<h2>Manager - Distribution Planning</h2><div><h2>Reports to Sr Director - Integrated System Planning</h2><h2>Reports to Rochester, NY</h2><h2>The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $135,000-$160,400</h2>Job SummaryThis position oversees and manages the Avangrid Networks Distribution Planning Team. This includes the planning processes to ensure system performance and capacity to operate within established criteria. Additional responsibilities include working closely with governing processes on strategic issues impacting the integrity of the distribution electrical infrastructure, oversight with regard to the prioritization of Avangrid Networks distribution capital investments, and monitoring industry and legislative change and research relating to Distributed Energy Resources (DER). This role is instrumental in fostering team involvement and development to allow for continuous learning in a changing technology environment.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Manages subordinate engineering staff and contracted external resources. Sets department goals and strategic direction and initiates action plans, engineering studies and assignments to accomplish goals.</li></ul><ul><li>Provides technical support, guidance, coaching, and counseling. Appraises individual employee performance. Plans and implements training and development of department personnel.</li></ul><ul><li>Develops organizational performance measures, initiates actions to enhance performance, reviews work processes, systems, procedures and practices and directs changes to improve productivity or control costs. Determines staffing needs and obtains approval for resource requirements.</li></ul><ul><li>Develops short- and long-range plans to meet reliability and capacity needs. Oversees, defines and prioritizes system-wide and circuit-level solutions based on established criteria, risk, impact, value, and implementation complexity. Provides oversight and recommendations as to the prioritization of Avangrid Networks distribution capital investments.</li></ul><ul><li>Works closely with governing processes on all appropriate strategic issues impacting the integrity of distribution electrical infrastructure.</li></ul><ul><li>Monitors industry and legislative change and researches issues relating to Distributed Energy Resources (DER).</li></ul><ul><li>Collaborates and coordinates with other departments within Avangrid and Iberdrola, consultants, attorneys, utilities, regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers. Represents Avangrid Networks on technical committees such as ISO-NE, EPRI, and other agencies. Provides technical input and testimony for regulatory proceedings.</li></ul>Required Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 7 years relevant experience required.</li></ul><ul><li>Supervisory experience.</li></ul><ul><li>Demonstrated leadership skills.</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Advanced degree or specialized courses in engineering, planning, reliability, process analysis and or process modeling is preferable.</li></ul><ul><li>Delivering for the Business:<ul><li>Global view of the Business - Competent</li><li>Achieving Results and Continuous Improvements - Advanced</li><li>Initiative - Advanced</li><li>Innovation &amp; Creativity - Competent</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Global Relationships:<ul><li>Flexibility &amp; Globalization - Advanced</li><li>Customer Focus - Advanced</li><li>Communicating &amp; Influencing - Advanced</li><li>Team Work - Advanced</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Managing People:<ul><li>Team Management - Advanced</li><li>Developing Others - Advanced</li></ul></li></ul>#LI-AM1#ONSITE</div>Company:ROCHESTER GAS &amp; ELEC CORPMobility InformationPlease note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at <a href="mailto:careers@avangrid.com">careers@avangrid.com</a>.Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions.  This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&amp;P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.Job Posting End Date:March-27-2026

Avangrid is a leading sustainable energy company transitioning America toward a clean and connected future headquartered in Orange, CT, and has a footprint in 24 states with $40 billion in assets. Our primary businesses are Networks, which serves 3.3 million electric and natural gas customers in the Northeast, and Renewables, the third-largest renewable energy company in the U.S. with a diverse onshore and offshore renewable energy portfolio. With more than 7,000 employees, Avangrid has built a culture that blends diversity, equity and inclusion guided by the company&rsquo;s ESG+F framework and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This has led to recognition by JUST Capital in 2021 and 2022 as one of America&rsquo;s best corporate citizens and second in utilities for our commitment to the environment and the communities we serve. Avangrid has been named one of the World&rsquo;s Most Ethical Companies for four consecutive years by the Ethisphere Institute.

Manager - Distribution Planning

<h2>Manager - Distribution Planning</h2><div><h2>Reports to Sr Director - Integrated System Planning</h2><h2>Reports to Rochester, NY</h2><h2>The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $135,000-$160,400</h2>Job SummaryThis position oversees and manages the Avangrid Networks Distribution Planning Team. This includes the planning processes to ensure system performance and capacity to operate within established criteria. Additional responsibilities include working closely with governing processes on strategic issues impacting the integrity of the distribution electrical infrastructure, oversight with regard to the prioritization of Avangrid Networks distribution capital investments, and monitoring industry and legislative change and research relating to Distributed Energy Resources (DER). This role is instrumental in fostering team involvement and development to allow for continuous learning in a changing technology environment.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Manages subordinate engineering staff and contracted external resources. Sets department goals and strategic direction and initiates action plans, engineering studies and assignments to accomplish goals.</li></ul><ul><li>Provides technical support, guidance, coaching, and counseling. Appraises individual employee performance. Plans and implements training and development of department personnel.</li></ul><ul><li>Develops organizational performance measures, initiates actions to enhance performance, reviews work processes, systems, procedures and practices and directs changes to improve productivity or control costs. Determines staffing needs and obtains approval for resource requirements.</li></ul><ul><li>Develops short- and long-range plans to meet reliability and capacity needs. Oversees, defines and prioritizes system-wide and circuit-level solutions based on established criteria, risk, impact, value, and implementation complexity. Provides oversight and recommendations as to the prioritization of Avangrid Networks distribution capital investments.</li></ul><ul><li>Works closely with governing processes on all appropriate strategic issues impacting the integrity of distribution electrical infrastructure.</li></ul><ul><li>Monitors industry and legislative change and researches issues relating to Distributed Energy Resources (DER).</li></ul><ul><li>Collaborates and coordinates with other departments within Avangrid and Iberdrola, consultants, attorneys, utilities, regulatory agencies, government agencies, and major customers. Represents Avangrid Networks on technical committees such as ISO-NE, EPRI, and other agencies. Provides technical input and testimony for regulatory proceedings.</li></ul>Required Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 7 years relevant experience required.</li></ul><ul><li>Supervisory experience.</li></ul><ul><li>Demonstrated leadership skills.</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Advanced degree or specialized courses in engineering, planning, reliability, process analysis and or process modeling is preferable.</li></ul><ul><li>Delivering for the Business:<ul><li>Global view of the Business - Competent</li><li>Achieving Results and Continuous Improvements - Advanced</li><li>Initiative - Advanced</li><li>Innovation &amp; Creativity - Competent</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Global Relationships:<ul><li>Flexibility &amp; Globalization - Advanced</li><li>Customer Focus - Advanced</li><li>Communicating &amp; Influencing - Advanced</li><li>Team Work - Advanced</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Managing People:<ul><li>Team Management - Advanced</li><li>Developing Others - Advanced</li></ul></li></ul>#LI-AM1#ONSITE</div>Company:ROCHESTER GAS &amp; ELEC CORPMobility InformationPlease note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at <a href="mailto:careers@avangrid.com">careers@avangrid.com</a>.Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions.  This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&amp;P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.Job Posting End Date:March-27-2026

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