Electrical Engineer (Entry Level)

Insight Global; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Project Engineer to join its IG Consulting team within the Applied Engineering Services practice in Columbus, OH. The role focuses on ensuring grid reliability and compliance by managing interconnection projects in the SPP region, coordinating with developers, Evergreen, and SPP to accelerate study timelines.

You will liaise with developers and interconnection entities to keep projects on track, manage multi-year study requests, and ensure information accuracy across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering required.
• Ability to read and understand single line diagrams.
• Understanding of basic power systems.
• Strong communication skills to interface with customers.
• Technologically savvy and quick to learn.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between developers, SPP, and the interconnection team to keep projects on track.
• Oversee generation projects through the study process and manage developer requests over multiple years.
• Ensure accurate information is presented to Evergreen, SPP, and developers.
• Coordinate timelines, deadlines, and KPIs across projects.

Skills

Single Line Diagrams

Power Systems basics

Communication skills

Technologically savvy

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Location: On site Monday-Friday, Columbus, OH (Free parking, beautiful office space!)

Hours: Normal 8-5

Start Date: ASAP! (Or two weeks' notice)

Notes: We are looking for candidates with a go getter attitude / dive head first into projects!

We are seeking a Project Engineer to join our IG Consulting team within the Applied Engineering Services practice. This role will ensure grid reliability and compliance by managing our client's interconnection projects in the SPP ( Southwest Power Pool) area. Our client aims to reduce their project backlog, expedite the study process, and facilitate faster plant connections. Applicants typically include developers of solar farms, battery energy storage systems (BESS), industrial loads, wind farms, and other projects.

Must Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering
• Understand Single Line Diagrams
• Understand basic Power Systems
• Great communication skills as you will be interfacing with customers
• Technologically savvy

Plusses

• Experience with renewable energy resources
• Generation and Transmission experience
• Utility industry experience

Day to Day

The Project Engineer will serve as the liaison between developers, SPP, and our client's interconnection team, ensuring projects run smoothly, on time, and efficiently through the SPP queue. Responsibilities include extensive documentation and communication, keeping our client, Evergreen, SPP, and developers aligned throughout the process.

The Project Engineer will oversee generation projects through the study process, managing developer requests that can span multiple years, handling issues with developers, and more. Key responsibilities include replicating work processes, ensuring all information presented to Our client, SPP, and Developers are accurate, managing sometimes multiple projects with developers, and coordinating interconnection studies. The Project Engineer will act as a liaison with teams, ensuring developers meet deadlines and compliance requirements, and manage projects, deadlines, and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Dedicate time slots with Interconnection Entities (IE)
• Keep projects on track
• Coordinate with contractors conducting the studies
• Establish timelines for each project activity
• Resolve gaps in the progress of studies