Job Title: Lead Engineer - Substations
Reports to: Manager - Projects UnitThe base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $100,000-$126,7,555In office Location: Rochester NY
The Lead Engineer in Projects organization is an engineer position with responsibilities over the portfolio of projects assigned to the Unit where the Lead Engineer will be assigned to, ensuring 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.
Responsibilities
- Project detailed engineering, complex engineering analyses, designs and calculations using standard methodology & principles including all phases such as: scoping and budgeting, conceptual engineering, contract management and design, engineering design, construction, and closeout.
- Approve, maintain, and understand drawings (e.g. schematics, one-line diagrams, etc.); perform engineering calculation and analysis.
- Lead the development and equipment specify, assemble documents and other requirements for assignments of complex level of difficulty using depth and breadth of expertise in own discipline.
- Ensure all engineering designs implemented by the company meet applicable company, local, state, and national codes and standards.
- Provide technical leadership in projects that have a wide impact on the department.
- Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.
- Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills. Assisting other engineers in the team making informed decisions by providing guidance, expertise, and support.
- Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and best practices.
- Ability to collaborate across departments.
- Work independently with little supervision.
- Work with internal and external team members, including clients, vendors, and subcontractors.
- Do site visits, attending and coordinating project meetings.
Skills and Requirements
Technical Skills/Competencies
• Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling and 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 analyze and be a creative problem solver.
• 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
• Knowledge in Substations – Design and construction for utility environments or large corporations.
• Lead the team in prioritizing tasks and projects to ensure efficient workflow and timely completion of objectives.
Education & Experience Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required
• +7 years minimum relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree Preferred
• Professional Engineering License Preferred
Behavioral Competencies
• Develop self & others
• Empower to grow
• Collaborate and share
• Be a role model
• Focus to achieve results
• Be agile
Mobility Information
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
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Job Posting End Date:
April-27-2025
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With more than 180 years of history, Iberdrola is today a global energy leader, the leading wind power producer and one of the largest electricity companies in the world in terms of stock market capitalisation.
We have been committed to clean energy for more than 20 years with the objective of exceeding 52,000 MW of renewable capacity by 2025.
The group supplies energy to nearly 100 million people in dozens of countries, has more than 600,000 shareholders, a workforce of more than 42,300 employees.
We are leading the energy transition to a sustainable model through our investments in renewables, smart grids, large-scale energy storage and digital transformation to deliver the most advanced products and services to our customers.
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