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. This is a Technical position within the Power Delivery unit of Arcadis. The position consists in the coordination/development of 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 primarily, but also globally. The incumbent will also work closely with other Power Delivery departments, including the Substation Engineering, Transmission Engineering, Protection & Control Engineering, the Renewables teams, as well as with other Arcadis divisions on related system studies and power sector master plans.

Responsibilities

• Support, develop, and deliver various complex power system study & 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
• Delivery of accurate and thorough planning, studies, system design, report summary and other client system study deliverables that will meet industry standards and specifications and meet 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
  • Must be proficient 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
  • Must be familiar and experienced 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

Schedule

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