Transmission Planning Consultant (Houston)

About the Role

Perform a broad range of studies and other consulting services such as transmission planning and operational studies consisting of power flow, transient stability, transfer capability, short-circuit, voltage analysis, harmonics analysis, electromagnetic, reliability, and economic dispatch associated with congestion management scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate regulatory conditions and risks by applying NERC, FERC, and Regional requirements, policies and procedures, production costing, risk assessment techniques, TPL compliance, and generator interconnection principles.
• Independently execute transmission system planning studies using industry software such as PSS/E, PSLF, EMTP/ATP, PSCAD, SKM, ETAP, and Promod.
• Perform independent evaluation, selection, adaptation, and modification of standard engineering techniques for electric transmission system planning procedures and criteria.
• Conduct data analysis and interpretation of engineering, financial, and economic conditions and results, and subsequent technical business implications to client projects.
• Analyze life-cycle costs by developing and incorporating technical assumptions regarding capital costs, operation and maintenance costs, performance estimates, and economic assumptions and forecasts.
• Conduct technical and business-related risk assessments that evaluate impacts associated with rules implemented by regulatory agencies.
• Develop and conduct detailed financial analysis using a variety of computer-based software.
• Develop technical reports and presentations summarizing results of analysis.
• Develop client presentations, engineering reviews, financial analysis, and contract administration for the design/planning of utility systems.
• Assist project managers in business development activities including proposal development and client relationships.
• Support business lines as required by clients.

Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, or a directly related field from an ABET accredited program plus three (3) years of experience in power system planning and operations. Alternatively, the employer will also accept a master's degree in engineering, or a directly related field plus two (2) years of experience in power system planning and operations in lieu of bachelor's degree plus three (3) years of described experience.

Required Experience

• Two (2) years of experience in power system analysis, protection and control, electrical design, or system planning processes.
• Evaluating system performance, developing solutions, or upgrading electrical facilities.
• Standard engineering, construction, operation techniques, principles, or procedures associated with electrical facilities.
• Either consulting or electric utilities experience.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Travel & Telecommuting

• Up to 15% domestic travel required to client locations for meetings and presentations.
• Telecommuting allowed up to 30 days per year.