Lead Engineer, Distribution Engineering

Eversource Energy

Lead Engineer responsible for supervising and developing engineers in the distribution engineering team at Eversource Energy. Focused on planning, design, and operational excellence for the energy delivery system.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeDorchester • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $145,670 - $161,860 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supervises, coaches, and develops engineers; approves time and reviews work for quality.
Assigns, prioritizes and directs work performed by at least 2 FTE Engineers or 1 FTE Engineer and 1 FTE Designer.
Responsible for overseeing all types of distribution systems within the local territory the lead is assigned to.
Responsible for the cost and performance of certain assets on the system which may include reliability analysis and trending of system events and monitoring of equipment condition.
Responsible for the development, justification and approval of the Life Cycle Plan activities over a multi-year horizon and for ongoing projects.
Ensures that the design and specification of additions, modifications and replacements to the transmission and distribution systems, and the preparation of system electrical permits and related customer notifications, are completed accurately and on time.
Responsible for the development of preliminary engineering designs and the details, as necessary.
Collaborates with other Engineers within Engineering to ensure consistency and teamwork.
Provides technical support and direction to operating areas relative to system priorities, engineering guidelines and operating decisions during normal and emergency situations.
Accountable for root-cause analysis, development and implementation of corrective actions.
Responsible for the evaluation and selection of technology and equipment for the system.
Responsible for the development of standards and procedures for design, operation and maintenance.
Assumes the role of the Manager as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required
Minimum of eight (8) to ten (10) years in the technical, operational, or engineering aspects of the electrical utility industry
Supervisory experience preferred
Knowledge of utility power systems is preferred
Ability to independently develop, present and execute new projects through collaborations with other departments
Familiarity with power-related software is preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program
Check out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Engineering DesignRoot-Cause AnalysisCorrective Action ImplementationLife Cycle PlanningSystem Performance Monitoring

Soft Skills

CoachingCollaborationProject PresentationTeamwork