Resource Adequacy Planning Engineer

Western Power Pool; United States; Remote; USD 119,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO

HRA

401k with match

Profit-sharing

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Western Power Pool is seeking an Resource Adequacy Planning Engineer to build and run SERVM-based LOLE and ELCC studies, educate non-technical stakeholders, and help define planning reserve margins across the WRAP footprint.

This remote role requires 3–6 years in resource adequacy, hands-on SERVM experience, and proficiency in Python/SQL/R/MATLAB or Excel; travel quarterly to HQ in Portland, OR.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in resource adequacy, generation or transmission planning
• Experience building, running, and analyzing SERVM models including LOLE/ELCC
• Strong foundation in electric power systems, load forecasting and planning margins
• Proficient with probabilistic modeling and large datasets
• Ability to explain technical results to non-technical audiences
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Power Systems Engineering or related field

Responsibilities

• Build, run, and validate SERVM models for LOLE/ELCC studies
• Prepare technical reports and presentations for stakeholders and leadership
• Develop data pipelines and workflows for model runs and visualization
• Collaborate with committees, regulators, and industry stakeholders
• Ensure inputs and configurations are correct and document resolutions
• Stay updated on ISO/RTO practices and resource adequacy developments

Skills

SERVM modeling

LOLE studies

ELCC studies

Python

SQL

R

MATLAB

Excel

Data processing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related quantitative field

Tools

Python

SQL

R

MATLAB

Excel

Job description

Are you a skilled engineer who is experienced in running LOLE and ELCC studies on SERVM? Put your expertise to work supporting grid reliability across the West!

Western Power Pool is hiring a Resource Adequacy Planning Engineer to join our remote team in the Western Interconnect!

• Pay: $118,575 to $134,745/year DOE
• Location: Remote for candidates in the US (unable to provide sponsorship)
• Travel: Quarterly travel to HQ in Portland, OR + approximately two additional trips per year
• Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm PPT preferred; flexibility for other time zones
• Benefits: Employer-paid health, dental, vision, and life insurance; PTO; 11 paid holidays; company-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA); 401k with 6% match; discretionary profit-sharing contribution, budgeted at 7% of salary; and flexible working schedule

What You’ll Do

In this role, you'll build and run the probabilistic models behind WRAP's Loss-of-Load-Expectation (LOLE) and Effective Load Carrying Capability (ELCC) studies in SERVM. You’ll not only run studies but help educate non-technical customers and stakeholders on the results through committee involvement, working groups, and stakeholder discussions. Your work helps set planning reserve margin requirements and the capacity value of energy and power, across the WRAP footprint.

A Typical Day May Consist Of

• Build, maintain, and run SERVM models for WRAP LOLE, ELCC, and related reliability studies
• Develop and validate the load, weather, generation, storage, outage, hydro, renewable energy, and transmission data that power resource adequacy modeling
• Check inputs, configurations, and outputs, investigate odd results, and document how you resolved them
• Analyze large output datasets to find reliability risks, loss-of-load patterns, and the drivers behind study results
• Write scripts and repeatable workflows for data processing, model runs, and visualization
• Prepare technical reports, study documentation, and presentations for WRAP participants, committees, WPP leadership, and the board
• Join technical discussions with participants, regulators, consultants, and other industry stakeholders, and give feedback that goes back into the stakeholder process
• Follow developments in resource adequacy, capacity accreditation, and ISO and RTO practices, and help improve WRAP's modeling methods

Who You Are

You’ve built your career in resource adequacy or reliability modeling, and you know SERVM from the inside. You can build a model, run it, and explain the results to people who aren't engineers. You're comfortable running studies under a method WRAP members set through a stakeholder process, and you provide input when you see opportunities for improvement. You work well under deadlines and enjoy work that other people depend on.

Qualifications Include

• Experience: Typically 3 to 6 years in resource adequacy, generation or transmission planning, integrated resource planning, power-system analysis, energy analytics, or electric markets
• SERVM: Recent, hands-on experience building, running, and analyzing SERVM models, including LOLE and ELCC studies
• Technical foundation: Working knowledge of electric power systems and resource planning, including load forecasting, renewables, storage, forced outages, and planning reserve margins; experience with probabilistic modeling and large datasets
• Tools: Python, SQL, R, MATLAB, or Excel for data processing and analysis
• Communication: Clear writer and presenter who can explain technical results to non-technical audiences
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or a closely related quantitative field

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of resource adequacy practices in the Western Interconnect, or experience at WRAP, an ISO or RTO, or a utility

Who We Are

Western Power Pool (WPP) is a non-profit organization that helps keep the lights on by ensuring power utilities in the West achieve maximum benefits from coordinated operations. Our work is customer-driven, relationship-based, and collaborative.

We’ve been serving the energy sector for over 80 years and are at the forefront of ensuring the reliability and security of the power grid while spearheading the integration of renewable energy sources. As a leader in the energy sector, we manage power generation and transmission across multiple states, facilitate competitive energy markets, and foster innovation to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

To learn more, check out our website: https://www.westernpowerpool.org/

Western Power Pool is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive atmosphere for all employees.

Check us out on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/company/western-power-pool/