Distribution Planning Engineer - Reliability & Growth

Welty Enterprises; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Welty Energy, headquartered in Akron, OH, seeks a Distribution Planning Engineer to join its Scoping & Estimating team. The role focuses on planning and reliability of the client’s distribution systems, with duties spanning studies, modeling, budgets, and interconnections for a robust electrical grid.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical engineering, experience with distribution planning tools, and the ability to work across functions to deliver results and reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with ABET accreditation preferred.
• PE license acceptable with 10+ years of industry experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology with ABET accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Investigating planning studies to drive distribution system expansions and modifications.
• Modeling distribution systems and calculating voltage drop and fault currents.
• Preparing budget estimates and schedules for system reinforcement projects.
• Supporting operations with switching studies for mobile applications as needed.
• Designing and supporting distributed control systems including radio controls.
• Performing long-term area-wide planning studies and load study reports.
• Conducting capacity studies for new load requests and reporting findings.
• Performing power quality studies as needed.
• Performing technical reviews and interconnection studies for distributed generation.
• Supporting real-time system monitoring and switching during peak load periods.
• Conducting outage analysis to support reliability initiatives.
• Completing CEMI and WPC analyses and recommending reliability improvements.
• Responding to reliability inquiries from regulatory bodies and company processes.
• May handle special projects as needed.

Skills

Planning engineering

Electrical systems knowledge

Switching and tagging

Computers/IT systems

Work management

Electrical controls

Relays (experience)

Cross-functional communication

Customer focus

Data analysis

Technical reporting

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Flexible hours

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering ABET

PE License + 10+ years

B.S. Engineering Technology ABET

Job description

Welty Energy, headquartered in Akron, OH, seeks a Distribution Planning Engineer to join its Scoping & Estimating team. The role focuses on planning and reliability of the client’s distribution systems, with duties spanning studies, modeling, budgets, and interconnections for a robust electrical grid.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical engineering, experience with distribution planning tools, and the ability to work across functions to deliver results and reliable