Director - Inside Plant Operations & Engineering

Director Inside Plant Operations & Engineering

Requisition : 82411

PSEG Company : PSEG Long Island

Salary Range : $ 161,200 - $ 264,900

Work Location Category : Hybrid Fixed - Hicksville, NY

PSEG is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Job Summary:

This position provides strategic and operational leadership to the Substation, Protection, and Telecommunications Department. This role involves leading and directing capital construction, maintenance, testing, and repair activities for all substation equipment and telecommunication systems. The position manages all phases of asset lifecycle—from installation and commissioning to ongoing operations and maintenance—while ensuring rigorous compliance with NERC, FERC, and other regulatory standards. Key responsibilities also include overseeing field engineering, general shops, and cranes and rigging activities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategic objectives. Provide direction and leadership and apply benchmark learnings to focus efforts on achieving company and business unit goals. Monitor, review and provide guidance to meet scorecard metrics around safety, productivity, reliability, customer service, and financial objectives.
• Lead the region responsible for the testing and repair of substation equipment, and telecommunications equipment for T&D Electric Operations facilities. Includes overall contractor oversight, outage/resource planning, commissioning, start-up and major failure restoration plans. Ensure construction work is executed in-scope, on-time and on-budget.
• Provide leadership to and development of the responsible functional teams. Provide accurate and timely feedback regarding performance and operations. Conduct performance reviews and identify opportunities for growth and learning for all personnel.
• Regularly interfaces with key leadership while representing the Inside Plant organization on issues and initiatives related to the assigned functional areas. Interface with key stakeholders including customers (internal and external), local and state government agencies in order to resolve issues that could impact successful execution of the work activities.
• Organizational Owner to develop/implement day-to-day processes, procedures, Internal Controls (i.e. Preventative, Detective, Corrective), and evidence maintenance for NERC Standards Requirements. Reviews and approvals all assigned compliance activities for submission: responses to all requested submissions to FERC, NERC, NPCC, LIPA, NY State, DHS (i.e. NERC RSAWS, NERC Alerts, Periodic Submittals, Self-Guided Certify cations, Requests for Information (RFIs), Self-Reports, Etc.).

Job Specific Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Science with at least 10 years of relevant work experience.
• Extensive knowledge of transmission and distribution business and understanding of energy industry key issues, including opportunities, threats and trends.
• Experience in construction and project management.
• Prior experience leading a team consisting of represented and non-represented workers.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop diverse, high-functioning, and integrated teams.
• Experience in developing and implementing long-term and short-term operational and performance improvement plans.
• Ability to make sound decisions and proactively resolve customer issues.
• Strong ability to understand operational and financial data to inform decisions, including budget utilization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate ideas and direction across all management levels and publicly.
• Proficiency in environmental, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Proven success in the administration of a collective bargaining agreement.
• Demonstrated strategic capability in negotiation and/or providing input on labor relations strategies.
• Valid US Driver's license.
• Compliance with the Department of Energy's regulation 10 CFR 810 is required.

Desired:

• Master’s degree in engineering, management, or business.
• Industry-related certifications/licenses (PE,PMP, etc.).

Some positions at PSEG require access to information covered by the Department of Energy’s regulation 10 CFR 810 (Part 810). If applicable, the successful applicant must prove they are: (1) a citizen or national of the USA; OR (2) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (Non-Conditional Permanent I-551 / Green Card / Permanent Resident Card holder); OR (3) a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a “Generally Authorized” destination on the attached list and not also a citizen, national, permanent resident of any country not listed; OR (4) a “Protected Individual” under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3)).

As an employee of PSEG Long Island, you should be aware that during storm/outage restoration efforts, you may be required to perform functions different from normal operations and work extended hours beyond your regular work schedule. You may also be required to work on premise or in an alternate location as directed by the company.

For all roles, PSEGLI’s drug and alcohol testing program includes pre-employment testing, testing for cause, and post-incident/accident testing.

Employees who are hired or transfer into a federally regulated role (including positions covered by USDOT, PHMSA, or NRC regulations) are subject to random drug and alcohol testing, inclusive of marijuana. Although numerous states throughout the country have legalized marijuana/cannabis products recreationally and medically, the use of these products are prohibited for employees in federally regulated roles. Please note that the use of CBD products may result in a positive drug test for THC/Marijuana and such use is not a legitimate medical explanation for a positive result.

If you are a current PSEG employee and offered an opportunity with PSEG Long Island, you will be treated as a new hire. Please note that as a new hire to the Long Island subsidiary, your benefits will change and generally will be consistent with other similarly situated PSEG Long Island new hires. Similarly, for PSEG Long Island employees who accept job opportunities with PSEG or any of its subsidiaries (other than PSEG Long Island), their benefits will change and generally be consistent with other similarly situated new hires of that company.

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