Electric Resource Planning Engineer

Position Summary

This role provides advanced technical, analytical, and advisory support for our Resource Planning activities. The primary focus of this position is developing, maintaining, and running production cost, capacity expansion, and portfolio optimization models using PLEXOS. You will play a critical role in supporting executive-level decision-making, regulatory filings, and long-term resource adequacy assessments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead PLEXOS modeling efforts, including database management, model configuration, validation, and interpreting results for capacity expansion and production cost scenarios.
• Conduct specialized studies such as effective load carrying capacity (ELCC) analysis and reserve margin assessments.
• Maintain and evaluate comprehensive databases for existing unit costs (i.e. capital and O&M), operating characteristics, outage schedules, and fuel transportation requirements.
• Evaluate diverse resource alternatives (conventional, nuclear/SMR, solar, battery storage, and emerging technologies) based on reliability, cost, risk, and unit utilization.
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear, executive-level reports and presentations for leadership and external stakeholders.