Senior Consultant-Transmission & Distribution; T&D Technical Services

Senior Consultant-Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Technical Services

The Senior Consultant-Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Technical Services plays a key role in developing, delivering, and supporting technical solutions related to the power grid, especially focused on the changing industry dynamics as part of a clean energy future. This Senior Consultant-T&D Technical Services position is a highly challenging role that draws heavily upon all of the analytical, technical, creative, and interpersonal skills essential to delivering effective T&D studies/analysis and general strategy consulting engagements.

It is essential for the Senior Consultant-T&D Technical Services to have the ability to learn and eventually assume the responsibilities of project management of significant projects while at the same time being a part of a project delivery team.

The Senior Consultant-T&D Technical Services must organize all tasks and schedules in carrying out substantial business analyses and delivering high-quality, client-ready work. As our clients are often large with complex systems, the Senior Consultant-T&D Technical Services must demonstrate considerable potential to have the poise, independence, and business maturity to perform effectively and add value in the client environment.

• Manage and act as technical solution delivery lead/consultant on projects related to electrical transmission system planning studies to determine transmission requirements, generation additions, and retirements
• Familiarity with or ability to quickly grasp various transmission planning concepts, practices and procedures, and ability to apply Transmission Planning reliability criteria to perform analysis
• Perform power systems analysis including transmission planning feasibility studies, System Impact Studies and Generator Interconnection Studies
• Perform Steady State, Dynamic Stability Simulation, Voltage Stability Simulation, and Short Circuit Analysis, and recommend mitigations
• Develop / fine tune dynamic models for conventional and inverter-based resources (IBRs) and implement them for stability/transient simulation based analysis

• Must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident, due to nature of client engagements
• Senior Consultant
  - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering AND 3+ years United States Bulk Electric System (BES) professional work experience excluding internships, co-ops, or fellowships;
  Or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering AND 1+ years United States Bulk Electric System (BES) professional work experience excluding internships, co-ops, or fellowships;
  Or Completing a PhD degree in electrical or power systems engineering from an accredited university or college in 2026 AND One (1+) plus year directly relevant Graduate Assistant/Research work with relevant PhD research/course work experience
• Managing Consultant
  - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering AND 5+ years United States Bulk Electric System (BES) professional work experience excluding internships, co-ops, or fellowships;
  Or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering AND 3+ years United States Bulk Electric System (BES) professional work experience excluding internships, co-ops fellowships;
  Or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering AND 1+ years United States Bulk Electric System (BES) professional work experience excluding internships, co-ops or fellowships
• Technical understanding of or the ability to learn various power systems engineering tools such as PSLF / POWERWORLD Simulator/ PSSE / ASPEN / TARA/ CAPE / DSATools / PSCAD or EMPT
• Familiarity with or ability to quickly become adept at FERC, NERC, and state regulatory requirements and processes
• In-depth knowledge of transmission and distribution systems from a planning and operations standpoint
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to travel
• Ability to work in a Guidehouse Office or Client Office location

• Preference will be given to candidates who live within a reasonable driving distance of a listed Guidehouse Office or Client Office
• Consulting experience within the utilities industry
• Post graduation work experience using one or more of the following power systems engineering tools: PSLF / POWERWORLD Simulator/ PSSE / ASPEN / TARA/ CAPE / DSATools / PSCAD or EMPT
• Working knowledge of ISO/RTO operations and functions, especially western markets and CAISO
• Knowledge of resource interconnection and expansion planning practices and protocols
• Familiarity with transmission development, including competitive development
• Ability to code and knowledge of coding languages such as R, Python, VA, SQL