Hybrid Senior Transmission Planning Engineer

New Leaf Energy, Inc.; City of Troy (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401k with company match

Paid time-off

Hybrid work policy

Parental leave

Professional development

Job summary

New Leaf Energy is seeking a Senior Transmission Planning Engineer to lead transmission analysis and support utility-scale project development in Troy, NY. You will collaborate across internal teams and with ISO stakeholders to identify optimal interconnection locations and study impacts, guiding strategy and execution.

With 5+ years in power engineering and strong PSSE/TARA skills, you will shape planning standards, model scenarios, and mentor engineers while advancing New Leaf Energy’s clean

Qualifications

• 5+ years of power engineering experience, with specialization in transmission planning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or similar relevant study.
• Possess advanced knowledge of Power systems and transmission planning practices, with ability to build expertise in specific ISO territories.
• Possesses advanced knowledge of how to use planning software to perform transmission system analysis (Steady State power flow, stability, transfer analysis, etc).
• Ability to read and interpret ISO Study deliverables and understanding of impact to New Leaf projects.
• Advanced ability to work in multiple software programs (PSSE, TARA, etc).
• Ability to represent NLE at ISO scoping calls from an engineering standpoint.

Responsibilities

• Perform transmission analysis with little or no supervision by Lead TPE or Manager.
• Create scopes of work for third party engineers or internal TPE’s to perform work that facilitates NLE business operations.
• Review deliverables created by Internal TPE or Third party Engineers.
• Create SOP's for team study methodologies.
• Serve as the transmission planning engineering lead for multiple ISO territories, helping project developers navigate the transmission network.
• Evaluate ISO and utility impact studies and propose alternative approaches.

Skills

Power engineering

Transmission planning

ISO knowledge

Power system analysis

PSSE

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSSE

TARA

Job description

New Leaf Energy is seeking a Senior Transmission Planning Engineer to lead transmission analysis and support utility-scale project development in Troy, NY. You will collaborate across internal teams and with ISO stakeholders to identify optimal interconnection locations and study impacts, guiding strategy and execution.

With 5+ years in power engineering and strong PSSE/TARA skills, you will shape planning standards, model scenarios, and mentor engineers while advancing New Leaf Energy’s clean