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Summary

The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in electrical engineering, with expertise in artificial intelligence, including familiarity with coding.

Summary

The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in electrical engineering, with expertise in artificial intelligence, including familiarity with coding.

Performs research, design, and development activities to improve NYPA’s energy services. Designs, selects, tests,evaluates and implements new technology. Ensures that standards of quality, cost, safety, reliability, timeliness and performance are met throughout all engineering activities.

Responsible for developing new, highly technical, and innovative ideas, tools, and techniques that have the potential to reduce NYPA’s operation and maintenance costs and increase NYPA’s power systems’ efficiency, reliability, and safety. This includes working with NYPA’s internal constituencies as well as external research and development organizations to develop, implement, test, and evaluate the efficacy of new technologies, tools, and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Electrical -Initiate, design, and implement advanced generation and transmission technologies at NYPA facilities including, but not limited to, synchrophasor measurements, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), dynamic line rating, advanced closed loop controls, settlingless protection, and unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic inspection for transmission lines.
• [Mechanical - Initiate, design, and implement advanced generation and transmission technologies at NYPA facilities including, but not limited to, energy systems , power plant systems, materials, structural analysis, transmission line inspection and monitoring devices, and unmanned aerial vehicles and robotics
• Provide original research on technical solutions to resolve generation and transmission problems at NYPA’s facilities.
• Obtain significant levels of project co-funding by forming multidisciplinary teams to solicit, prepare and manage grant and cost share agreements to reduce program costs and build stakeholder support.
• Carry out work to implement innovative technology projects at NYPA sites and customer locations by specifying technical request for proposals to procure and install equipment and demonstrate new technology solutions
• Review and rank contractor and consultant proposals as well as recommendations from colleagues and recommend project contract awards.
• Supervise the activities of contractors, including design and implementation, and procurement service contractors, prepare and monitor contractor performance and evaluation plans.
• Represent NYPA to develop, install, test, and evaluate new technologies. This may require the development and delivery of presentations outlining the technologies and innovations. .
• Represent NYPA as a technical expert on industry committees and industry groups by preparing reports and presentations and coordinating project collaboration to leverage industry knowledge for NYPA and customer benefits.
• Manage the implementation of new technologies by leveraging in house technical expertise with industry knowledge and experience to provide technology solutions to NYPA’s core business and its customers. Coordinate major projects across multiple engineering disciplines. Track and prepare status reports for all assigned projects. Project responsibility can be up to 10 or more projects, depending on the size and complexity of the projects and whether done in house or by implementation contractors. This will require project management as well as contract management expertise.
• Coordinate the work of less senior engineers and contractors and consultants in a particular area of program focus and activity. He / she will develop and evaluate plans and criteria for a variety of projects and activities. Assesses the feasibility and soundness of the proposed engineering evaluation tests or equipment. Incumbent must be able to solve problems related to customer billing savings, design and construction issues.
• Develop and verify all financial and billing documentation relating to savings calculations supporting the cost-effective direct install projects.
• Prepare budget proposals, project scheduling and project reporting. Keep abreast of the latest technological developments, products and revisions in the electric utility industry. Must be able to provide technical leadership across NYPA in the areas of expertise : project management, power generation and transmission, energy storage, energy analysis, utility interconnections, life cycle cost analysis, project financing strategies, and energy systems and controls

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Education, Experience and Certifications

Physical Requirements

The New York Power Authority is committed to providing fair, competitive, and market-informed compensation. The estimated salary range for this position is : $158,000 - $217,800. The salary offered will be determined based on the successful candidates’ relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

The New York Power Authority and Canal Corporation believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents and veterans to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, NYPA / Canals is committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect communities across New York and enthusiastically serve them. We proudly celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race / color, creed / religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, age, disability, military status, gender / sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, pregnancy and related conditions, familial / marital status, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest / criminal conviction record or any other category protected by law.

NYPA / Canals will also provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process related to candidates’ disabilities, pregnancy-related conditions, religious observances / practices and / or domestic violence concerns. To request an accommodation, please email accessibility@nypa.gov .

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Oil and Gas, Utilities, and Government Administration

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