Engineer (Electrical Planning and Design), Electrical Engineering

National Grid is hiring an Engineer for our Transmission Planning department in Albany, NY. Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

About the role

Join our Transmission Planning team and play a key role in shaping the future of New York's electric grid. In this position, you will work with a diverse group of engineering professionals to ensure the transmission system remains safe, reliable, and ready to meet evolving customer and energy demands.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute transmission planning studies to assess system performance, reliability, and future capacity needs across New York.
• Partner with teams across Distribution Planning and Asset Management to deliver integrated grid solutions.
• Identify and recommend transmission system upgrades, reinforcements, and expansion projects that support long-term system reliability and customer growth.
• Analyze power system performance, including thermal loading, voltage performance, stability, and short-circuit requirements.
• Create transmission development and investment plans that optimize the performance, safety, and lifecycle value of transmission assets.
• Evaluate emerging system needs and support strategies that enhance grid resiliency, operational flexibility, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical expertise and planning recommendations to support informed business decisions and successful project implementation.
• Conduct analytical studies for transmission system expansion, interconnection of new generation, and load to the transmission system. These studies should consider power system thermal, voltage, and reactive behavior, and short circuit performance as they relate to system reliability, production costs, economics, and operating flexibility.
• Perform thermal capability (ratings) analysis for transmission lines, power transformers, circuit breakers, switches, and surge arresters.
• Perform all computer modeling (PSS/E, ASPEN, TARA) necessary to conduct power flow and stability studies for Transmission Planning as well as other National Grid engineering functions.
• Document study findings in reports to prepare and defend recommendations in presentations to executives responsible for funding decisions.
• Implement policies and procedures related to Transmission Planning.
• Participate in the NYISO Interconnection Cluster Study process (FERC order 2023) including completion of pre-application reviews, review of study scopes, steady state cases, and short circuit cases, Feasibility Reports, System Impact studies and Facility Studies individually and as a member of a team.
• Present projects and maintain project scope, value models, and forecast information throughout project delivery process to ensure timely project delivery.
• Work in a project team environment interacting with individuals with various technical specialties and industry experience to ensure consistent and thorough analysis in all Transmission Planning studies.
• Resolve technical issues that may arise in different phases of a project.
• Assist the Control Center(s) regarding outage sequences, safe and reliable shutdown of Company transmission facilities as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Civil/Structural, or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited school required.
• Engineer in Training Certificate (EIT) is preferred.
• 2+ years of relevant engineering experience, with specific experience in transmission, distribution, or substation engineering required.
• Experience with techniques in power flow, and short circuit analysis.
• PSS/E, ASPEN and/or PowerGem TARA software experience preferred.
• Proficiency in personal computer office-based software applications such as MSOffice (Word, Excel, and Access).
• Familiarity with transmission planning standards and criteria of NERC, NPCC is preferred.
• Experience within an RTO (such as ISO-NE, NYISO, PJM, CAISO etc.) planning processes preferred.
• Work ethic that includes internal and external customer focus, flexibility, teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Ability to prioritize work and participate as a team member on multiple projects at one time, to work in a fast-paced and competitive environment.
• Knowledge of power systems preferred including protection system operation and reliability philosophy, utility system practices, three-phase power system theory/operation both static and dynamic, short circuit theory/application, motor generation theory/application, reactive compensation theory, substation configuration/construction/maintenance techniques, transmission line configurations/design/maintenance techniques, outage planning, and congestion philosophy and analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid driver's license with a safe driving record required.
• Willingness to travel for meetings, training, and conferences, including potential extended hours for emergencies or system events.

Pay

$97,000 - $114,000 per year