Transmission System Planning Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Conduct transmission planning studies encompassing transient stability, power flow, transfer capability, reliability, short-circuit, economic dispatch, and electromagnetic analyses.

• Collaborate closely with clients to establish study objectives, devise project methodologies, and outline deliverables.

• Oversee project execution, including analysis and engineering, develop staffing plans, manage deliverables, ensure quality control, and maintain schedules.

• Guide consultants and engineers to achieve study goals and produce practical, actionable results.

• Create study reports that document assumptions, methodologies, and conclusions.

• Work in partnership with project managers to oversee the technical execution of projects.

• Manage and facilitate on-the-job training for less experienced team members.

• Assist project managers in business development efforts.

• Handle multiple projects simultaneously and identify critical path items to ensure timely delivery of results.

• Assess, select, adapt, and refine engineering techniques for transmission system planning.

• Mentor, instruct, and train engineers and analysts on renewable generation studies and design initiatives.

• Provide engineering analysis and evaluations for power delivery utilities.

• Collaborate with independent transmission providers, municipal electric utilities, electric cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline or a related degree from an accredited institution.

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in electric utility operations, planning, or consulting.

• Knowledge of transmission system planning procedures and electric transmission systems.

• Familiarity with power system planning and operations; transient stability, short-circuit, and voltage analysis; NERC, FERC, and regional standards, policies, and procedures; production costing; risk assessment techniques; transmission planning (TPL) compliance; generator interconnection; and harmonics analysis.

• Strong proficiency in industry software, including PSS/E.

• Developed expertise to independently conduct a transmission system planning study.

• Experience in preparing study reports that document study assumptions and conclusions.

• Knowledge of NERC and FERC standards.

• Awareness of power regions and ISOs such as MISO, ERCOT, PJM, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, NYISO, and ISO-NE.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

• Applicants must possess authorization to work for any employer in the US or Canada.

• No employment visa or Labour Market Impact Assessment sponsorship is available.

• Preferred: Master’s degree in engineering with two years of relevant experience, or Ph.D. in engineering with one year of relevant experience.

• Preferred: Competency in TARA, Aspen, EasyPower, PSLF, EMTP/ATP, PSCAD, or PROMOD.

• Preferred: Experience with generator interconnection and harmonics analysis.

• Preferred: Experience with production costing and risk assessment techniques.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Company-paid life insurance.

• Company-paid long- and short-term disability insurance.

• Medical and dependent-care flexible spending plans.

• Paid parental leave.

• Flexible time off (FTO) policy.

• 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match.

• 100% remote work.

• Opportunity to enhance skills and contribute to meaningful projects.