About us
National Grid is hiring an Engineer, Gas Network Operations for our Gas Control Center Operations Group in Northboro, MA.
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 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. This position will also provide input to external committees and working groups to help communicate National Grid positions and influence outcomes to the Companies benefit concerning operations and market integration.
Job Purpose
This position is based at National Grid's Gas Control Center in Northborough, MA. The Gas Control Engineer provides support to the Control Center in a variety of ways that help ensure the gas system is operated in a safe, secure, reliable, and efficient manner for our customers. The engineer is a main liaison between Gas Control management, field operations and design engineering, providing outage coordination oversite between all internal capital projects and external pipeline maintenance work, ensuring adequate system continuity and project planning.
Key Accountabilities
* Provide critical oversight and support by managing, balancing, and coordinating with system project teams to optimize the Company's short and long-term capital work plans.
* Track external pipeline maintenance plans, and incorporate into National Grids outage planning.
* Ensure that system integrity is not compromised through the construction season, and prepared for winter operations
* Provide direct feedback to engineering colleagues during the design phase of projects to mitigate overall project risk when/where possible.
* Perform data requests and analyses to support the Control Center Leadership decision-making.
* Provide data and technical support to Gas System Operators and external stakeholders.
* Follow up and drive resolution of operational issues and problems.
* Provide input for system additions/modifications.
* Provide support in the development and implementation of the Control Center SCADA Simulators.
* Work with Gas Control Leadership and CNI to update SCADA displays.
* Assist in the preparation of Control Room Management compliance audits.
* Develop reports on large system disturbances or other events as required.
* Manage significant Control Center projects.
* Develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders in order to share best practices, drive consistency, and ensure timely delivery of solutions.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
* Gas utility experience is a plus.
* Knowledge of gas system operations and Control Room experience preferred but not required.
* Basic understanding and knowledge of SCADA systems, and SynerGee (modelling software).
* The ability to work under pressure, prioritize workloads, and adapt to changing demands.
* Self-assured - be able to confidently request, challenge and amend information as necessary.
* The ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and demonstrate a proactive and collaborative approach when sharing insights.
* Excellent analytical, listening, verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
More Information
Salary
$83k - $98k a year
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.
National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.
