Power Resources Planning & Analytics Engineer

Arizona-G; Benson (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (AEPCO) seeks a Resource Planning Engineer to advance short- and long-term planning for AEPCO and its members.

The role emphasizes load growth, power supply planning, and regulatory considerations within a collaborative utility environment. The candidate will conduct economic analyses, energy market forecasting, and resource optimization, coordinating with AEPCO Energy Services and related departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Economics, Mathematics or another technical field.
• Strong understanding of the power industry and generation operations.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and to work in teams.
• Experience with complex mathematical programming in Excel, VBA, Matlab, R Suite, or similar.
• Ability to work independently, with a high degree of deductive reasoning, creativity and problem solving.
• Experience in technical writing, preferably with utility-related products (eg. IRPs, hedging plans, regulatory compliance reporting, etc.)
• Engineer II: Minimum of 3 years related utility experience.
• Any equivalent combination of related education, training, and/or experience can be substituted for requirements listed above.

Responsibilities

• Model and analyze power supply options and opportunities for AEPCO’s system.
• Collaborate to design and implement generation dispatch parameters and hedging strategies.
• Develop and support Integrated Resource Planning filings and regulatory data filings.
• Analyze energy, generation and transmission strategies for AEPCO’s members and system.
• Support financial forecasts, load forecasting, and power cost studies.
• Lead projects and analyses of strategic importance to AEPCO’s portfolio.

Skills

Excel programming

Matlab

R Suite

VBA

Technical writing

Education

B.S. in Engineering, Economics, Mathematics

Tools

Excel

Matlab

R Suite

Job description

Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (AEPCO) seeks a Resource Planning Engineer to advance short- and long-term planning for AEPCO and its members.

The role emphasizes load growth, power supply planning, and regulatory considerations within a collaborative utility environment. The candidate will conduct economic analyses, energy market forecasting, and resource optimization, coordinating with AEPCO Energy Services and related departments.