Public Works/CSC and Distribution Engineering Director, NY Gas Team
About us
National Grid is seeking a Director of Distribution Engineering to join its Gas Asset Management & Engineering team. This role is based in New York, with location options in Melville, Greenpoint, or Brightwaters.
Every day 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 history 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
Directing the team of project engineers, designers and inspectors 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.
Director 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 across New York State, specifically supporting the 3 operating companies in NYC, Long Island and Upstate New York.
Key Accountabilities
- Direct a team of 140 engineers, designers, project supervisors and union inspectors across New York State to deliver distribution engineering safety and compliance.
- 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 across $1.0 Billion in capital investment projects tied to 200 miles of Leak Prone Pipe replacement annually.
- Director will ensure City and State construction programs, particularly in NYC where the majority of this type of work occurs, are able to meet or exceed the City deadlines through capital relocation, negotiating support and protect and managing the overall Opex & Capex Budget for the program of work that delivers close to 30 miles of Leak Prone Pipe annually.
- Director will ensure Main Replacement Proactive as well as Reinforcement programs across New York are built, executed and completed in alignment with regulatory requirements and Engineering system needs.
- 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.
- Prepare rate case strategy and implement with internal and external safety staff to balance affordability but still deliver regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
- 10 years engineering or equivalent work experience.
- A Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline is required. Advance degree is desirable. Professional Engineering (PE) license 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.
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Downstate NY Salary: $206,000 - $242,000 a year
Salary commensurate with location and experience
Please be advised that due to the nature of this position, incumbents are subject to federal Drug & Alcohol safety regulations governing US Department of Transportation ("DOT") covered positions, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Pipeline Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA). As such, the Company’s testing programs and policies regarding the use of federally prohibited drugs or alcohol, for recreational or medical purposes, will remain in effect for these safety-sensitive, DOT covered positions.
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This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.
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Nearest Major Market: Long Island
Nearest Secondary Market: New York CIty