Senior Transmission System Planning Consultant
Full Time Remote Role
North America only - Does not offer sponsorship
The Transmission System Planning Consultant will assist with a range of studies and other consulting services to support power delivery utilities to make assessments backed by industry and engineering analysis. The Transmission System Planning Consultant will perform transmission planning studies consisting of transient stability, power flow, transfer capability, reliability, short-circuit, economic dispatch, and electromagnetic associated with congestion management scenarios.
- Engage with various entities in the industry, including independent transmission providers, municipal electric utilities, electric cooperatives, and investor-owned electric utilities.
- Prime contributor to the execution of technical studies.
- Work with project managers to direct the technical execution of projects.
- Directly engage with clients to determine study goals, create project methodologies, and manage a team of consultants/engineers to meet the study objectives, providing our clients with practical and viable deliverables.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in an engineering field or related degree from an accredited program.
- Minimum 5-7 years, or Master's in Engineering with 2 years, of related experience associated with electric utility operations, planning, or consulting, or a PhD in Engineering with 1 year of related experience
- Consulting experience
- Understanding of transmission system planning processes and electric transmission systems
- Familiarity with power system planning and operations; transient stability, short circuit, and voltage analysis; NERC, FERC, and regional requirements, policies, and procedures; production costing; risk assessment techniques; TPL compliance; generator interconnection; and harmonics analysis.
- Software: Strong competency in industry software including PSS/E. Additional competency in TARA, Aspen, EasyPower, PSLF, EMTP/ATP, PSCAD, and PROMOD a plus.
- Knowledge of NERC and FERC standards
- Knowledge of power regions of the country and independent system operators such as: MISO, ERCOT, PJM, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, NYISO, NEISO
