Lead Engineer, Strategic Projects (Hybrid Schedule)

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Hello,

Thank you for your interest in this position. To provide candidates with a chance to learn more about the role, we will be hosting open office hours on May 4, 2026, from 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET.

This information session is a great opportunity to ask questions, gain insight into the responsibilities, and get a better sense of what you can expect. If you’d like to join, please send an email to Pooja Shah at pooja.h.shah@eversource.com so you can be added to the invitee list.

As a reminder, this is not an interview, so please hold off on sharing your experience or asking about salaries and benefits during the session. We're looking forward to contacting with you and answering any general questions you may have about the role.

Our Team:

We have a new exciting leadership role to join our Distribution Engineering Team.  The Lead Engineer for Strategic Projects holds a leadership role in the development, expansion, planning, design, maintenance, and operation of the system and its equipment, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and objectives. stem and its equipment, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and objectives. This role uniquely blends engineering leadership and project management.

The role is based in Dorchester, MA

The Lead Engineer for Strategic Projects holds a leadership role in the development, expansion, planning, design, maintenance, and operation of the system and its equipment, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and objectives. This role uniquely blends engineering leadership and project management, focusing on all major projects within Distribution Engineering for Eastern MA North, which covers four Area Work Centers (AWC’s).

Project Leadership and Management

• The ideal Lead Engineer will take charge of major projects, leading their execution and delivery. Success in this role means achieving key milestones on or ahead of schedule. The LE must maintain ongoing collaboration and communication with peers, leadership, and employees throughout the project lifecycle.

• Team Collaboration and Compliance

• In addition to leading union employees, the Lead Engineer will guide peers, internal and external to Distribution Engineering, to ensure all necessary engineering work for major projects is completed promptly and within budget, meeting financial compliance requirements.

Communication and Problem Solving

• The Lead Engineer will actively engage with all department teams to collect periodic status updates and relay them to leadership. A crucial aspect of the position involves early identification of project roadblocks and engaging relevant stakeholders to facilitate their removal. The role is highly visible and directly impacts the company’s strategic goals.

Holding Accountability

• The Lead Engineer will oversee project delivery by coordinating with their team and remaining accountable for team performance. They are responsible for holding their teams accountable for completing projects punctually and maintaining excellent standards of quality throughout the process.

Essential Functions:

• Builds a capable technical team, oversees their performance, and conducts reviews

• Assign priorities, and guides work for at least two full-time engineers or one engineer and one designer

• Ensures designs, specifications, modifications, and replacements for transmission and distribution systems related to major projects such as ESMP, Reliability, Capacity, Strategy — as well as necessary permits and customer notifications — are prepared accurately and delivered on time

• Prepares initial engineering designs and detailed plans when needed

• Offers technical guidance to operating areas on system priorities, engineering principles, and operational choices during both routine and emergency conditions

• Conducts root-cause analyses, devises corrective actions, and implements solutions

• Evaluates and selects technologies and equipment for the system

• Develops standards and procedures for design, operation, and maintenance

• Steps in as Manager when required

Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications

• Technical Knowledge/Skill

• Demonstrated front-line leadership. Experience leading covered employees preferred

• Demonstrated ability to communicate up, down, and sideways

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and attention-to-detail

• Proficient in communicating to leadership

Education

• Requires a Bachelor of Science in any Engineering discipline or B.S. in Engineering Technology

• Electrical Engineering preferred

Experience

• 8+ years in the technical, operational, or engineering aspects of the electrical utility industry

• Supervisory experience required

Working Conditions

• Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required

• Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary

• Hybrid Schedule: Eversource supports work-life balance by offering hybrid schedules for certain roles. Eligibility is based on job responsibilities, operational needs, nature of work and team dynamics. Current guidelines require employees to work at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the third day set by the employee and supervisor based on department needs. These guidelines apply to roles approved for remote work and are subject to change, based on managerial discretion and work performance. All applicants must be able to work for up to five days in the office if needed (for example: emergencies, training, or other business needs) or should the policy change.

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Competencies:

Build trusting relationships

Manage and develop people

Foster teamwork and cross-functional collaboration

Lead change

Communicate strategic vision

Create an engaged workforce

Focus on the customer

Take ownership & accountability

Compensation and Benefits:

Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. Check out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs. Salary is commensurate with your experience. This position is eligible for a potential incentive. The annual salary range for this position is:

$145,670.00-$161,860.00

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings:

1

Emergency Response:

Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment.  This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location. 

EEO Statement:

Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.

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