Engineering Manager, Transmission Engineering

$167,000 - $197,000/Yr

National Grid

Full-time - Mid Level

Utilities

About the position

The Engineering Manager will lead electrical engineering packages for high voltage transmission cables in the Offshore Wind business unit at National Grid. This role involves managing a team of engineers and external consultants, overseeing project engineering and development activities, and ensuring successful delivery of multiple projects related to offshore and onshore electric substations and transmission systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage project engineering and development activities associated with high voltage submarine and underground cable systems.
• Support the broader NGV US Northeast team in policy, technical assessments, and project development phases.
• Manage all aspects of cable system engineering requirements including route selection, cable design, and installation for HVDC projects and offshore grids.
• Own technical evaluations of projects and support economic values and cost estimations.
• Oversee feasibility assessments, proposal write-ups, cost and pricing formation, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory processes.
• Manage a team of subject matter experts for state and federal permit processes, e.g., BOEM Construction and Operations Plan and NY State Article VII process.
• Deliver simultaneous projects while ensuring proper staffing and development of personnel.
• Guide employees to accomplish performance objectives and foster a fair and trusting environment through open communications.
• Train and develop workforce competencies and control development expense and capital budgets.
• Accountable for delivery of engineering packages and team performance.
• Pursue technical assessments to deliver economically advantageous options and project opportunities.
• Provide technical evaluation of OEM proposals and advise on product selection.
• Oversee consultants and engineers to support the Business Development team.
• Lead technical analysis to support potential project partnerships.
• Document, present, and report findings and justifications, preparing executive summaries or investment committee papers.
• Support or lead on siting, permitting, and licensing requirements and represent National Grid interests at various levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related fields.
• Seven to ten years of experience in submarine and underground cable system engineering, design, installation, or operations.
• Excellent interpersonal and managerial skills.
• Established relationships or working knowledge of cable suppliers and installers is highly desirable.
• Ability to translate complex technical topics into business insight and articulate the impact of results.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex team interfaces to facilitate and drive project deliverables.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with recent trends in on-shore and off-shore wind, large-scale renewable generation, energy storage, conventional generation, and emerging technologies such as green hydrogen.

Benefits

• Career advancement opportunities within and across bands as experience and expertise develop.
• Equal opportunity employer with a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement.