Associate Engineer

Job Title: Associate Engineer - T&D

Reports to: Supervisor, Electric Operations

Location: 100 Marsh Hill Rd, Orange CT(In Office)

The salary range for this position is based on experience level ranging from $80,000- $99,000

What We Offer:

Competitive benefits and growth opportunities

Generous performance‑based bonuses

12% 401(k) match

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development and clear career advancement pathways

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Job Summary

The engineer will review, analyze, and coordinate basic planned construction projects, maintenance requirements and responses to system disturbances related to the operation of the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) System. Participate in the process to approve planned outages and clearance requests. Coordinate work with other departments within UI and other outside system operators (e.g., ISO, CONVEX). Work will be completed under guidance of more experienced engineers. The incumbent must be available for on-call, as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic system analyses, design and calculations using std methodology & principles & other viable approaches.
• Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve problems or to improve processes/services.
• Solves basic system operating problems. Take a new perspective on established solutions. (e.g., outages, system disturbances, power quality, load flow studies, maintenance recommendations).
• Prepare, maintain, and understand drawings (e.g., schematics, one-line diagrams). Develop and specify equipment, assemble documents and other requirements for assignments of basic level of difficulty.
• Represent Operate Electric System (OES) on assigned project teams.
• Interprets & make recommendations with respect to customer & stakeholder needs.
• Explains basic issues & works to establish consensus.
• Works under guidance to address std & non-std system operating situations.
• Apply design stds., industry codes, design criteria, guidelines & UI polices/procedures. (e.g., planned system outage and clearance requests, coordinate system restoration).
• Interprets processes and standards related to OES.
• Recommend solutions and best practices for standard and non- standard situations.
• Represents OES on projects, task forces and studies.
• Develop business cases & manage small projects/processes/initiatives or teams in accordance with applicable UI guidelines.
• Coordinate phases of OES work for assigned portions of a project/program. (e.g., clearance requests)
• Plan, schedule, monitor, control budget/estimates, for assigned tasks and/or projects.
• Will shadow more experienced engineers to gain knowledge and skills in distribution design and operations, along with related business practices and procedures (e.g., design criteria, standards, NESC).
• Able to work in a cross-functional team.

Note: The above Key Responsibilities/Duties are not intended to be all inclusive. Employees in this position may be required to perform other related aspects of the job not listed above or listed under Purpose/Major Objectives as assigned by the supervisor. Each employee must accept responsibility for their own safety and health as well as the safety and health of their fellow employees.

Skills and Requirements

Technical Skills/Competencies

• Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling & Calculation, understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration, understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization)
• Initial
• Practical engineering experience/application - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g., field experience, standardization "Perform economic analyses of engineering

alternatives, develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.")

• Initial
• Engineering documentation - Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation
• Initial
• Ability to review and approve engineering work done by others to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements
• Initial
• Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment - Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and requirements
• Initial

Education & Experience Required:

BS/BA Degree Experience: Requires a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited college/university plus 0-2 years' experience performing engineering

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Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at careers@avangrid.com.

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.

Job Posting End Date:

October-30-2026