting End Date:
August-31-2026