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Director AMI Meter and Field Deployment
Location:
Waltham, MA, US, 02451 Syracuse, NY, US, 13202
Division: Customer Inovation and Development
Job Type:
Requisition Number: 48026
Department:
Job Function: Business Change and Project Management
About us
National Grid is hiring a Director of AMI Meter and Field Deployment for our MA AMI Organization. This 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.
Job Purpose
Operationalize the installation of AMI technology, by delivering a robust deployment plan, providing strategic guidance, and assuring business readiness for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program.
Key Accountabilities
- Manage and lead the operational aspects of AMI meter and module endpoint deployment.
- Responsible for the network design, deployment, and optimization of the AMI field area communication network (FAN) across the state
- Develop deployment schedules, assigns tasks, coordinate delivery, and ensure on-time completion of AMI.
- Manage regulatory relationships and delivery on key program compliance of all field deployment activities.
- Responsible for the financial forecast and delivery of CAPEX budget in alignment with program delivery.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and develop team members across Meter & Field Deployment team (MFD) and the AMI program.
- Track and delivery key program and regulatory performance targets
- Assure a robust inventory management process to minimize risk and delivery end point deployment goals
- Obtain required approvals and acceptance tests to provision new assets in MA
- Support the development of key business process and cross-functional collaboration in support of both AMI and Grid Modernization initiatives
- Foster critical relationships and manage key contracts with third-party vendors in support of AMI
Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required
- Able to motivate, counsel, coach, and develop direct reports and others
- Leading large cross functional and transformational projects and driving executive level change management
- Experience establishing clearly defined goals and standards of employee performance
- Ability to communicate complex information in simple, easy-to-understand ways
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to produce quality deliverables and meet deadlines
- Ability to recommend appropriate change, communications and training actions and provide broad support for a large, complex project
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, operations or a related field is required
- 10 years progressive experience in Engineering or Operations, with an emphasis on change management and strategic communication.
- Experience in Project Management and Customer Delivery a plus
- Minimum 5 years progressive experience in creating and implementing change management strategies and leading operational transformation programs
More Information
Salary
$172,000 - $202,000/year
This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.
National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.
Nearest Major Market: Waltham
Nearest Secondary Market: Boston
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