Electric Transmission Planning Lead

• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line:
  Energy
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  US - Chicago, IL - 130 East Randolph
• Compensation: USD 125,000 - USD 165,000 - yearly

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AECOM is seeking an experienced Electric Transmission Planning Lead to strengthen and expand our transmission planning, grid modernization, and power system analysis capabilities across North America.

This individual will serve as a senior technical leader and seller-doer, supporting a diverse portfolio of clients including electric utilities, independent system operators (ISOs/RTOs), transmission owners, renewable energy developers, data center providers, industrial and commercial energy users, government agencies, and other infrastructure stakeholders. The role will involve identifying and pursuing strategic growth opportunities, developing innovative technical solutions, and leading complex transmission planning, interconnection, reliability, and energy transition studies.

The successful candidate will combine deep expertise in transmission system planning and power system analysis with strong client engagement, business development, and project leadership capabilities. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to clients navigating grid expansion, renewable energy integration, electrification, reliability, resilience, and decarbonization challenges while providing technical direction, quality oversight, and mentorship across multidisciplinary project teams.

In addition to leading technical studies, this role will help shape AECOM's strategic growth in the rapidly evolving energy sector, supporting pursuits, developing client relationships, and collaborating across engineering, advisory, environmental, digital, and program management disciplines to deliver integrated solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of transmission planning, interconnection processes, energy policy and regulatory drivers, emerging technologies, and the long-term challenges associated with modernizing and expanding North America's electric grid.

The job responsibilities for the position will include but are not limited to:

• Lead transmission planning, system reliability, grid expansion, and interconnection engagements.
• Provide technical direction for steady-state power flow, contingency, dynamic stability, short-circuit, and related transmission studies.
• Lead long-range transmission expansion and scenario planning associated with load growth, electrification, renewable generation, energy storage, generation retirements, and emerging large loads.
• Direct generator, storage, and large-load interconnection studies and transmission service assessments.
• Develop study methodologies, assumptions, planning criteria, and technical approaches.
• Review and provide QA/QC of models, analyses, technical reports, and recommendations.
• Identify transmission constraints and guide development and evaluation of mitigation alternatives.
• Serve as senior technical advisor for complex transmission planning issues.
• Maintain working knowledge of emerging areas such as inverter-based resources, grid-forming technologies, HVDC, advanced transmission technologies, and probabilistic planning.
• Develop and maintain relationships with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, developers, and other energy-sector clients.
• Identify and shape opportunities in transmission planning, interconnection, reliability, grid expansion, and renewable integration.
• Serve as technical lead for proposals, pursuits, interviews, and client presentations.
• Develop technical…