Project Planner

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Requisition Number: PROJE
002684

Job Title: Project Planner

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Indiana
720 City Center Drive
Carmel, IN 46032, USA

As a Project Planner, you’ll play a key role supporting our Generation Interconnection team. Your primary responsibility is to assist with the management of interconnection projects and regional study cycles to ensure compliance with MISO’s Generator Interconnection Procedures, helping safeguard the reliability of the transmission system as new generating resources seek to connect.

Working alongside a highly skilled team, you will oversee queue activity, support the intake and processing of new interconnection requests, provide project management support to engineering staff, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on project related processes and inquiries.

In this role, you provide project management support for resource interconnection projects and manage out-of-cycle requests for Surplus, Replacement, and Material Modification projects. You identify opportunities for process improvement, contribute to enhancements that streamline project execution, strengthen compliance, and improve stakeholder experience. You also maintain and oversee compliance documentation to ensure Tariff obligations are met.

• Confidently respond to inquiries and facilitate impromptu discussions regarding MISO’s generator interconnection procedures.
• Independently manage the day-to-day activities associated with study projects.
• Proactively identify, recommend, and help implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and reduce risk.
• Maintain thorough, well-organized documentation demonstrating adherence to Tariff and compliance requirements.

Relevant professional experience, particularly in roles involving project coordination, process improvement, or operational support.

• Demonstrated experience driving or supporting process improvements in a collaborative, stakeholder-focused environment.
• Experience with PSSE or TARA.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: project management, transmission design, generation planning, transmission planning, transmission operations, transmission maintenance, transmission construction, contract management, or state/federal regulatory processes.

Bachelor’s or better in Engineering or related field.

Bachelor’s or better in Management or related field.

Preferred:
Master’s or better.

The base salary compensation range for this role is $84, USD annually. Position is also eligible for an annual bonus if individual performance and company objectives are met.

MISO offers a comprehensive benefits package available on the first day of employment, including 401k, vacation, sick and safe time.

Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.