Principal Transmission Planning Consultant
Role Description
A Transmission Planning Principal Consultant is responsible for performing a variety of engineering tasks independently. A Principal Consultant independently makes decisions on engineering problems and methods and represents the organization to resolve important questions. A Principal Consultant leads team members with minimal management direction for projects and groups of projects. A Principal Consultant is a key technical resource, and their diverse experience is a selling point to clients.
What You’ll Do
- Maintains deep expertise in transmission planning and advanced analytical methods
- Learns complex calculations, modeling, workflows, and QA/QC for major projects
- Guides process improvements and helps develop new standards and procedures
- Communicates technical concepts clearly to leaders, clients, and stakeholders
- Manages large cross-functional projects, identifies risks, and drives mitigations
- Serves as primary client contact and ensures compliance with industry standards
- Mentors engineers and technicians; develops documentation for knowledge transfer
- Supports major proposals and contributes to industry committees and presentations
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited university required
- 15 years of related experience (may be reduced to 12 years for well qualified individuals with a Professional Engineering (PE) License, or P.Eng License)
- Knowledge of multiple engineering analysis software packages such as PSSE, PSLF, PSCAD, ASPEN, ETAP, TARA
Not Quite Right for You?
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About the Company
ENTRUST Solutions Group, an ENR Top 100 company, is a community of people, 3,000+ strong, who are committed to our clients and each other. We provide comprehensive and dependable engineering, consulting, and automation services to gas and electric utilities, telecommunication service providers, pipeline operators, and industrial companies.
Company Culture & Benefits
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Equal Employment Opportunity
ENTRUST Solutions Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.