Senior Director, Transmission Planning

The Senior Director, Transmission Planning provides oversight and strategic direction for Transmission Planning activities and will lead, coach, and develop a team of Transmission Planning Engineers that conduct detailed technical modeling and analysis of AMP’s transmission system.

Responsibilities

• Oversees staff to align Transmission Planning with AMP Transmission, LLC (AMPT) goals and objectives.
• Directs and oversees the transmission planning and project development for AMPT projects. Works closely with the Sr. Director, Transmission Member Services in the scoping of AMPT Projects to support AMP’s Members
• Develops and oversees solutions to mitigate reliability issues based on AMPT Transmission Planning Criteria as well as PJM, MISO, and adjacent Transmission Owners (TO) Planning Criteria.
• Works closely with the Sr. Director, Transmission Member Services to identify, develop, and oversee AMPT transmission opportunities for the purchase of existing and/or planning for future transmission facilities. Assists with asset valuations, presenting opportunities to AMP Members, creating conceptual plans and coordinating purchase/planning activities with AMP Members, AMPT personnel, and consultants.
• Oversees, develops, and maintains AMPT planning information including TO transmission project costs, maps, AMPT facility data, and AMP member transmission facilities.
• Coordinates with AMPT Engineering and Operations and AMP Members to develop scope of work for engineering and construction. Participate in project field/site walkdowns, attend meetings/conference calls as needed. Build and maintain excellent relationships with AMP Members, RTO staff, stakeholder representatives, and individual TO representatives.
• Ensures all work activities are performed in accordance with the policies, practices, standards, and rules of the company and complies with the regulations and procedures required by external agencies.
• Oversees the work of consultants as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in Electric Utility Engineering including Transmission Planning, Transmission Operations, Transmission Relay Engineering, and/or Substation engineering is required. Minimum of 5 years of management experience.
• Must have a four-year ABET accredited Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or other applicable engineering discipline.
• Licenses & Certifications: Professional Engineer (PE) certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in RTO regional and local transmission planning processes. Knowledge of NERC and individual transmission owner planning criteria and guidelines.
• Minimum ten years of experience with commercially available power system software such as PSSE, TARA, ASPEN, and CAPE. Must demonstrate a high degree of expertise in conducting power flow, short-circuit and dynamic studies.
• Working knowledge of applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Reliability Standards and Regional Reliability Organization (RRO) Reliability Standards.
• Must possess excellent communication, presentation, diplomacy, active listening, and facilitation skills to effectively work in small or large group forums ranging from technical to non-technical audiences at all levels of the corporate hierarchy.
• Must be willing to travel as needed.

Benefits

The position is located at the AMP Headquarters building in Columbus, Ohio, but remote candidates may be considered. Preference will be given to candidates who currently live in the Columbus area or are willing to relocate. This job is eligible for a hybrid work schedule (3 days in office and 2 days working from home).