EDUCATION:

• Baccalaureate degree in engineering, finance or the equivalent is required.
• Master’s degree in engineering, finance or MBA is desirable.
• Project Management Certificate of accomplishment is desirable.

EXPERIENCE:

• 8+ years utility experience required that includes general management experience or lead or project management experience.
• Prior experience helpful in the broad aspects of power systems planning and operations, power pool operations, emerging power markets, regulatory interfaces with federal and state authorities.
• Prior experience negotiating with individual external companies within pre-established business guidelines and procedures.
• Prior experience representing/negotiating business interests to an external, regional or industry organization.
• Experience developing written proposals and presentations in a team environment.
• Experience implementing and complying with Eversource engineering and construction guidelines.

Licenses & Certifications:

• Valid motor vehicle license is required.

Technical Knowledge/Skills/Education

• Demonstrated expertise in negotiation of complex issues with multiple parties.
• Demonstrated expertise in verbal and written communications, and formal presentations.
• Demonstrated expertise in relationship/team building.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead others.
• Ability to work effectively and represent Transmission positions with all levels of the Eversource organization, ISO-NE and regulatory organizations.
• Excellent teambuilding, interpersonal and motivational skills.
• The ability to schedule, plan, and manage complex projects.
• Ability to quickly understand related regulatory and legislative requirements and proposals.
• Thorough knowledge of ISO-NE tariff schedule 22 and 23 for generator interconnections, applicable engineering, work practices and procedures, and safety requirements.
• Knowledge of the energy delivery power system

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Advanced knowledge of the ISO-NE transmission tariff SCH 22, 23 and 25 or similarly from other ISO’s.
• Ability to work on multiple interconnection projects and coordinate with both external and internal parties.
• Develop and administer contracts and enabling agreements with business counterparts.
• Ability to take on multiple internal projects that may be tangentially related to a core interconnection project.
• Ability to at a high level be able to interpret transmission system planning study results.
• Strong understanding of substation, T-line and P&C concepts as well as the ability to read basic electrical one-line diagrams.
• Proficiency reporting out to senior management as well as participating in lessons learned and process improvement initiatives.
• Take the lead with retirements and physical disconnections of interconnection projects.

Technical Knowledge/Skills/Education

• Demonstrated expertise in negotiation of complex issues with multiple parties.
• Demonstrated expertise in verbal and written communications, and formal presentations.
• Demonstrated expertise in relationship/team building.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead others.
• Ability to work effectively and represent Transmission positions with all levels of the Eversource organization, ISO-NE and regulatory organizations.
• Excellent teambuilding, interpersonal and motivational skills.
• The ability to schedule, plan, and manage complex projects.
• Ability to quickly understand related regulatory and legislative requirements and proposals.
• Thorough knowledge of ISO-NE tariff schedule 22 and 23 for generator interconnections, applicable engineering, work practices and procedures, and safety requirements.
• Knowledge of the energy delivery power system.