Senior Grid Interconnection Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Conduct planning and analysis for transmission systems, encompassing load flow, stability, short circuit, and electromagnetic transient studies.

• Assist in utility planning and advisory projects for ISO/RTOs and electric utilities.

• Prepare applications for new generator interconnections.

• Create conceptual single line diagrams.

• Ensure compliance with reactive power requirements.

• Develop models for steady-state, dynamic, and short circuit analyses related to interconnection applications.

• Review ISO feasibility studies and system impact assessments.

• Offer guidance to ISO Interconnection Customers.

• Lead teams in resolving engineering challenges by leveraging data, automation, and AI.

• Manage automation and process improvement initiatives, which include calculation automation, summarization of technical documents, and generation of design documentation.

• Provide direction on the appropriate use of AI or agentic AI tools while ensuring that results are validated.

• Supervise engineers involved in programming or scripting to automate engineering tasks and evaluate automated outputs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

• Relevant industry experience may be accepted as a substitute for an advanced degree.

• At least 5 years of pertinent power systems engineering experience in a utility or consulting environment.

• Proficiency in load flow and contingency analysis to identify thermal and voltage constraints in transmission and assess transfer capability limits.

• Experience with transmission planning software for load flow modeling, contingency analysis, and stability analysis using tools like PSS/E, PSLF, or TARA.

• No sponsorship for U.S. work authorization is available.

• Experience in stability analysis, electromagnetic transient analysis with PSCAD, short circuit analysis using CAPE or ASPEN, and familiarity with PJM, MISO, NYISO, ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, ISO-NE, along with programming skills in Python, JavaScript, or other scripting languages is valued but not mandatory.

• A willingness or capacity to lead others in utilizing automation and AI tools within engineering workflows.

• Additional education in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related disciplines is appreciated but not essential.

• Supervision of engineers programming or scripting using Python, MATLAB, or advanced Excel is valued but not required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision health plans.

• Life & Accident Insurance.

• Disability Coverage.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Back-Up Daycare.

• FSA & HSA.

• 401(k).

• Pre-Tax Commuter Account.

• Merit Scholarship Program.

• Employee Discount Program.

• Corporate Charitable Giving Program.

• Tuition Assistance.

• First Professional Licensure Bonus.

• Employee Referral Bonus.

• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST).

• Paid Vacation.

• Paid Holidays.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• Paid Bereavement Leave.

• Flexible Work Arrangements.

• Eligibility for a yearly discretionary bonus for qualifying positions.