Senior Transmission Planning Engineer

Overview

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The successful candidate will have a focus on Transmission System Planning & Analysis and provide highly-skilled engineering and analytically based services to assess power system performance for electric transmission systems under steady-state and dynamic conditions. Studies are primarily focused on dynamic stability, transient stability, and short circuit analysis, but may address a variety of other concerns including economics, harmonics, transient analysis, and power quality.

This role may require occasional travel.

As a Transmission Planning Consultant
, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping the future of power systems. Your day-to-day will involve power system modeling and analysis across various planning horizons using specialized software. You’ll develop and evaluate alternatives for interconnecting or modifying generating units and other resources, and you’ll advise clients on study processes and methods used by ISOs/RTOs and transmission owners.

You’ll also assess the reliability and efficiency of existing and planned power systems, developing solutions to address any concerns and ensure compliance with standards. Additionally, you’ll develop and validate models for generating units, inverters, and other resources. Managing and mentoring less experienced staff will be part of your role, helping them develop new skills and grow professionally.

• Perform power system modeling and analysis across planning horizons using specialized software.
• Develop and evaluate interconnection or modification alternatives for generating units and other resources.
• Advise clients on study processes and methods used by ISOs/RTOs and transmission owners.
• Assess reliability and efficiency of existing and planned power systems and develop solutions to address concerns.
• Develop and validate models for generating units, inverters, and other resources.
• Mentor and develop less experienced staff.

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration in power systems engineering or equivalent experience from detailed power system analysis.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in wide-area power system modeling, analysis, and planning, including power flow/steady state, dynamic stability, transient stability, and short circuit studies for interconnections on the transmission system.
• Proficiency with power system modeling and analysis tools such as one or more of:
  Siemens PTI PSSE Steady State Power Flow and Dynamics, Power Gem TARA, Power World, PSLF.

• Experience with PSCAD software.
• Experience with ISOs/RTOs rules, tariffs, guidelines, and processes in interconnections and transmission service.

Selected candidates should be willing to go to the office and travel, as needed.

This role is designated as remote, giving you the flexibility to primarily work from home while staying actively connected to your team and projects. Availability for in-office presence for client meetings, team events, or training sessions is expected when needed.

ENTRUST Solutions Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are a community of 3,000+ professionals providing engineering, consulting, and automation services to utilities and related industries.

• Generous paid time off and benefits
• 401(k) retirement program with company match
• Career development programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work schedule

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ENTRUST Solutions Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.