Senior Power System Planning & Study Engineer
About the role
Arcadis is currently seeking a highly motivated Sr. Power System Planning & Study Engineer to join the Power Delivery team in 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 of Arcadis, consisting in the coordination/development of the Power System Planning & Study team, and 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 & Renewables department, including the Substation Engineering, Transmission Engineering, Protection & Control Engineering, and 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
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's degree preferred)
- Minimum 8 years of direct experience with experience in power system study analysis and planning
- Must be proficient with the PSS®E, PSCAD and 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, model analysis, requirements and criteria as applicable to grid interconnection, performance and planning, especially related to bulk power systems
- PE License preferred
- Strong team player mindset and excellent communication skills
- Ability to travel up to 25% to client sites and customer meetings, both within North America and potentially internationally
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401K retirement plan
- Short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), AD&D, and life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Reward & recognition program
- Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement
- Nine paid holidays and 20 days 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, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.