Distribution System Planner – Grid Modernization & DER

AECOM; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Distribution System Planner to support electric utilities, developers, government agencies, and other infrastructure stakeholders. You will perform distribution system planning, load forecasting, DER integration, and planning studies to deliver safe, reliable energy networks.

You will collaborate with client planning, engineering, operations, and asset management teams, develop capital plans, and communicate complex findings to technical and non-technical

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering + 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• 6 years of related experience in electric utility distribution planning, distribution system analysis, or closely related power-system planning experience.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience performing distribution system planning studies.
• Experience with CYME, Synergi Electric, WindMil, ETAP, or comparable distribution analysis software.
• Demonstrated knowledge of distribution load flow, voltage, thermal capacity, contingency, and reliability analysis.
• Experience evaluating feeder and/or substation capacity requirements and developing system improvement alternatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform near-term and long-range distribution system and energy infrastructure planning studies.
• Develop, maintain, and validate distribution network and energy system planning models.
• Evaluate electrical distribution assets, including feeders, transformers, substations, and customer-owned infrastructure, for capacity, performance, and future growth requirements.
• Perform distribution load flow, voltage, thermal loading, contingency, and related system analyses.
• Identify existing and future infrastructure constraints, operational challenges, and capacity limitations.
• Develop and evaluate technically viable infrastructure alternatives to support reliability, growth, electrification, and decarbonization objectives.
• Evaluate feeder reinforcement, reconductoring, new feeders, substation expansion, voltage improvements, switching/configuration changes, and other distribution system solutions.
• Support development of multi-year capital improvement, infrastructure investment, and asset management plan.
• Develop and evaluate load and energy forecasts at the distribution level.
• Assess impacts of customer growth, transportation electrification, building electrification, data centers and other large loads, distributed generation, and energy storage.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Power Systems Engineering

Distribution planning

Python

Data analysis

Education

BA/BS in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CYME

Synergi Electric

ETAP

Job description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Distribution System Planner to support electric utilities, developers, government agencies, and other infrastructure stakeholders. You will perform distribution system planning, load forecasting, DER integration, and planning studies to deliver safe, reliable energy networks.

You will collaborate with client planning, engineering, operations, and asset management teams, develop capital plans, and communicate complex findings to technical and non-technical