Manager - Energy Control Systems

Job Description

The Energy Control Systems manager must seek diverse internal and external inputs to reduce stakeholder bias and foster partnerships across multiple disciplines and geographically diverse area to create alignment. Through leadership and collaboration, develop and maintain a multi-year technology plan for the Energy Control and ancillary systems to support and enable goals/ initiatives for operational excellence.

Manage all aspects to support the 24x7x365 operation of Electric and Gas control systems technical environments for the Gas and Electric Operating Companies for Avangrid. Develop, maintain and approve processes, procedures, policies and evidence to achieve Compliance for the Energy control Systems. Working knowledge of regulatory compliance for NERC CIP requirements for the Electric Utilities as well as the PHMSA 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195 for the gas Control Centers requirements.

Responsible for a staff of over 30 (internal and external resources) and financial budget responsibilities in excess of $10 million for Avangrid Capital and Operating expenditures in Energy Control Systems. Ensures that enterprise system management best practices are in place while maintaining high levels of operational systems service to maintain system functionality and implement innovative strategies for system stability and reliability. Set strategic direction and oversee all aspects of the SCADA system to meet all functional and compliance standards across multiple locations and environments.

Key Responsibilities

General Management: This position is a mid-level management position that is responsible for multiple layers of geographically dispersed skilled technical supervisors and staff. The candidate must have strong management and leadership skills, be skilled in vendor management, have strong presentation and communication skills, promote safety and have strong customer service skills. Develops goals, strategies, annual budget preparation and tracking, progress reporting, maintain high levels of service and supporting initiatives for the management of the Energy Control systems. Strategy and System Architecture: This position is responsible for understanding Global and Local strategy and using this knowledge to assist in developing and implementing the control center application architecture for energy control systems for Operational Smart Grid technologies. The position will be responsible of identifying and assessing technology solutions to meet Operational needs and ensuring solutions are implemented in a suitable and sustainable manner. Manage the resolution of complex technical, operational and organizational issues within Energy Control Systems. Applications: This position is responsible for managing all aspects of electric and gas control center applications development, integration, maintenance, support and lifecycle management and interacts with global counterparts to reach common solutions. Develops and maintains project schedules and budgets to achieve goals. Provide management reports and recommendations to achieve department goals. Applications include but are not limited to transmission management, distribution management, Transmission Network Application management and other gas control systems and other real time applications used to manage Electric and Gas Control Center operations. Platform Infrastructure: This position is responsible managing all aspect of control center technical platforms and related services from architectural planning through day to day operations and support. Platforms include but are not limited to server environments, storage, data bases, networks, security and control center platforms. Operational Processes & Compliance: Responsible for ensuring robust enterprise operational governance processes across technology domains. Manage thee full attainment of system performance, availability, recoverability and compliance requirements for Control and ancillary Systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/ information technology related degrees are preferred from an accredited College/University
• 2 years of experience with technical/ Control System Platforms with utilities (EX: Within Transmission/ Distribution/ Generation) required.
• Prior management/supervisory/leadership experience.
• Working knowledge of regulatory requirements for utility environments
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to resolve complex problems and negotiate successful solutions.
• Ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of related technology.
• Strong understanding of electric and gas operations.
• Results oriented and proactive.
• Strong project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of management experience of technical resources/ projects
• It is preferred that for this job, the candidate fulfills the requirements in terms of levels indicated below.
• 1. Delivering for the Business:
     • • Global view of the Business - Expert
     • • Achieving Results and Continuous Improvements - Advanced
     • • Initiative - Advanced
     • • Innovation & Creativity - Advanced
• 2. Global Relationships:
     • • Flexibility & Globalization - Expert
     • • Customer Focus - Advanced
     • • Communicating & Influencing - Advanced
     • • Team Work - Advanced
• 3. Managing People:
     • • Team Management - Advanced

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change
• Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee's management.