Principal Power Systems Engineer

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The Role

DGM’s Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) is a high growth area in our business that unlocks an electric distribution utility’s ability to monitor, manage, control, and optimize the grid. As an ADMS Delivery Lead you will be involved in all aspects of the successful delivery of solutions to multiple customers. You will lead a team of engineers who will design, build, configure, troubleshoot, and test the deployment of our systems. You will prioritize work and manage project risks. You and your team will interact and coordinate with multiple organizations within DGM including other Engineering Teams, the DGM Project Management Office, and the DGM Software Development Organization. For our customers, throughout the project lifecycles, you will be the primary contact for ADMS project planning and the first point of escalation for project issues. This position also gives you broad exposure to the entire DGM ADMS solution including maintenance applications, applications for locating faults, applications for managing voltage and reactive load, applications for managing outages and crews, applications for managing switch orders, and system interfaces. You will be reporting to an ADMS Delivery Manager.

Your Impact

• Identify critical path and dependent tasks to reach successful project milestones
• Prioritize, develop, and monitor work schedules that drive the team toward project milestones
• Prioritization of resource allocation between multiple projects
• Provide guidance and direction to team when troubleshooting technical issues
• First escalation path for ADMS project issues – responsible for escalating to their manager if the issue cannot be resolved
• Lead daily standups with their team
• Communicate project status/updates to management and governance teams
• Identification of project risks and development/communication of mitigation plans
• Work with development to communicate issue priority and need-by
• Document problem statements and communicate plans which are appropriate for the audience
• Lead key workshops with customers
• Ensure crew adherence to company policies, processes and procedures
• Upskill crew members and identify career growth opportunities
   

What You'll Need

• Experience managing a complex technical project and demonstrated competency across project lifecycle
• Experience as a supervisor or mentor that requires strong written and verbal communication
• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with electrical power system models, SCADA, and outage management
• Experience using software tools for organization, prioritization, work tracking, and coordination
• Excellent interpersonal and motivational skills
• A proactive outlook rather than a reactive one
• Proven work ethic, integrity, and reliability
• Proven ability to organize and prioritize work within tight timelines
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• Advanced knowledge of DGM’s ADMS products and their application in the industry preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead the ADMS effort on moderate & complex ADMS deployments preferred
• 8+ years of applicable engineering experience preferred
• Master’s Degree in Power Systems Engineering preferred

The salary range for this role is $127,000.00 - $158,700.00. This range represents what we in good faith believe is the range possible for base compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on several factors. This range may be modified in the future. This role is also eligible for bonus or variable incentive pay. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, charitable giveback day, medical/dental/vision insurance, and retirement benefits to eligible employees.