Manager, Dynamic Studies – Renewables & EMT Lead

Westwood Professional Services; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services is seeking a Manager of Dynamic Studies to lead the execution and technical oversight of dynamic and EMT studies for renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, and energy storage. You will mentor engineers and ensure timely delivery while maintaining high technical standards.

The role requires ~10 years in power system modeling, a power‑systems focused EE degree, and experience with PSCAD, PSSE, PSLF, and Aspen.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10 years of experience in renewable energy and/or power system modeling.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a power systems focus.
• Experience conducting dynamics, short circuit, load flow, and EMT simulations.
• Experience with interconnection processes across North America (CAISO, ERCOT, etc.).
• Experience using power system analysis tools PSSE, PSLF, PSCAD, and Aspen.
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, and technical oversight to engineers.

Responsibilities

• Grow, lead and manage a team of engineers performing dynamic and EMT studies for renewable energy projects.
• Provide technical oversight and QA/QC for all dynamic modeling and EMT analysis deliverables.
• Develop and validate power system models for renewable facilities (solar, wind, energy storage).
• Perform and oversee EMT studies in PSCAD (TOV, TRV, transformer energization, in-rush).
• Support interconnection modeling and completing interconnection applications for various RTOs (CAISO, NYISO, MISO, ERCOT).
• Monitor ISO/RTO modeling requirements and evolving standards for inverter-based resources.
• Establish internal modeling standards, best practices, and QC procedures.
• Coordinate with project managers, protection engineers, vendors, and clients to align scope and assumptions.
• Support business development via proposals, scoping, and client presentations.
• Mentor junior engineers and support professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Power systems modeling

QA/QC

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (power systems focus)

Tools

PSSE

PSLF

PSCAD

Aspen

Job description

Westwood Professional Services is seeking a Manager of Dynamic Studies to lead the execution and technical oversight of dynamic and EMT studies for renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, and energy storage. You will mentor engineers and ensure timely delivery while maintaining high technical standards.

The role requires ~10 years in power system modeling, a power‑systems focused EE degree, and experience with PSCAD, PSSE, PSLF, and Aspen.