Power System Planning & Study Engineer

About the role

Arcadis is currently seeking a highly motivated Power System Planning & Study Engineer to join our Power Delivery team. Arcadis’ Power Delivery group partners with clients to provide comprehensive plans that incorporate all aspects of their projects. The position involves coordinating/developing the Power System Planning & Study team and/or performing HVAC and/or HVDC planning/feasibility studies, interconnection studies, transient studies, and systems analysis investigations for clients in North America and globally. The incumbent will collaborate with other Power Delivery departments, including Substation Engineering, Transmission Engineering, Protection & Control Engineering, Renewables teams, and other Arcadis divisions on related system studies and power sector master plans.

Responsibilities

• Support, develop, and deliver various complex power system study and planning projects within regulated, non-regulated, developer, or other industrial clients
• Perform and review power systems analysis activities including load-flow, short-circuit, transient stability, electromagnetic transient, small-signal stability analysis, system impact study, reliability analysis, etc.
• Perform planning/system performance studies and transient studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria and good engineering practice
• Deliver accurate and thorough planning, studies, system design, report summary, and other client system study deliverables that meet industry standards and specifications and good engineering practice with excellent constructability
• Responsible for QA on client reports and deliverables
• Maintain close coordination and help other relevant Arcadis Business Units and Practices for cross selling and cross staffing opportunities
• Develop project scopes, budgets, and proposals

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Master’s degree preferred
  • Minimum 5 years of direct experience within power system study analysis and planning
  • Proficiency with the PSS®E software package, including load-flow, short-circuit, and transient stability analysis
  • Experience with alternative planning software applications, including TARA, PSLF, DigSILENT, or DSA Tools, is highly desirable
  • Familiarity and experience with key North American Market Operators (i.e., MISO, PJM, NE-ISO, NY-ISO, CAISO, ERCOT, SSP, AESO, IESO) policies, guidelines, regulations, rules, requirements, and criteria as applicable to grid interconnection, performance, and planning, especially related to bulk power systems
• Preferred Qualifications
  • PE license

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K with employer match
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Reward and recognition program
• Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement
• Nine paid holidays and 15 days of PTO that accrue per year

Pay

The salary range for this position is $75,240 – $144,210. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.

Schedule

This position may involve travel of up to 25% to client sites and customer meetings, both within North America and potentially internationally.