Lead Subtransmission Planning Engineer

Ameren Services Company; Collinsville (IL); On-site; USD 132,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage on date of hire

Cash balance pension plan (100% funded

401(k) with company match fully vested

Paid vacation and holidays

Paid parental leave and family leave

Job summary

Ameren Illinois is seeking a qualified engineer to lead long-range subtransmission planning and oversee capital project initiation in collaboration with multiple design and regional groups. The role requires strong project justification, cross-team coordination, and hands-on technical analysis.

The candidate should have a BS in Engineering (Electrical, power focus), 5+ years of experience, and may hold a PE license.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering required; Electrical with emphasis in power preferred.
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Professional Engineer License (PE) preferred.
• Five+ years of relevant engineering experience required.
• Supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct, review, and perform studies to develop long-range electric subtransmission system plans.
• Oversee initiation of capital projects in collaboration with Transmission & Distribution Design, Distribution Control and Region Engineering with solid project rationalization/justification.
• Direct and review generation interconnection studies, DER analysis, customer load addition evaluations, and subtransmission system analyses.
• Collaborate with planning groups in Ameren MO, Transmission and Ameren IL on common practices and modeling tools.
• Work with Planning groups, GIS and Digital to ensure GIS information supports modeling tools.
• Provide operating personnel with technical support and recommendations on system issues including outages and voltage problems.
• Support initiatives to achieve target levels of electric service reliability and meet reporting requirements.
• Provide technical support to Regulatory and Legal groups, including delivery tariff support, wholesale rate cases, and future Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plans.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical, power emphasis)

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

Job description

Ameren Illinois is seeking a qualified engineer to lead long-range subtransmission planning and oversee capital project initiation in collaboration with multiple design and regional groups. The role requires strong project justification, cross-team coordination, and hands-on technical analysis.

The candidate should have a BS in Engineering (Electrical, power focus), 5+ years of experience, and may hold a PE license.