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About the Role

This position is accountable for managing Transmission System Planning’s compliance activities and ensuring multi-state long-term planning for the Eversource Transmission System. This role leads a group that covers the entire three-state Eversource service territory, performing planning assessments in accordance with NERC reliability standards and fulfilling regulatory filings. The role manages the long-term assessment of transmission system adequacy and reliability, defines major system projects, and provides a Transmission Planning Strategy for ISO approvals. It offers technical leadership for complex engineering problems and manages proposed transmission projects through ISO-NE working groups and NEPOOL or RTO committees. The candidate must be well versed in FERC orders and applicable reliability standards. This role develops plans for solving engineering problems, provides strategic and tactical leadership for regulatory and compliance filings, and acts as the Transmission Planning regulatory and compliance coordinator. It directs and prepares documents, testimony, and presentations for regulatory requirements and proceedings, interacting with internal and external stakeholders including ISO-NE, NPCC, and state regulatory agencies. Coordination with internal departments like Transmission Compliance, Transmission Policy, and various engineering departments is critical.

Responsibilities

Manages electric transmission system planning compliance with state, regional and NERC standards and regulations and environmental programs, policies, rules and regulations.
Leads the team to perform timely planning assessments to ensure compliance with NERC reliability standards, fulfill compliance requirements and activities.
Oversees the management and maintenance of transmission planning models such as powerflow, stability, EMT&GMD models and tools.
Solves complex technical problems requiring recognized expertise in electric power systems, various engineering and operating disciplines, and resultant regulatory impacts to resolve major power facilities problems.
Pursues industry best practices on long-term transmission planning and formulates Eversource technical positions and recommends company policies and standards on various issues within expertise.
Presents, directs and/or prepares corporate testimony and written responses for rate cases and other local, state or federal regulatory proceedings.
Leads advocacy of governing transmission planning processes and standards, both within Eversource, ISO-NE and Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC).
Interfaces with federal, state and local organizations external to Eversource on behalf of or as a representative of Eversource.
Serves on various Eversource internal committees and task forces to provide information.
Represents Eversource with respect to assigned area of transmission responsibilities on various industry and professional society committees and working groups.
Oversees the management and development of individual staff.
Leads development of training program and materials to expand department staff’s technical expertise.
Supervises, selects, coaches and develops individual staff.
Manages the group by establishing and monitoring individual goals, policies, plans, programs, performance objectives and budget.
Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment. This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location.

Requirements

Requires thorough knowledge and experience in electric transmission planning, system analysis computer applications and modeling, operations support, budgeting, project analysis, working cross-functionally and communicating.
Deep knowledge in NERC, NPCC, ISO-NE compliance requirements, especially transmission planning responsibilities, reliability standards, planning and operating procedures.
Familiar with FERC Order 1920 and state regulations pertinent to transmission in CT, MA and NH.
Demonstrated leadership in strategic planning.
Thorough knowledge of transmission power system protection and control systems.
Eversource will not offer immigration-related sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B, O-1, J-1, TN, E-3, etc.). Applicants requiring visa sponsorship to start employment with Eversource will not be considered.

Skills

Electric transmission planning
System analysis computer applications and modeling
Operations support
Budgeting
Project analysis
Cross-functional work
Communication
NERC compliance
NPCC compliance
ISO-NE compliance
Transmission planning
Reliability standards
Planning procedures
Operating procedures
FERC Order 1920
State regulations pertinent to transmission in CT, MA and NH
Strategic planning
Transmission power system protection
Control systems
Build trusting relationships
Manage and develop people
Foster teamwork and cross-functional collaboration
Lead change
Communicate strategic vision
Create an engaged workforce
Focus on the customer
Take ownership & accountability

Location

Work Type

Regular
Hybrid

Experience Level

10 years experience in transmission system planning or related field

Education Level

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
Advanced degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

$176,920.00-$196,580.00

Benefits

Competitive total rewards program
Overview of benefits programs available on careers site
Salary is commensurate with your experience
Eligible for a potential incentive

About the Company

Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
VEVRRA Federal Contractor

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.