Transmission & Power Markets Engineer

Overview

Do you want to be a part of the clean energy movement? Are you passionate about improving our environment for this generation and those to follow? Are you ready to take on new challenges and collaborate with a future-focused team leading the way into new markets? Nexamp!

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The Transmission & Power Markets Engineer supports Nexamp’s Utility-Scale Solar + Storage Business Development team by leading the analytical work needed to understand transmission and interconnection opportunities, risks, and costs across target ISO/RTOs. This role evaluates transmission constraints, pricing, congestion, and curtailment risk to inform site selection, queue strategy, project sizing, and investment decisions for utility-scale solar and storage projects. It is well-suited to candidates with a power systems background or technical project/program management experience in the power sector who are comfortable owning analytical work streams while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.

We are accepting candidates across our offices of Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Austin, TX, etc. where you will be hybrid. You will report to the Manager, Transmission & Market Analytics.

• Lead transmission and interconnection analysis for utility-scale solar and storage projects across target ISO/RTOs (e.g., MISO, PJM, NYISO, ERCOT, etc.), including assessment of headroom, constraints, congestion, and curtailment risk.
• Plan and execute analytical work streams (including 3rd party studies) for each project including defining scope and assumptions, coordinating timelines with interconnection and development milestones, and tracking study status, risks, and decisions.
• Perform and/or direct power system analyses (e.g., load flow, contingency, transfer capability, hosting capacity) and market analytics, translating results into clear commercial metrics and recommendations (e.g., POI choice, queue vintage, hybrid vs solar-only, storage sizing).
• Manage and coordinate external consultants performing technical and economic evaluations (e.g., PSS/E, TARA/PSLF studies, congestion/capacity market analytics), ensuring high quality deliverables, alignment with Nexamp’s objectives, and effective handoff to internal stakeholders.
• Synthesize complex analysis into decision-ready materials (slides, memos, dashboards) that clearly articulate options, risks, and tradeoffs for Business Development, Finance, and senior leadership.
• Track and communicate market and policy changes (e.g., LRTP/RTEP, queue reforms, cost allocation, major network upgrades) and maintain trackers of key network projects and neighboring generators that affect project headroom, congestion, and strategy.
• Support interconnection and commercial strategy by contributing to cluster applications, reapplications, material modification decisions, and transaction diligence, and by providing ad hoc analytics to greenfield development, M&A, regulatory, and finance teams as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a closely related engineering/quantitative field (e.g., power systems, energy systems, physics with environmental science focus) with strong exposure to power systems or electricity markets.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in power systems, transmission planning, interconnection, market analytics, or technical project/program management in the power sector (utility, ISO/RTO, IPP, or consulting).
• Solid understanding of the electric transmission system, including concepts such as thermal limits, voltage performance, contingency analysis, transfer capability, and congestion.
• Experience working with Microsoft…