Senior Principal Engineer- Transmission Planning

About the role

Support our Resource Integration Advisory group as a Senior Principal 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

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 15+ years of Electrical Engineering experience in the power industry.
• Professional Engineering License is highly desirable.
• MS or PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Electrical Power Systems is strongly 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 WECC.
• Extensive experience with power system studies.
• Experience with resource interconnection studies in WECC.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life Insurance and Short- and 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 or organizational needs.