Operations Planning Lead: Grid Reliability & Innovation

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO); Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 162,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Vacation and sick time

Bonus potential

Job summary

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is seeking an operations leadership role to drive innovation across system operations, market operations, and external stakeholders. You’ll champion continuous improvement, automation, and data‑driven solutions that modernize outage coordination and strengthen grid reliability.

You will lead a high‑performing engineering team, oversee outages per tariff and standards, and collaborate to improve processes, tools, and data visibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience in transmission planning, operations planning, and system operations required.
• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and decision-making skills for fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team through accountability, technical excellence, and employee growth
• Oversee the reliable and timely execution of transmission and generation outages in alignment with MISO Tariff, Business Practice Manuals, reliability standards, and operating procedures
• Ensure engineering studies are accurate, well-documented, technically sound, and completed according to quality assurance and validation processes
• Collaborate with system operations and market operations teams to strengthen coordination, execution consistency, and continuous performance improvement
• Drive enhancements in processes, tools, technology, automation, workflow efficiency, and data visibility to improve quality and customer experience
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Transmission Owners, Generator Operators, vendors, and neighboring RTOs to support effective communication and coordination
• Foster a culture of accountability, operational excellence, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Represent Operations Planning in internal and external committees, working groups, and project teams
• Recruit, develop, and retain a diverse, highly skilled workforce through effective performance management and development planning

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in engineering, energy systems, business administration, or related field

Job description

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is seeking an operations leadership role to drive innovation across system operations, market operations, and external stakeholders. You’ll champion continuous improvement, automation, and data‑driven solutions that modernize outage coordination and strengthen grid reliability.

You will lead a high‑performing engineering team, oversee outages per tariff and standards, and collaborate to improve processes, tools, and data visibility.