Power System Planning & Studies Specialist

Arcadis; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

STD/LTD/AD&D

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Wellbeing benefits

Tuition reimbursement

9 holidays + 15 days PTO

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a highly motivated Power System Planning & Study Engineer to join our Power Delivery team in North America. You will coordinate/develop the Power System Planning & Study group and perform planning, interconnection, and transient studies for diverse clients.

You will work closely with Substation, Transmission, Protection & Control, and Renewables teams, with travel up to 25% to client sites across North America and internationally as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years of direct experience within power system study analysis and planning
• Proficient with the PSS®E software package, including load-flow, short-circuit and transient stability analysis. Experience with alternative planning software applications, including TARA, PSLF, DigSILENT, or DSA Tools, is highly desirable
• Familiar with key North American Market Operators policies, guidelines, regulations, rules, requirements and criteria as applicable to grid interconnection, performance and planning, especially related to bulk power systems.

Responsibilities

• Support, develop, and deliver various complex power system study & planning project within regulated, non-regulated, developer, or other industrial clients
• Perform and review power systems analysis activities including load-flow, short-circuit, transient stability, electromagnetic transient, small-signal stability analysis, system impact study, reliability analysis etc.
• Perform planning/system performance studies and transient studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria and good engineering practice.
• Delivery of accurate and thorough planning, studies, system design, report summary and other client system study deliverables that will meet industry standards and specifications and meet good engineering practice with excellent constructability.
• Responsible for QA on client reports and deliverables
• Maintaining close coordination and help other relevant Arcadis Business Units and Practices for cross selling and cross staffing opportunities. As well as Develop project scopes, budgets, and proposals

Skills

Power system planning

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Eng

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PSS/E

TARA

PSLF

DigSILENT

DSA Tools

Job description

Arcadis is seeking a highly motivated Power System Planning & Study Engineer to join our Power Delivery team in North America. You will coordinate/develop the Power System Planning & Study group and perform planning, interconnection, and transient studies for diverse clients.

You will work closely with Substation, Transmission, Protection & Control, and Renewables teams, with travel up to 25% to client sites across North America and internationally as needed.