Grid Electrification Manager

**Requisition ID**:92875

**Job Category**:Energy

**Location**:Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 65 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

Our energy expertise in the oil and gas sector comprises the entire value chain - upstream, midstream, and downstream; and in the power sector includes thermal, nuclear, waterpower, renewable, hybrid, transmission and distribution, and grid modernization. Join our vision of a low-carbon world and help make positive change

Are you ready for your next challenge? Hatch continues to expand its Smart Grid team advising utilities on the impacts of grid modernization, digital utility solutions, electrification, advanced grid operations, microgrids, and distribution system design. The increased electrification of transportation and heating solutions is creating uncertainty in utility planning and will require changes to system design, capital planning, protection & control, monitoring, and solutions to overcome other operational challenges. Concurrently, fleet, municipal, transit, and rail vehicles are also electrifying requiring additional planning & design, creative solutions to manage feeder and grid-level demand, and likely new business models. Incorporating DERs such as solar and battery storage are becoming linked to large scale electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Technological advancements (e.g. Vehicle-to-building/grid, smart invertors, new batteries, utility control of smart chargers, and communication system advancements) will play a critical role in supporting grid reliability as electrification increases. Hatch’s Grid Electrification team focuses on helping clients resolve all these challenges supporting utilities and large fleet owners with gap assessments, multi-year roadmaps, business case developments for specific initiatives, specification & requirements creation, technology evaluations, and entire program and advanced technology execution, including engineering design and project management. The team works alongside, and draws expertise from, the Grid Modernization, Advanced Grid Operations, Digital Utility Services, Hybrid Power, and T&D Design teams.

**Team Leadership Responsibilities include**:

- Manage, mentor, and lead a team of growing junior, intermediate, and senior engineers focused on the grid supply, monitoring, management, and potential control of electrified transportation and heating growth
- Develop and manage a growth strategy and action-oriented plan to expand existing, and develop new, opportunity pipelines within the Grid Electrification and broader Smart Grid sector
- Provide support and constructive feedback to team members on both an ongoing basis and more formally during performance reviews
- Lead or actively participate in the recruitment of additional team members, as required
- Manage workload and stay in regular communication with team members, who may be based at various Hatch offices across the North American region
- Work with the Smart Grid team lead, allocating resources to ensure project commitments are met, and team chargeability targets are achieved
- Promote Hatch’s mission, vision, and values within and outside of the company

**Project Delivery Responsibilities may include**:

- Contributing and/or leading grid electrification projects such as those listed above
- Managing project resources, who may be a combination of direct reports of the Grid Electrification Manager and from other teams across Hatch, as required
- Solve challenging problems pertaining to grid modernization plans, specification definition, or project/program implementations
- As project manager, and with the support of other technical leads as applicable, be accountable for project deliverables, while also ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with client expectations
- As project manger, be accountable for project schedule, budget, and client relationship
- Work alongside and support delivery of projects from other Hatch teams including Hatch’s Digital, Advisory, Technology, Urban Solutions, and/or Sustainable Transportation teams
- Coordinate with utilities and other stakeholders to collect information and contribute to technical communications
- Review and recommend rate tariffs, such as TOU or dedicated EV charging rates
- Assess and specify grid reliability and other supply performance metrics

**Business Development Responsibilities may include**:

- Identifying and pursuing clients requiring Grid Electrification