Transmission Planning Engineer

About the role

LS Power is seeking a transmission planning engineer to conduct power system studies, participate in the development of long-term transmission plans, and perform a range of reliability and compliance assessments and reporting to support new project development and existing utility operations across the United States.

Responsibilities

• Perform power system modeling and simulations including electrical load flow, short circuit, transient stability and electromagnetic transient studies as needed.
• Perform power system economic modeling including production cost simulation studies.
• Identify transmission system needs/opportunities and provide solutions for reliability and economic enhancements to the transmission system to further company’s transmission development initiatives utilizing transmission reliability and production cost modeling software.
• Cook up, review, and interpret interconnection and transmission studies (short circuit, transient stability, and load flow) performed by utilities and outside consultants.
• Support transmission asset operations and regulatory compliance related activities.
• Support interconnection process and related activities for the resources proposing to interconnect to the company transmission system within the various ISO/RTO regions.
• Provide technical support for project development and acquisition activities in the evaluation of transmission system issues within the various NERC regions.
• Represent company’s interests on appropriate regional and national policy making committees, work groups, or task forces.
• Keep abreast of FERC regulations regarding transmission policies, Open Access Transmission Tariffs, and the evolution of ISO and RTO transmission and interconnection strategies.

Qualifications

• Have Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with solid understanding of the fundamentals of power system analysis.
• Can effectively manage multiple assignments under time constraints.
• Have excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess strong problem-solving and teamwork skills developed during your studies or extracurricular activities.
• Have a proactive attitude and willingness to tackle challenges head-on.
• Idealists also have an Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering with power system concentration.
• Familiarity with PSSE, TARA, PowerWorld, and/or GE PSLF through coursework, projects, or internships is a plus.