Associate Engineer - Gas Engineering

Avangrid

The Role

Overview

Engineering and design of gas transmission/distribution systems, supporting integrity management.

Key Responsibilities

  • data analysis
  • risk modeling
  • sap processes
  • gis integration
  • tool approval
  • customer interaction

Tasks

-Initial - Encourages team effectiveness by distributing tasks appropriately. -Under supervision Supports gas transmission integrity management (IM) programs/projects. Implement IM program components on identified gas transmission system piping. Analyzes data and maintains the High consequence Area (HCA)/Identified Site inventory compiles and evaluates data in support of threat evaluation risk modeling for covered pipeline segments. Revises and maintains IM procedures and program identified records, results and analysis. Compiles, analyzes and maintains data to support IM program models. Interacts with technical support contractors/consultants and utilizes applicable SAP processes. (25% of time, P) -Under supervision of Lead Engineers, compiles system leak data and main record information databases to develop a prioritized main replacement listing. Interacts with contractors/consultants and utilizes applicable SAP processes. (15% of time, P) -Initial - Carries out specific development actions. -Under supervision of Lead Engineers, compiles reviews and updates data to maintain IM models, including the relative risk analysis and the IM data management program. Interfaces with the GIS/Mapping Department to support the IM data management program and cathodic protection records. (20% of time, P) -Applies appropriate codes, regulations, polices, and procedures. Interfaces with customers, developers, municipalities, agencies and others. (5%, S) -Interfaces with and supports Gas Planning, Engineering and Delivery and Gas Field Operations. Provides engineering support for the design, operation, maintenance and inspection of distribution and transmission systems. (5% of time, S) -Expert - Promotes teamwork across departments. -Expert - Uses net work of contacts positively and encourages collaboration to successfully achieve objectives. -Competent - Takes each team member into account when making decisions, as well as the team as a whole. -Under direction of higher-level engineers, develops, revises and maintains construction and operating procedures and standards to meet safety, regulatory and reliability needs. Using guidance as appropriate, assesses changes in regulations and develops revised O&M procedures or Construction standards and coordinates their review, approval and distribution. Maintains and updates various O&M records databases and makes recommendations for replacements and improvements. Tracks and reports PSC rate case targets and responds to data requests from IUSA. Helps coordinate review and approvals for new tools and materials, including Supply Chain interactions. Prepares MID requests and updates existing MIDs as needed. Uses the new tool approval process to work with subject matter experts to approve new tools and equipment. Interacts with technical support contractors/consultants and utilizes applicable SAP processes. (25% of time, P) -Under supervision, assist on complex projects or initiatives. May assist Lead Engineers with projects that deal with unfamiliar concepts. (5% of time, S) -Expert - Creates opportunities and acts with future vision. -Managing People:Team Management --> INITIALDeveloping Others --> INITIAL -Advanced - Creates a team. -Initial - Responds to customer requests.

Requirements

  • engineering degree
  • driver's license
  • problem solving
  • customer focus
  • team management
  • innovation

What You Bring

-Expert - Has a view of the organizational environment and the external market. -Competent - Acts quickly and decisively in uncertain situations. -Competent - Performs constant development activities for the team as a whole. -Analytical and problem solving skills -Advanced - Fosters creative, innovative atmosphere in his/her working environment. -Flexibility & Globalization --> COMPETENT -Achieving Results and Continuous ImprovementsInitial - Performs work adequately, striving for effectiveness. Achieves agreed goals.Competent - Creates own working standards, places high demands on him/herself and the results achieved.Advanced - Makes changes in order to improve performance or results.Expert - Assumes new challenges, taking calculated risks. -Customer FocusInitial - Responds to customer requests.Competent - Commits to the Customer.Advanced - Improves Service for current needs.Expert - Anticipates future needs. -Initial - Accepts the need to be flexible, reacts with a positive attitude to changes. -Valid drivers license -Bachelor of Science or Technology degree in Engineering. -Delivering for the Business:Global view of the BusinessInitial - Knows and understands own area of responsibility.Competent - Identifies and understands the relationships and links with other areas across the organization.Advanced - Can identify how his/her own business area contributes to the Iberdrola Group.Expert - Has a view of the organizational environment and the external market.Achieving Results and Continuous ImprovementsInitial - Performs work adequately, striving for effectiveness. Achieves agreed goals.Competent - Creates own working standards, places high demands on him/herself and the results achieved.Advanced - Makes changes in order to improve performance or results.Expert - Assumes new challenges, taking calculated risks.InitiativeInitial - Solves problems in day-to-day role.Competent - Acts quickly and decisively in uncertain situations.Advanced - Anticipates problems and opportunities and acts accordingly.Expert - Creates opportunities and acts with future vision.Innovation & CreativityInitial - Willingly accepts innovative approaches.Competent - Has innovative ideas by applying experiences and knowledge already learned.Advanced - Fosters creative, innovative atmosphere in his/her working environment.Expert - Innovates & creates new concepts (Products, services, processes etc). -Communicating & InfluencingInitial - Communicates appropriately with others within the usual working environment.Competent - Effectively communicates in more complex situations with a variety of people, with whom there may or may not be regular contact.Advanced - Exerts influence by using persuasive and convincing techniques.Expert - Uses net work of contacts positively and encourages collaboration to successfully achieve objectives. -Competent - Effectively communicates in more complex situations with a variety of people, with whom there may or may not be regular contact. -Expert - Anticipates future needs. -Developing OthersInitial - Carries out specific development actions.Competent - Performs constant development activities for the team as a whole.Advanced - Proposes and carries out individual development activities.Expert - Generates a culture of professional development, contributing to the sustained growth of the organization. -Team WorkInitial - Participates in the team.Competent - Involves himself/herself proactively in the team.Advanced - Creates a team.Expert - Promotes teamwork across departments. -Initial - Communicates appropriately with others within the usual working environment. -Team ManagementInitial - Encourages team effectiveness by distributing tasks appropriately.Competent - Takes each team member into account when making decisions, as well as the team as a whole.Advanced - Demands High performance.Expert - His/her team interacts in an optimal way across the organization. -Competent - Involves himself/herself proactively in the team. -Competent - Has innovative ideas by applying experiences and knowledge already learned. -Initial - Solves problems in day-to-day role. -Advanced - Anticipates problems and opportunities and acts accordingly. -Global view of the BusinessInitial - Knows and understands own area of responsibility.Competent - Identifies and understands the relationships and links with other areas across the organization.Advanced - Can identify how his/her own business area contributes to the Iberdrola Group.Expert - Has a view of the organizational environment and the external market. -Competent - Commits to the Customer. -Advanced - Facilitates change, adapts action strategy according to the changes in the internal/external environment. -Customer Focus --> COMPETENT -Initiative --> COMPETENT -Advanced - Can identify how his/her own business area contributes to the Iberdrola Group. -Managing People:Team ManagementInitial - Encourages team effectiveness by distributing tasks appropriately.Competent - Takes each team member into account when making decisions, as well as the team as a whole.Advanced - Demands High performance.Expert - His/her team interacts in an optimal way across the organization.Developing OthersInitial - Carries out specific development actions.Competent - Performs constant development activities for the team as a whole.Advanced - Proposes and carries out individual development activities.Expert - Generates a culture of professional development, contributing to the sustained growth of the organization. -Expert - Innovates & creates new concepts (Products, services, processes etc). -Advanced - Exerts influence by using persuasive and convincing techniques. -Advanced - Proposes and carries out individual development activities. -Initial - Knows and understands own area of responsibility. -Global Relationships:Flexibility & GlobalizationInitial - Accepts the need to be flexible, reacts with a positive attitude to changes.Competent - Adapts his/her way of working to new requirements.Advanced - Facilitates change, adapts action strategy according to the changes in the internal/external environment.Expert - Instigates change.Customer FocusInitial - Responds to customer requests.Competent - Commits to the Customer.Advanced - Improves Service for current needs.Expert - Anticipates future needs.Communicating & InfluencingInitial - Communicates appropriately with others within the usual working environment.Competent - Effectively communicates in more complex situations with a variety of people, with whom there may or may not be regular contact.Advanced - Exerts influence by using persuasive and convincing techniques.Expert - Uses net work of contacts positively and encourages collaboration to successfully achieve objectives.Team WorkInitial - Participates in the team.Competent - Involves himself/herself proactively in the team.Advanced - Creates a team.Expert - Promotes teamwork across departments. -Competent - Creates own working standards, places high demands on him/herself and the results achieved. -Advanced - Demands High performance. -Initial - Performs work adequately, striving for effectiveness. Achieves agreed goals. -InitiativeInitial - Solves problems in day-to-day role.Competent - Acts quickly and decisively in uncertain situations.Advanced - Anticipates problems and opportunities and acts accordingly.Expert - Creates opportunities and acts with future vision. -Flexibility & GlobalizationInitial - Accepts the need to be flexible, reacts with a positive attitude to changes.Competent - Adapts his/her way of working to new requirements.Advanced - Facilitates change, adapts action strategy according to the changes in the internal/external environment.Expert - Instigates change. -Competent - Identifies and understands the relationships and links with other areas across the organization. -Iberdrola IUSA Competency ModelDelivering for the Business:Global view of the BusinessInitial - Knows and understands own area of responsibility.Competent - Identifies and understands the relationships and links with other areas across the organization.Advanced - Can identify how his/her own business area contributes to the Iberdrola Group.Expert - Has a view of the organizational environment and the external market.Achieving Results and Continuous ImprovementsInitial - Performs work adequately, striving for effectiveness. Achieves agreed goals.Competent - Creates own working standards, places high demands on him/herself and the results achieved.Advanced - Makes changes in order to improve performance or results.Expert - Assumes new challenges, taking calculated risks.InitiativeInitial - Solves problems in day-to-day role.Competent - Acts quickly and decisively in uncertain situations.Advanced - Anticipates problems and opportunities and acts accordingly.Expert - Creates opportunities and acts with future vision.Innovation & CreativityInitial - Willingly accepts innovative approaches.Competent - Has innovative ideas by applying experiences and knowledge already learned.Advanced - Fosters creative, innovative atmosphere in his/her working environment.Expert - Innovates & creates new concepts (Products, services, processes etc).Global Relationships:Flexibility & GlobalizationInitial - Accepts the need to be flexible, reacts with a positive attitude to changes.Competent - Adapts his/her way of working to new requirements.Advanced - Facilitates change, adapts action strategy according to the changes in the internal/external environment.Expert - Instigates change.Customer FocusInitial - Responds to customer requests.Competent - Commits to the Customer.Advanced - Improves Service for current needs.Expert - Anticipates future needs.Communicating & InfluencingInitial - Communicates appropriately with others within the usual working environment.Competent - Effectively communicates in more complex situations with a variety of people, with whom there may or may not be regular contact.Advanced - Exerts influence by using persuasive and convincing techniques.Expert - Uses net work of contacts positively and encourages collaboration to successfully achieve objectives.Team WorkInitial - Participates in the team.Competent - Involves himself/herself proactively in the team.Advanced - Creates a team.Expert - Promotes teamwork across departments.Managing People:Team ManagementInitial - Encourages team effectiveness by distributing tasks appropriately.Competent - Takes each team member into account when making decisions, as well as the team as a whole.Advanced - Demands High performance.Expert - His/her team interacts in an optimal way across the organization.Developing OthersInitial - Carries out specific development actions.Competent - Performs constant development activities for the team as a whole.Advanced - Proposes and carries out individual development activities.Expert - Generates a culture of professional development, contributing to the sustained growth of the organization. -Competent - Adapts his/her way of working to new requirements. -Innovation & CreativityInitial - Willingly accepts innovative approaches.Competent - Has innovative ideas by applying experiences and knowledge already learned.Advanced - Fosters creative, innovative atmosphere in his/her working environment.Expert - Innovates & creates new concepts (Products, services, processes etc). -Customer Centric (internal and/or external)

Benefits

-Advanced - Improves Service for current needs.

The Company

About Avangrid

-Born in 2015 from a merger with UIL Holdings, creating a national powerhouse from regional utilities. -Headquartered in Orange, Connecticut, with operations in 24 U.S. states. -Its utilities arm manages eight electric and natural gas systems. -Projects include onshore wind, solar, biomass, thermal plants, and grid upgrades. -Fully acquired by Iberdrola in late 2024, enhancing investment potential. -Key ventures include the nation's largest offshore wind project and the Maine Power upgrade. -Combines local legacy with large-scale clean energy ambition.

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Renewable Energy

Electricity Transmission

Electricity Distribution

Smart Grids

Grid Infrastructure

Power Generation

Natural Gas Utilities

Electric Vehicles

Charging Infrastructure

Energy Storage

Clean Heat

Building Electrification

Integrated System Planning

Distribution Grid Operations

Digital Customer Experience

Sustainable Industrialization

Hydrogen Energy

Smart Meter Deployment

Grid Automation

Visa Sponsorship

-applicants who are not u.s. citizens must comply with immigration requirements to work.

Associate Engineer - Gas Engineering at Avangrid in United States Of America, New York, Rochester