Engineering Manager, Gas Planning and Design Engineering

About us

National Grid is hiring a Engineering Manager for our Gas Planning and Design department in Brightwaters, NY .

Everyday we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business 

Job Purpose

Manage the team of project engineers who will be responsible for the engineering and management of projects relating to city and state construction, distribution integrity management as well as reinforcement and reliability. Manager will drive a culture of continuous improvement focused on safety, compliance and efficiency. They will work with stakeholders to initiate, assign, manage and close out projects while seeking opportunities to improve the overall end to end process.

Key Accountabilities

• Oversee the team of project engineers to ensure that technical SOP’s are completed accurately while building work packages that are in compliance setting field execution up for success.
• Ensure projects meet all engineering best practices from initiation, project construction as well as close out and invoicing.
• Manager will ensure City and State construction program in Long Island is able to meet or exceed the municipality deadlines through capital relocation, negotiating support and protect and managing the overall Opex & Capex Budget for the program of work that delivers Leak Prone Pipe annually.
• Manager will ensure Main Replacement Proactive as well as Reinforcement programs across NYC are built, executed and completed in alignment with regulatory requirements and Engineering system needs.
• Work with Asset management and Operations to ensure efficient delivery of main replacement projects with a spirit of continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.
• Perform quality control checks on projects to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to standards, while also adhering to safety guidelines.
• Drive capital and opex efficiencies across the team looking for synergies across internal stakeholders such as Contractor oversight, Paving, In house construction and resource coordination and external stakeholders such as DOT, DEP, DDC and Parks.
• Responsible for management and union inspector safety & compliance plans delivering critical goals related to LTI, RTC and SIF as well as Pressure tests, As-builts, and Service transfers.
• Lead, motivate and develop a professional team, prioritize work, promote safe working practices and allocate resources in order to ensure results are delivered in line with expectations and customer / business objectives.

Qualifications

• 7 years engineering or equivalent work experience preferred
• A Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline is required. Advance degree is desirable.
• Understanding of work packages, SOPs and systems such as Maximo, DIS, GIS, DPMS, etc.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Knowledge of engineering principles, standards, and codes for natural gas projects.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet project deadlines. 
• Stakeholder management with external parties such as City agencies as well as customers.
•  Valid driver's license with safe driving history required.

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