Engineer, Gas Planning and Design Engineering

Description

• Manage relationships with vendors and manufacturers, coordinating equipment ordering, scheduling, part replacement, non-stock materials, and refurbishment.
• Support Meter Lab personnel through upskilling, equipment training, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Develop and deploy strategies to monitor network health and device registration within the Meter Lab.
• Establish and adhere to procedures for condition monitoring, inspection, predictive/preventative maintenance, and corrective maintenance of Gas Meter Lab equipment and materials.
• Review and approve designs, determine equipment sizing, and select appropriate equipment for customer service upgrades.
• Lead and participate in testing and compliance monitoring in coordination with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC), ensuring adherence to state and federal regulations.
• Partner with National Grid functional leaders to share best practices and promote consistency in asset management and engineering for gas distribution.
• Collaborate with Asset Engineering to verify that materials meet company standards, are fit-for- purpose, and comply with federal and state codes.
• Assist in developing procedures and plans for the evolving operations of the Gas Meter Lab.
• Ensure successful execution of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure plan, maintaining adequate quantities of passing modules for deployment.

Requirements

• Ability to develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders to obtain and share information.
• Awareness of the issues impacting the energy industry sector.
• Valid driver’s license with a safe driving history that meets National Grid’s Safe Driver policy (e.g., must not have more than one traffic violation in the last year and/or more than one motor vehicle accident within the past three years.) required.
• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited institution, focusing on an engineering discipline or science.
• Ability to perform routine engineering work requiring the application of standard engineering techniques and procedures with moderate oversight.
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve department processes and products.
• Awareness of relevant state and federal codes, practices and standards.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, Power Platform, and SharePoint.
• Preferred two (2) years’ experience in an engineering/technical role.
• Basic understanding of financial terms, tracking and analysis; familiarity with SAP, Command Center, Tesco Meter Manager, MITS preferred.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance