Job Description
Job Title: Lead Engineer - Electrical Rating
Reports to: Manager - Ratings and Modeling
In Office Locations: Rochester NY, Binghamton NY, Augusta, ME, Orange CT
The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $122,699- $153,37
Job Summary
The Facility Rating and Modeling (RAM) Engineer is responsible for the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of Avangrid’s facility ratings databases and its standard methodology to ensure compliance with NERC FAC-008 and to document electric system upgrades to the Avangrid Transmission system. The engineer is responsible to review Ratings and Modeling (RAM) packages for accuracy and compliance to Avangrid standards and to requirements of Energy Reliability Organizations (EROs) to ensure that accurate facility ratings are documented and that are ultimately used as inputs to various databases and software that is used by operations, engineering and planning disciplines across Avangrid. Accurate facility ratings ensure that the modeling information is current and ultimately results in safe & reliable operation and planning of the Avangrid transmission network. Facility Rating and Modeling engineer is responsible to maintain and improve Avangrid Rating Methodology standards. The engineer will verify that all network projects & system upgrades meet the Ratings and Modeling (RAM) methodology, are complete, and coordinate the package review and concurrence of the stakeholders outlined in the Rating and Modeling approval process.
Major Roles and Responsibilities includes (Scope of work - range of responsibilities):
- Provide feedback, clarifications, technical direction to the RAM Initiators (engineering, electric system project teams, & electric operations) to assemble complete and accurate RAM packages.
- Be a means of communication between the Initiator of the RAM process and the Approvers (Electric Operations, System Planning and System Protection & Control) in order to ensure that all stakeholders are aware of and concur with changes to the electric system when questions arise during development of the RAM package.
- Upon assembling a complete RAM package, facilitate the review and concurrence of the defined Avangrid stakeholders via electronic signature.
- Maintenance and updates to the RAM database and Thermal Ratings application.
- Ensure that all changes to the Avangrid transmission network via the RAM process are updated accurately in Aspen One Liner, Aspen Relay Database, and Aspen Line Database.
- Propose improvements to Avangrid’s rating calculation methodology and standards and taking the lead in implementing them.
- Participate or represent the company in regulatory or public proceedings with EROs such as NERC, NPCC, ISO.
- Ensure governance processes and procedures are followed.
- Provide technical expertise on thermal ratings for new major equipment framework agreement contracts.
- Provides technical advice to senior management when required.
Job Requirements:
Education & Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
- 7 years of experience in Engineering
- Knowledge of FERC/NERC/NPCC and state regulations
- Knowledge of Substation design and substation equipment
- Knowledge of Electric system drawings and schematics
- Familiarity with IEEE standards
Education & Experience Preferred:
- Extended ampacity ratings of major substation equipment
- Seasonal: Normal, Long Term Emergency, Short Term Emergency, & Drastic Action Limit calculations
- Experience with PT load or other transformer rating methodology
- Transformer impedance calculations
- Bus conductor ampacity calculations
- Transmission line impedance calculations
- Cable ampacity calculations
- Aspen One Liner
- Aspen Line Database
- Aspen Relay database
Competency Requirements:
- Develop Self & Others
- Empower to grow
- Collaborate and Share
- Be a role model
- Focus to achieve results
- Be agile