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

Position: Senior Consultant-Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Technical Services
** Job Family**  **:*
* Power Systems Engineering Consulting

** Travel Required**  **:*
* Up to 25%

** Clearance Required**  **:*
* None

** What You Will Do**  **:*
* 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.

** Key Responsibilities** :

+ 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

** What You Will Need**  **:*
* + 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

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** 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

** What Would Be Nice To Have**  **:*
* + 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

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