Manager, Strategy, Grid Modernization (Hybrid)
08/05/2024Locations Westwood, Massachusetts; Windsor, Connecticut; Manchester, New Hampshire
Job Description
Manager, Strategy, Grid Modernization (Hybrid)
08/05/2024Locations: Westwood, Massachusetts; Windsor, Connecticut; Manchester, New Hampshire
This is a hybrid role. The first three months are fulltime in the office.
Manage initiatives to develop and communicate the Company’s strategic objectives and implementation plans with respect to designing, building, and operating the electric grid of the future.Develop and maintain a value map for electric operations based on an assessment of core competencies and their impact on safety, reliability, resiliency, clean energy policy advancement, and optimization functions.Tie value map to internal priorities with respect to investments in workforce, technology, efficiency initiatives, and regulatory priorities.Perform assessments of the current state for people, process and technology and identify opportunities to increase alignment with longer term strategic objectives for the Company and the industry.Individual will be responsible for coordinating multi-disciplinary initiatives that include functions such as operations, customer care, information technology, regulatory, corporate communications, and business development.Role will include overseeing and ensuring optimal performance of teams of internal and external resources to support development of strategy and business plans.Responsibilities will also include engagement with external counterparts and stakeholders to ensure the Company is leveraging and contributing to industry best practices.
Essential Functions:
Lead rigorous analysis to understand and communicate emerging external trends related to the electric distribution industry and the deployment of distributed energy resources. Analysis will include developments in regulatory, policy, technology, and energy markets.
Perform assessments of the current state of people, process, and technology relative to longer-term industry trends and Company strategic objectives.
Develop and support efforts to obtain senior executive level approval of an enterprise strategic roadmap and execution plan for grid modernization across multiple states and business units.
Work collaboratively across the organization to gain a thorough knowledge of the Company’s strengths, weaknesses and opportunities and motivate cross-functional participation in the development of grid modernization strategic planning.
Manage development and prioritization of strategic initiatives, including tracking and reporting of progress relative to near-term execution opportunities.
Ensure Company’s strategic priorities are responsive to industry developments and continue to maximize value over time, capturing new opportunities as they emerge.
Direct efforts to ensure effective and efficient implementation of strategic Company initiatives, including resourcing strategy to maximize the use of internal and external resources.
Play a leadership role across the Company to ensure the effective coordination of large strategic initiatives that cross the information and operational technology divide.
Manage teams of internal and external resources to ensure grid modernization strategic and operational goals are achieved efficiently and effectively.
Provide input and operational perspective to the enterprise energy strategy and business development group to develop advocacy positions on key energy policies.
Communicate the Company’s initiatives externally as appropriate and participate in industry forums to support the Company’s position contributing to industry best practices.
Demonstrate creative and rigorous thought leadership to identify and design opportunities to deploy technologies to advance the goals of distribution system modernization.
Exhibit excellent written and oral communication skills, including support for executive level reviews and approvals.
Foster a productive, engaging, and inclusive work environment in which open communication is encouraged and obstacles to open communication are addressed quickly.
Promote and encourage a positive, cooperative and efficient work atmosphere.
Guide direct reports when challenging situations are encountered and help them to be successful.
Build and maintain strong relationships and communications within the leadership team to share ideas, spearhead inter-disciplinary projects and coordinate common work efforts.
Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Technical Knowledge/Skill:
Proven strategic thinking ability; strong analytical skills including experience using qualitative tools in strategic development; demonstrated business development aptitude with strong presentation skills and executive presence; strong leadership skills to penetrate and work effectively throughout the organization; ability to effectively facilitate the execution of large initiatives; demonstrated competency and proficiency in oral and written communications; is customer driven; displays initiative as a change agent with a can-do attitude; accepts responsibility and holds others accountable; participates in and facilitates team effectiveness; assumes the role of team leader; makes sound decisions to support strategic objectives.
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in business or technical related discipline (MBA preferred)
Experience:
Ten or more years of successful strategic planning and other related experience required. Direct experience with electric distribution energy industry preferred.
Licenses & Certifications:
None.
Compensation and Benefits:Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. The annual salary range for this position is $140,000.00 to $156,000.00, plus incentive. Salary is commensurate with your experience. Check out the career site for an overview of our benefits.
Working Conditions:
Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
Travel throughout the service territory is frequently required
Work is performed in an office environment
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Worker Type:
RegularNumber of Openings:
1EEO Statement
Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 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.
VEVRRA Federal Contractor
Emergency Response:
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.
Overview
As an Eversource Engineer, you'll work with complex systems and equipment, while providing engineering and technical services to support our growing organization. We offer a unique and exciting opportunity to explore the best of both worlds, working both in the office and the field on a variety of interesting projects. Areas of expertise include designing new substations and infrastructure, analyzing systems and disruptions to service, working with transformers, engineering the electrical protection and control circuits that handle the flow of power, and dealing with acceptance testing of equipment, failures of equipment and analysis of system disturbances, LNG plant and gas distribution.
- Job type:Full time only
- Level:Entry, Mid, Senior, Executive
- Travel:Travel between CT/MA/NH may be required
About us
We are Eversource
At Eversource, our mission is to safely deliver reliable energy and superior customer service to our electric, natural gas and water customers across New England. We do this ethically, respectfully and honestly to meet the expectations of our customers, regulators and ourselves.
Success Profile
What makes a successful Engineer?
Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Analytical
- Problem Solver
- Team Player
- Digitally Savvy
- Collaborative
- Self-starter
Culture
- We are dedicated to our employees and customers;
- We live out our mission of delivering reliable energy and superior customer service in our daily work, in community service and leadership
- We are innovators in the field of clean energy
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees, customers and stakeholders are respected and valued.
- We are on the cutting edge of engineering technology
Benefits
Eversource employees are committed to providing reliable energy and superior customer service—and that's why we are committed to providing our employees with a highly competitive total rewards package. In addition to wages and salaries, the benefit programs Eversource offers its employees and family members are a significant part of the total rewards.
Healthcare, Wellness & Disability Protection for you and your Family
- Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision Plans, choose the coverage that is right for you and your family
- High deductible health plan option, with generous health savings account (HSA), employer contribution, ($500 individual; $1,000 employee +1 or more)
- Company-paid employee life and accident insurance and options to purchase additional coverage for you and your family
- An award-winning Wellness Program provides up to $200 annually for employees and spouses to adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles
- Health and Dependent care reimbursement accounts
- Sick Time, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Plans
Work/Life Balance Benefit Programs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Multi-faceted Behavioral Health Program
- Care@Work Program (child/elder care), membership/stipend for emergency services
- Adoption Assistance (eligible employees)
- Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Refinancing & Student Debt Counselling
- Voluntary benefits platform to access discounted home & auto, identity protection and pet insurance
- Charity donation gift matching
- Volunteer hours at local charities with rewards to our Wellness Program
- Generous time off
- Business Resource Groups for social connection and career development
Retirement Benefits for a Secure Future
- 401k: Up to 100% Employer Match on first 3% of employee's contributions
- K-Vantage: Additional Employer Contribution to the 401k based on age and years of service (2.5% to 6.5%)
- Med-Vantage HRA: Age 40+, receive annual $1,000 contribution to an HRA for post-employment qualified medical expenses
Career Path
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Employee Quotes
Lauren,
Associate Engineer
Meet Lauren
Lauren's father was an electrician and her love of math led her to engineering.
“Learning the technology behind what my dad did was very intriguing to me. I've also learned something new almost every day while working at Eversource,” Lauren said. Her advice to others interested in pursuing a career in the field is to explore and ask questions. “Engineering is such a vast field with so many opportunities and focuses. Through networking, you can understand those differences a lot better,” she said.
Haseeb, Associate
Engineer
Meet Haseeb
“When I was young, I used to grab anything I could get my hands on, take it apart, and then put it back together,” he said. “Seeing the marvels of engineering inspired me to pursue electrical engineering so I could one day be the person behind the design. Remember to work hard at what you love and don't give up. Learning doesn't always come easy, but it does pay off.”
Job Description
Manager, Strategy, Grid Modernization (Hybrid)
08/05/2024Locations: Westwood, Massachusetts; Windsor, Connecticut; Manchester, New Hampshire
This is a hybrid role. The first three months are fulltime in the office.
Manage initiatives to develop and communicate the Company’s strategic objectives and implementation plans with respect to designing, building, and operating the electric grid of the future.Develop and maintain a value map for electric operations based on an assessment of core competencies and their impact on safety, reliability, resiliency, clean energy policy advancement, and optimization functions.Tie value map to internal priorities with respect to investments in workforce, technology, efficiency initiatives, and regulatory priorities.Perform assessments of the current state for people, process and technology and identify opportunities to increase alignment with longer term strategic objectives for the Company and the industry.Individual will be responsible for coordinating multi-disciplinary initiatives that include functions such as operations, customer care, information technology, regulatory, corporate communications, and business development.Role will include overseeing and ensuring optimal performance of teams of internal and external resources to support development of strategy and business plans.Responsibilities will also include engagement with external counterparts and stakeholders to ensure the Company is leveraging and contributing to industry best practices.
Essential Functions:
Lead rigorous analysis to understand and communicate emerging external trends related to the electric distribution industry and the deployment of distributed energy resources. Analysis will include developments in regulatory, policy, technology, and energy markets.
Perform assessments of the current state of people, process, and technology relative to longer-term industry trends and Company strategic objectives.
Develop and support efforts to obtain senior executive level approval of an enterprise strategic roadmap and execution plan for grid modernization across multiple states and business units.
Work collaboratively across the organization to gain a thorough knowledge of the Company’s strengths, weaknesses and opportunities and motivate cross-functional participation in the development of grid modernization strategic planning.
Manage development and prioritization of strategic initiatives, including tracking and reporting of progress relative to near-term execution opportunities.
Ensure Company’s strategic priorities are responsive to industry developments and continue to maximize value over time, capturing new opportunities as they emerge.
Direct efforts to ensure effective and efficient implementation of strategic Company initiatives, including resourcing strategy to maximize the use of internal and external resources.
Play a leadership role across the Company to ensure the effective coordination of large strategic initiatives that cross the information and operational technology divide.
Manage teams of internal and external resources to ensure grid modernization strategic and operational goals are achieved efficiently and effectively.
Provide input and operational perspective to the enterprise energy strategy and business development group to develop advocacy positions on key energy policies.
Communicate the Company’s initiatives externally as appropriate and participate in industry forums to support the Company’s position contributing to industry best practices.
Demonstrate creative and rigorous thought leadership to identify and design opportunities to deploy technologies to advance the goals of distribution system modernization.
Exhibit excellent written and oral communication skills, including support for executive level reviews and approvals.
Foster a productive, engaging, and inclusive work environment in which open communication is encouraged and obstacles to open communication are addressed quickly.
Promote and encourage a positive, cooperative and efficient work atmosphere.
Guide direct reports when challenging situations are encountered and help them to be successful.
Build and maintain strong relationships and communications within the leadership team to share ideas, spearhead inter-disciplinary projects and coordinate common work efforts.
Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Technical Knowledge/Skill:
Proven strategic thinking ability; strong analytical skills including experience using qualitative tools in strategic development; demonstrated business development aptitude with strong presentation skills and executive presence; strong leadership skills to penetrate and work effectively throughout the organization; ability to effectively facilitate the execution of large initiatives; demonstrated competency and proficiency in oral and written communications; is customer driven; displays initiative as a change agent with a can-do attitude; accepts responsibility and holds others accountable; participates in and facilitates team effectiveness; assumes the role of team leader; makes sound decisions to support strategic objectives.
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in business or technical related discipline (MBA preferred)
Experience:
Ten or more years of successful strategic planning and other related experience required. Direct experience with electric distribution energy industry preferred.
Licenses & Certifications:
None.
Compensation and Benefits:Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. The annual salary range for this position is $140,000.00 to $156,000.00, plus incentive. Salary is commensurate with your experience. Check out the career site for an overview of our benefits.
Working Conditions:
Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
Travel throughout the service territory is frequently required
Work is performed in an office environment
#engajd
#LI-Hybrid
#LI-SA1
Worker Type:
RegularNumber of Openings:
1EEO Statement
Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 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.
VEVRRA Federal Contractor
Emergency Response:
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.
