Engineer

The Opportunity

National Grid is hiring a Senior Engineer, Gas Asset Management and Engineering for our MA Future of Heat team. This hybrid role is based in Waltham, MA.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

The Role

The Senior Engineer focuses on developing the non-pipeline alternatives (NPA) assessment process, which will include continuing to develop digital assessment tools.  They also partner with asset engineers to integrate the climate compliance requirements into the Company’s risk-based asset management strategy.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with current gas and electric process owners to identify process enhancements to evaluate NPAs to gas infrastructure investments
• Assist the technical team with program support in the development of NPA and Integrated Energy Planning (IEP) software applications
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement NPA frameworks, establish IEP best practices and other future of heat initiatives
• Support implementation of the Company’s networked geothermal project and targeted electrification demonstration program
• Provide engineering support for the Company’s decarbonization efforts, which includes regulatory filings, white paper collaboration and research activities

About You

• Bachelors’ degree in an engineering discipline required, ABET-accreditation preferred
• 5+ years of experience in an engineering or technical project role required
• Previous gas planning experience utilizing Synergi gas hydraulic modeling software or equivalent preferred
• Previous experience or training with decarbonization technologies such as geothermal heating systems, renewable natural gas projects or hydrogen engineering projects preferred
• Previous experience developing long and short-term investment plans using risk-based gas asset management principles preferred
• Exceptional verbal and written communication required