Sr. Engineer II, Sr. Engineer, or Engineer II - Transmission Services

About the role

The Engineer – Transmission Services is responsible for leading the modeling of the SPP electrical transmission system, engineering analyses supporting Transmission Services, and coordination of any special studies for Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Additionally, the Engineer provides "dotted line" coordination of activities with various departments of SPP organization, vendors and consultants. This position requires extensive contact and work with employees at all levels of the organization, as well as with SPP members and customers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain expertise and proficiency with the SPP power system analysis tools, software, and processes
• Develop, maintain, and improve engineering processes and procedures
• Oversite of the technical aspects of the planning processes, including the development and analysis of transmission plans for all applicable planning processes under evaluation
• Detail understanding of specific governing documents and processes will be required
• Responsible for ensuring that the planning process are meeting the governing language as written, including consideration on how these requirements impact the process as a whole
• Actively support and participate in SPP Stakeholder Process
• Develop positive stakeholder technical, supervisory, leadership and/or management level relationships as necessary to accomplish SPP objectives and assigned directives
• Provide technical support to customer relationships to collect data and share results. In these cases, facilitate stakeholder feedback discussions to reach a positive customer consensus and satisfaction, to the fullest extent possible
• Exercise advanced decision-making skills for technical studies and services to adapt between standard and non-standard techniques
• Mentor and lead technical support in a teamwork environment, including onboarding and training of new and/or less experienced Transmission Services staff
• Develop project management skills by taking responsibility for the completion of any assigned independent projects
• Provide key technical support in a team environment as a Subject Matter Expert
• Mentor and train SPP staff in technical areas such as powerflow and Transmission Services concepts
• Facilitate and lead the development of Transmission Services’ reports, procedures, governing language, and presentations
• Responsible for the technical content that is contained in the reports
• Independently handle several SPP technical processes, studies or tasks with limited scope and minimum supervision
• Embrace and promote the SPP Culture, Mission, and Core Values in attitude toward stakeholder relationships, current work assignments as well as long-term goals and strategic initiative of the organization
• Understand and comply with SPP Policies and Procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Engineering, this degree should: Be from a university that meets the requirements to sit for the Professional Engineering exam (in Arkansas, that is most typically a degree from an ABET accredited university or a graduate degree from a college that has an ABET accreditation).
• Preferred degree programs are Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
• Senior Engineer II – Transmission Services: 9 years of relevant Engineering experience; Professional Engineer license or advanced degree in related field of study may satisfy one (1) year of experience requirement. Two (2) years of experience may satisfy both a Professional Engineer license and advanced degree in related field.
• Senior Engineer - Transmission Services: 5 years of relevant Engineering experience, Professional Engineer License may satisfy one year of experience requirement.
• Engineer II – Transmission Services: 2 years of relevant engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications

• In addition to required undergraduate degree in Engineering, an advanced degree in economics, math, or other related industry.
• Experience in utility industry
• Proficient with most SPP power systems analysis tools with a solid command of several SPP tools and processes
• Sound understanding of the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff, NAESB, FERC & NERC governing documents, SPP By-Laws, SPP Criteria, and the SPP Committee structure.

Other Requirements

• Competency with the administrative and communication tools for word processing, spreadsheet development and time keeping, as a minimum
• Strong knowledge of several power systems analysis tools applicable to power system steady state, dynamic, short circuit, or database management systems
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills along with good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent working skills with communication and data handling software such as Microsoft Office© Word, Excel, Access
• Understanding and complying with compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures