Senior Power System Planning & Study Engineer

About the role

Arcadis is currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Power System Planning & Study Engineer to join the Power Delivery team in the USA. 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, focused on coordinating/developing the Power System Planning & Study team and/or performing HVAC and/or HVDC planning/feasibility studies, interconnection studies, transient studies, and system analysis investigations for clients in North America and globally. The position involves close collaboration with other Power Delivery & Renewables departments, including Substation Engineering, Transmission Engineering, Protection & Control Engineering, and Renewables teams, as well as 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 for 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, and reliability analysis.
• Perform planning/system performance studies and transient studies for compliance with prevailing standards, criteria, and good engineering practice.
• Deliver accurate and thorough planning, studies, system design, report summaries, and other client system study deliverables that meet industry standards, specifications, and good engineering practice with excellent constructability.
• Responsible for QA on client reports and deliverables.
• Maintain close coordination and assist other relevant Arcadis Business Units and Practices for cross-selling and cross-staffing opportunities.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, and proposals.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of direct experience in power system study analysis and planning.
• Proficiency with PSS®E, PSCAD, and PSS/E software packages, 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 (e.g., MISO, PJM, NE-ISO, NY-ISO, CAISO, ERCOT, SSP, AESO, IESO) policies, guidelines, regulations, rules, model analysis, requirements, and criteria as applicable to grid interconnection, performance, and planning, especially related to bulk power systems.
• Preferred: PE License.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401K with company match.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Basic life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Reward & recognition program.
• Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
• Nine paid holidays and 20 days of paid time off (PTO) that accrue per year.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $101,376 – $182,477. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, including experience, education, budget, internal equity, project, and location.

Schedule

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