Senior Consultant - Transmission Planning

About the Role

Support our Resource Integration Advisory group as a Senior Consultant - Transmission Planning with a primary focus on performing interconnection feasibility studies for new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform interconnection feasibility studies for new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects.
• Optimize the size and location of new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects.
• Prepare interconnection applications for new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects, including development of power flow, dynamic, and short circuit study models.
• Guide generation, storage, demand, and transmission interconnection applications through the full interconnection study process.
• Interface with the host transmission operator throughout the interconnection study process and review and scrutinize their interconnection study reports.
• Perform general power system studies.

Requirements

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Electrical Power Systems.
• 5 years of grid planning experience, with 3 years in North America.
• 2 years of consulting experience.
• MS Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Electrical Power Systems is preferred.

Skills

• Intimate knowledge of the PSSE and/or PSLF power systems analysis tools and their associated models and utilities.
• Knowledge of transmission systems in Eastern Interconnection, ERCOT, and/or WECC.
• Extensive experience with power system studies.
• Experience with resource interconnection studies in Eastern Interconnection, ERCOT, or WECC.
• Experience with generation delivery assessment in RTO service territories, particularly CAISO, using TARA (highly valued).
• Familiarity with EMT modeling using PSCAD for protection, control interaction, or IBR-focused studies (strongly preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life Insurance and Short/Long-Term Disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Parental Leave.
• Paid time off and Holidays.

Pay

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the provided range based on relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business needs.