Transmission Planning Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Champions a corporate culture emphasizing transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, sense of belonging, customer service, and operational excellence.
• Performs both Long and Short Range studies of the transmission system to identify deficiencies and recommend feasible alternative solutions to meet NERC compliance requirements.
• Performs sensitivity studies of these alternatives to justify capital transmission projects to meet Cleco Power’s transmission strategy.
• Coordinates data with neighboring transmission companies and MISO for development of annual powerflow models.
• Accurately models operational conditions for next day assessments and assists in the outage coordination process.
• Serves as a technical resource for studies performed for external departments.
• Utilizes engineering standards, procedures, and processes, providing recommendations for process improvements, as necessary.
• Assists entry-level staff within assigned project teams, leveraging technical experience to help onboard them and support project milestones.
• Provides communication to their manager to provide status updates on project activities and identify risks in delivery or resourcing needs.
• Fully understands the Cleco Transmission Network to anticipate issues with studies based on previous work.

Qualifications

• Required Education, Skills & Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited curriculum
• FE/PE preferred
• 5-7+ years of related experience
• Good interpersonal skills along with strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent math skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to recognize process improvement opportunities and make improvements
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
• Proficient at functioning effectively within a team environment, presenting ideas and opinions in a respectful and collegial manner
• Progression to this level is strictly restricted based on critical individual capabilities and business requirements; must be supported by market survey data.

Key Competencies

• Behavioral: Building Organizational Talent, Building Partnerships, Leading Teams, Business Acumen, Communication, Courage, Building Self-Insight, Building Talent, Driving for Results, Energizing the Organization, Driving Execution, Building Trusting Relationships, Driving Innovation, Planning and Organizing, Safety, Establishing Strategic Direction
• Techincal: Analytical skills, Computer skills, Engineering Technology, Equipment utilization, Multi Project Management, Project and Program Risk Management, Strategic Planning and Analysis, Transmission operations risk management