What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager Technical Services position at New York Power Authority and Careers?
Leads research, design, and development activities to improve NYPA’s energy services. Designs, constructs, and tests and operates equipment. Ensures that standards of quality, cost, safety, reliability, timeliness, and performance are met throughout all engineering activities.
Applies engineering knowledge and technology, industry standards and practices to solve project, operational, or regulatory objectives. This includes wide knowledge of utility industry related engineering, operational procedures, practices, skills. Typically this does not include practice of design drawings, specifications, calculations.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of engineers and/or other technical roles. Review performance; establish work performance goals and review individual goals each appraisal period. Recommends staff additions, promotions, salary increases and develop the schedules.
- Ensure inspections and evaluations of existing conditions for equipment and systems for proper installation, problem identification and troubleshooting, or improvements are properly conducted.
- Provide direction and oversight to the design and drafting team in the development of the project drawings
- Review and approve work produced by other engineers, including designs and specifications ensuring complete, accurate and detailed modification packages, drawings and documentation. Ensure staff produce clear, concise, complete and articulate reports which explain recommendations
- Oversee prioritization of requests to ensure deadlines are met.
- Ensure coordination of work with other disciplines and departments for the successful development and execution of the project.
- Oversee inspections and evaluations on vendor products to ensure engineering requirements and Authority needs are satisfied.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of commercial, industrial and/or utility facilities and their various systems and components.
- Knowledge of and extensive familiarity with current codes, standards, and regulations.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated performance as a leader on multi-discipline team projects.
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to tailor presentations for a variety of audiences.
- Knowledge of engineering analysis software programs required.
- Leadership, communication and interpersonal relationship skills with the ability to work with various functional groups.
Education, Experience and Certifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent, from an accredited college or university
- Master of Engineering Degree preferred.
- Minimum of five (5) years of related work experience.
- New York State P.E License preferred, or P.E License from another state, with New York State endorsement within 12 months of start date.
- Experience in a lead engineer role in the electric utility industry or electrical construction.
Physical Requirements
Hiring Manager: Jordi Parisian
Department: Transmission
Grade Level: EN07M2
The New York Power Authority is committed to providing fair, competitive, and market-informed compensation. The estimated salary range for this position is: $130,000-$179,300.
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.
Salary : $130,000 - $179,300