Iberdrola Group

Invests in energy sector startups

Principal Engineer - Transmission & Substation Asset Planning

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil, or Structural Engineering or a related field is required.
Ten or more years of practical experience and working knowledge across a broad range of transmission and distribution power systems, including planning, engineering, construction, or operations.
Practical knowledge of transmission and substation power systems planning, design, operations, and maintenance, including power systems, civil, structural, or construction disciplines.
In-depth understanding of internal and external design codes and criteria, such as NESC, ASCE, and AGR technical manuals, and their application to existing brownfield or new greenfield facilities.
In-depth understanding of project cost recovery mechanisms, including NE-PTF regionalization and New York rate cases, documentation requirements, Non-Wires Alternatives laws and regulations, and AVANGRID’s IP Process.
Ability to communicate and convey ideas clearly and convincingly in writing, verbally, and through presentations.
Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation and review and approve engineering work performed by others.
Ability to lead and be accountable for internal and external consulting staff toward a common goal, including organizing, scheduling, and leading a team to complete commitments.

Responsibilities

Develop most new transmission and substation capital projects to a conceptual design level (IP2), ready for financial approval and eventual handoff for project execution, including detailed design, procurement, and construction.
Ensure proposed transmission and substation projects meet stakeholder and internal Investment Plan requirements, with appropriate justification and supporting documentation.
Serve as a lead member and contributor to the Transmission System Review Group, vetting and approving new projects before execution, reviewing and providing feedback on stakeholder materials, and potentially serving as chair or vice-chair for AVANGRID.
Provide technical and investment oversight and make decisions for transmission and substation capital projects from inception through construction.
Support AVANGRID’s long-term transmission and substation capital expenditure portfolio outlook, including rate case preparations, regulatory funding commitments, and ISO reporting.
Collaborate regularly with Operations, Maintenance, and Planning personnel to identify and mitigate transmission and substation system issues.
Investigate reported transmission and substation system needs requiring comprehensive intervention assessments, prioritizing issues for appropriate inclusion in AVANGRID’s long-term investment plan, including operational, maintenance, and field survey considerations.
Establish acceptable project documentation levels based on cost, complexity, and regulatory requirements.
Prepare, present, review, and edit reports that clearly explain decision-making and system needs at executive and comprehensive levels, mapping needs to recommended solutions or planned projects.
Present compelling messages to internal and external stakeholders, including executives, regulators, and ISOs.
Build collaborative and constructive relationships across internal business areas and teams and with external stakeholders, including regulators and ISOs.
Provide strategic leadership and collaboration with teams across multiple operating companies and geographic locations.
Initiate, lead, collaborate on, or advise on complex multidisciplinary issues across electric Networks business areas, including asset management, transmission and substation project technical review, system topology design, reliability and resiliency, equipment standardization, equipment ratings, and protection and control.
Facilitate collaborative decision-making and communicate, influence, and motivate stakeholders at all management levels, providing strategic input for business plans and decision-making.
Serve as a witness on regulatory and technical issues to advance business objectives, including matters involving ISOs, siting councils, and public utility commissions, and represent AVANGRID in national and regional forums.
Initiate studies and activities to identify issues and system needs, evaluate threats and opportunities, and define and prioritize system-wide solutions based on risk, value, and implementation complexity.
Represent company interests before regional and regulatory bodies and provide strategic guidance on complex regulatory and technical issues.
Assist executives and senior leaders in identifying and managing risks, opportunities, and business uncertainty arising from industry changes and projects or growth initiatives under consideration.
Provide input into business-unit processes and strategies informed by national, regional, and local dockets, orders, and regulations.
Anticipate impacts of legislative and regulatory changes to tariffs, investment rate recovery, and business strategies and plans.
Monitor industry changes and initiate effective responses across business areas, including studies, assessments, evaluation of threats and opportunities, and recommendations based on risk, value, and implementation complexity.

Desired Qualifications

An advanced education such as an MBA is a plus.
A Professional Engineering License is a plus.

Principal Engineer - Transmission & Substation Asset Planning
Location: Rochester, NY or Binghamton, NY

Reports to: Manager, T&S Project Development

Work Type: Office

The salary range for this position is based on experience level ranging from $128,000 to $160,000 plus up to 16% bonus

What We Offer:
Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
Generous performance‑based bonuses
12% 401(k) match
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement
Professional development and clear career advancement pathways

For more information please visit: Benefits - Avangrid

Job Summary:

This positionis responsible forexecuting oncomprehensive needs and solutions assessments to address a wide range ofT&Sreliability and infrastructure needs. This position is expected todevelop internal staff, collaborateacrossorganizations,and leadexternal (consulting) resourcesacrossawide-rangeof utility disciplines (P&C, Engineering, etc.)in the pursuit ofproject development.Some specific responsibilities include oversight of the followingT&S capital planactivities:

Responsible for thedevelopment ofthe majority ofnew T&S capital projects to a Conceptual design level(IP2)readyfor financial approvaland eventual handoff for project Execution (i.e. detailed design, procurement, and construction).

Responsible for ensuring thatall proposedT&S projects meetstakeholder and internalInvestment Plan requirementsby ensuringproperjustificationandsupportingdocumentationis available.

Lead member and contributorroleat theTransmission System review Group (TSRG) responsible for vetting and approving new projects prior to delivering them for execution. Includes thorough reviewand feedbackofsubmittedTSRG stakeholder materials.Maytake onroleof chair or vice-chair of TSRGfor AVANGRID.

Responsible for technical,investmentoversightand decision making forall T&Scapital projectsfrominceptionthrough construction.

Supportsall aspects ofAVANGRID’sLong Term Outlook oftheT&S CAPEXinvestment portfolio includingrate case preparations,regulatory funding commitments,ISOreporting, etc.

Regular collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, and Planning personnel toidentifyand mitigateT&S system issues.

InvestigatesreportsofT&S system needsrequiring comprehensive intervention assessmentsin a prioritized manner to ensure that issues areappropriatelyaddressed in AVANGRID’s long terminvestment plan(e.g.operations, maintenance, field surveys, etc.).

Establishes the acceptable level of documentationrequiredfor projectsbased on the cost, complexity, and regulatory requirements associated with each project.

Extensivepresentation andreport preparation(and orreview/editing)skills areessentialincluding the ability toconcisely articulate decision making. This includes both executive and comprehensive level explanations ofsystem needsranging in complexityalong with mapping torecommendedsolutions (or planned projects).

Ability topresent compelling messages to internal and external stakeholders including executives,regulator’s, andISO’s.

Ability to developandbuildcollaborative and constructive relationshipsacross internalbusiness areas and teams and/orexternal stakeholders including regulators andISO’s.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic and Technical Leadership: Provides strategic leadershipand collaboration withteamsworkingacross multiple operating companies and geographic locations. Initiates, leads,collaboratesor advises on a broad range ofhighly complexmulti-disciplinary issues across electric Networks business areas such as Asset Management,T&S project technical review,System Topology design, Reliability and Resiliency, Equipment Standardization,Equipment Ratings,andProtection & Control. Provides leadershipandfacilitatescollaborativedecision making.

Communicate,influenceand motivate:Use of excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels of management to inform and influence others, providing strategic input for business plans and decision making.Serves as a witness on a broad range of regulatory and technical issues to advance businessobjectives(ISO’s,sitingcouncil, PUC’s, etc.).Represent AVANGRID in national and regional forums.

Predict needs, direct the development of solutions:Initiate studies/activitiesrequiredtoidentifyissues and system needs, evaluate threats/opportunities, define and prioritize system-wide solutions based on risk,valueand implementation complexity.

Regional Strategy & Regulatory:Representscompany interests before regional and regulatory bodies. Provides strategic guidance and support on complex regulatory and technical issues. Assistsexecutive and other senior leaders inidentifyingand managing risks, opportunities and business uncertainty driven from such things as changes in the industry (regulatory, process, forecasts) and projects/ growth endeavors under consideration. Provides input into the development of processes and strategies for the business unit that reflect knowledge of national, regional, and local dockets,ordersand regulations. Anticipatesimpactsof legislative and regulatory changes to tariffs, investment rate recovery and business strategies and plans. Stays abreast of changes in the industry andinitiateeffective responses across business areas, such as studies/assessments, evaluation ofthreats/opportunities/possible outcomes, and recommendation of alternatives based on risk,valueand implementation complexity. Represent AVANGRID in national and regional forums.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil, or Structural Engineering or related.
An advanced education such as an MBA and/or a Professional Engineering License is a plus.
10+ years of practical experience and working knowledge across a broad range of T&D Power Systems including planning, engineering, construction or operations.
T&S Power Systems – Practical Knowledge:Planning, Design, Operations, & Maintenance (e.g.power systems, civil, structural, construction, etc.).
Applicable Design Codes and Criteria(Knowledge & Use):In-depth understanding ofinternal/externalcodes & criteria (e.g.NESC,ASCE, AGR TM’s, etc.)andtheirapplicationtoexisting“brownfield” and/ornew “greenfield” facilities.
Regional& Regulatory Requirements & Constraints:In-depth understanding ofprojectcost recoverymechanisms(NE-PTF regionalization&NY-Rate Case), documentation requirements, Non-Wires Alternatives(NWA)laws/regulations, and AVANGRID’s IP Process.
Communicating/Influencing & Engineering Documentation: Understanding and conveying ideas clearly and convincingly. Includes Written, Verbal, Presentation Development. Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation, review and approve engineering work done by others.Team Management:Ability to lead, and be accountable for, internal and external (consulting) staff toward a common goal. Includes the ability to organize, schedule, and lead a team towardthe successfulcompletion of commitments.

Company:

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP

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.

At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at [email protected].

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

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.

Job Posting End Date:

December-31-2026

About the Company

Iberdrola Group

Invests in energy sector startups

PERSEO is Iberdrola's corporate venture capital program. It invests in startups developing technologies and business models in the energy sector to support Iberdrola's goals of decarbonization, electrification, and digitalization. The program uses a fund of over €200 million and has invested in more than 20 startups, plus a venture builder unit that creates new companies from scratch. Investments are complemented by access to Iberdrola's expertise, resources, and global network, helping portfolio companies scale. PERSEO differentiates itself by aligning venture investments with Iberdrola's strategic aims, offering strategic support and scale opportunities alongside purely financial backing, and by combining an active venture investment approach with in-house company creation. Its goal is to accelerate the development of innovative solutions in renewables, energy storage, smart grids, electric mobility, and energy efficiency that advance Iberdrola's transition objectives.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
Founded: 2008

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