Associate Engineer ​/Consulting Engineer

About Energy Strategies
Energy Strategies is an independent energy consulting firm founded in 1986. In its early years, it was focused on natural gas deregulation and increasing energy choice for consumers. More than thirty years later, Energy Strategies has grown into a firm that consistently provides tailored, technically grounded analysis and objective guidance in an increasingly complex energy market. Our clients include power producers, transmission developers, utilities, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and large energy users throughout North America.

We empower our clients to make informed decisions and capitalize on opportunities as markets, technologies, and policies evolve. Energy Strategies generates value for our clients by harnessing the expertise of our skilled, multi-disciplinary teams in the design and application of energy strategies and solutions. We can offer a team of consultants with the experience to provide unique insight on the most complex energy challenges.

The wide range of energy industry knowledge of our consultants enables us to form robust project teams tailored to meet each client’s specific project objectives.

Three decades of involvement in the energy industry places us in a unique position to understand market dynamics, technological advances, regulatory changes, and policy developments. Our breadth of experience enables clients to successfully navigate the complexities of regulated and deregulated energy markets, make confident decisions, and create new opportunities as energy markets evolve.

About the Role
We are seeking an Associate Engineer /Consulting Engineer to join our Market and Transmission Analysis team.
This is a full-time role for an early-career engineer with strong quantitative and analytical skills who is interested in working at the intersection of transmission planning, energy markets, and grid reliability .

In this role, you will support a range of technically rigorous analyses related to transmission system performance, generator interconnection, and regional grid planning . You will work closely with senior engineers and consultants to develop data-driven insights that inform major energy infrastructure investments across North America.

Our Markets and Transmission Analysis team advises some of the region’s leading energy developers, transmission companies, and utilities , helping them navigate complex power system challenges and evolving market dynamics.
Typical project engagements include:

• Regional transmission planning studies
• Generator interconnection and development strategy analysis
• Planning and implementation of major regional and inter-regional transmission projects
• Preparation of generator interconnection applications
• Development of transmission plans, single-line diagrams, and performance assessments related to transmission expansion and grid optimization
• Short-circuit, dynamic, and transient stability analyses
• Transfer limit studies and transmission service studies

This is an opportunity to:

• Build hands-on experience in power system modeling and transmission planning
• Work alongside experienced engineers on complex interconnection and reliability studies
• Develop analytical tools and insights that support major energy infrastructure decisions
• Gain exposure to the rapidly evolving North American power grid and energy markets

Location We welcome applicants across the U.S., with a preference for candidates located in or open to relocating to Utah.

• Perform bulk transmission and interconnection analyses using commercial powerflow software such as Power World, PSS®E, PSLF, or TARA .
• Support regional transmission planning studies and interconnection analyses.
• Evaluate transmission system performance under scenarios involving high penetrations of renewable generation and complex transmission buildouts .
• Perform studies including powerflow, transfer limit, reliability, and system performance analyses .

• Develop technically sound study assumptions using the best available system data and market intelligence .
• Build and manage modeling datasets across power system simulation…