
Lead Line Engineer
ROCHESTER, NYJob$120–146K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Lead Line Engineer designs high-, medium-, and low-voltage transmission and distribution lines for Avangrid Networks. The role leads capital project engineering from scoping and conceptual design through construction and closeout, oversees external detailed designers, and provides technical leadership and mentorship. The position is office-based in Binghamton or Rochester, New York, and reports to the Unit Manager for Line Projects.
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Job Title: Lead Line Engineer Reports to Manager - Projects Unit Work type: Office Location: Binghamton, NY OR Rochester NY The salary range for this position is based on experience level ranging from $120,000- 145,800 What We Offer: Competitive benefits and growth opportunities Generous performance-based bonuses 12% 401(k) match Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance Tuition reimbursement Professional development and clear career advancement pathways For more information please visit: Benefits - Avangrid Job Summary Responsible for high voltage, medium voltage, and low voltage transmission and distribution line designs for all operating companies in Avangrid Networks. Line designs include structural or electrical calculations, routing, and preparation of engineering drawings. The electric delivery system in Maine contains approximately 2,600 miles of transmission lines & 317 substations. The electric delivery system in New York contains approximately 5,600 miles of transmission lines & 621 substations. The electric delivery system in Connecticut contains approximately 130 miles of transmission lines and 28 bulk electric supply substations. Position reports to the Unit Manager Line Projects but will workday-today in a cross functional project team and support project needs as dictated by the NYSEG project manager(s). Key Responsibilities Capital project engineering performance including all phases such as scoping and budgeting, conceptual engineering, contract management and design, engineering design, construction, and closeout. Responsible for leading and creating new conceptual designs and overseeing the work of external detailed designers. Proactively identify and perform special projects and studies that innovatively solve unique and complex problems with broad impact to the business. Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve unique problems or to improve processes/services, Solve unique and complex engineering problems. Identify innovative solutions, Oversee engineering studies to evaluate equipment and system performance and effectiveness and analyze operational issues in support of system reliability and operational efficiency. Develop and validate information needed for engineering analyses and applying engineering judgment to solve technical problems, Ensure all engineering designs meet applicable company, local, state, and national codes, and standards, Represent the company on regional and national committees when needed. Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers. Provide technical leadership in complex projects that have a wide impact on the department. Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills. Ability to collaborate across departments Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and best practices Work independently with little supervision For Lead Engineers: Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers. Provide technical leadership in complex projects that have a wide impact on the department Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills Ability to collaborate across departments Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and best practices Work independently with little supervision Required Qualifications Technical Skills/Competencies Theoretical Engineering knowledge - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytic, modeling & Calculation, understanding the business model; Global View of the Business (Values cross-functional collaboration, understands importance of growing knowledge and developing relationships and links across the organization) Practical engineering experience/application - Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g., field experience, standardization "Perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases and defend in front of stakeholders.") Engineering documentation - Ability to adequately document and interpret engine ring documen
How this job compares
Set against the 10,319 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–146K/yr
- New York median$97–141K/yr296 salary ranges
- US median$108–170K/yr6,641 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $133K, is 9% above the New York median midpoint ($121K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 411 open Electrical Engineer jobs in New York and 10,319 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Avangrid Service Company (this employer)31 open
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- Experience
- Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (8,610 postings).
- Education
- 6,872 of the 10,319 open Electrical Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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