Engineer I, Engineer II, Engineer III Grid Planning

What You Will Do

• Safety, Risk & Compliance
• Foundational: Learns and follows safety standards; develops awareness of risk and regulatory requirements.
• Intermediate: Identifies and mitigates unsafe conditions, applies risk methodologies, and interprets regulations to address system issues.
• Advanced: Leads safety and compliance efforts, proactively mitigates complex risks, and influences standards and practices.
• Customer Focus & Problem Solving
• Foundational: Learns customer needs and supports identification of basic issues and solutions.
• Intermediate: Proactively identifies and resolves moderately complex problems aligned to customer needs.
• Advanced: Anticipates needs and leads resolution of complex system and operational challenges.
• Communication, Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Foundational: Builds relationships and develops communication skills with support.
• Intermediate: Communicates technical concepts clearly, facilitates discussions, and collaborates across teams.
• Advanced: Leads stakeholder engagement, influences decisions, and drives alignment across functions.
• Technical Application, Standards & Continuous Improvement
• Foundational: Applies engineering standards and processes to solve routine problems with guidance.
• Intermediate: Applies standards independently and recommends process improvements.
• Advanced: Leads technical direction, shapes standards, and drives continuous improvement initiatives.
• Planning, Financial & Work Management
• Foundational: Learns budgeting, planning, and basic financial concepts (capital vs. O&M).
• Intermediate: Supports budgeting and multi-year planning; develops moderately complex scopes of work with cost, sequencing, and prioritization.
• Advanced: Leads planning and budgeting efforts, manages complex scopes, and guides investment decisions.
• Systems Analysis, Modeling & Technical Studies
• Foundational: Learns system modeling tools and performs basic analyses with support.
• Intermediate: Builds moderately complex models and supports technical studies, including interconnection and power quality.
• Advanced: Leads complex system analysis, modeling, and technical decision-making.
• Agreements, Projects & Organizational Contribution
• Foundational: Develops understanding of agreements, project processes, and team roles.
• Intermediate: Supports development of agreements, contributes to cross-functional work, and executes moderately complex projects.
• Advanced: Leads agreement development, cross-functional initiatives, and delivers strategic outcomes aligned to organizational goals.

Requirements

• Engineer III Grid Planning: Bachelor's Degree Engineering program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission Required 5 years of related experience.
• Engineer II Grid Planning: Bachelor's Degree Engineering program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission Required 2 years of related experience.
• Engineer I Grid Planning: Bachelor's Degree Engineering program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission Required 1 year of related experience.
• Preferred Experience:
• Project management experience, along with ability to deal with subcontractors and cross-functional teams; may have expertise in a particular area of the discipline.
• Previous technical and/or professional experience.
• An internship or co-op in engineering.

Key Skills

• Cost Optimization
• Data Analysis
• Feasibility Studies
• Grid Interconnection Studies
• Power Engineering
• Power Flow Analysis and Modeling
• Power Systems Performance Monitoring
• Power Systems Planning
• Short Circuit Simulation and Analysis
• Standards Compliance
• Transient Analysis

Pay Range

This position is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.