Lead Transmission Planning Engineer

Jobtailor; Colorado; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior engineer to lead modeling and analysis for steady-state and stability simulations, and to develop scopes guiding long-range transmission plans. You will coordinate with Integrated System Planning teams to ensure consistent assumptions across subdisciplines.

You will communicate results to diverse audiences, mentor junior staff, and advance planning procedures while ensuring compliance with NERC and FERC requirements.

Qualifications

• Leads and performs modeling and analysis for steady state and stability simulations.
• Develops scopes for studies to guide long-range transmission plans and coordinates with other Integrated System Planning departments to ensure assumptions align across subdisciplines.
• Effectively communicates the results of studies to a wide range of audiences.
• Improves Integrated System Planning procedures and techniques through largely self-directed work.
• Resolves difficult technical and business problems.
• Implements, without substantial direction, NERC and FERC compliance activities as an SME.
• Assigns tasks to lower-level engineers, interns and technicians.
• Mentors and provides training materials for less experienced engineers.

Responsibilities

• Leads and performs modeling and analysis activities for steady state and stability simulations.
• Develops scopes for studies to guide long-range transmission system plans and coordinates with other Integrated System Planning departments to ensure assumptions align across subdisciplines.
• Communicates the results of studies and department endeavors to a wide range of audiences through written and verbal means.
• Improves Integrated System Planning procedures and techniques through largely self-directed work.
• Resolves difficult technical and business problems.
• Implements, without substantial direction, NERC and FERC compliance activities as an SME.
• Assigns tasks to lower-level engineers, interns and technicians.
• Mentors and provides training materials for less experienced engineers.

Skills

Modeling & analysis

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Physics ABET

Graduate degree (preferred)

EIT/FE or PE registration (preferred)

Tools

PSSE

TARA

EMS

ASPEN

CAPE

PROMOD

PLEXOS

PowerWorld

PSCAD

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior engineer to lead modeling and analysis for steady-state and stability simulations, and to develop scopes guiding long-range transmission plans. You will coordinate with Integrated System Planning teams to ensure consistent assumptions across subdisciplines.

You will communicate results to diverse audiences, mentor junior staff, and advance planning procedures while ensuring compliance with NERC and FERC requirements.