Senior Electrical Engineer: Grid Reliability & Planning

Wichita County; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie Land Electric Cooperative is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the planning, design, and analysis of the distribution system. You will work on overhead and underground facilities, perform load flow and reliability studies, and coordinate with operations, mapping, line crews, dispatch, and external partners.

You will provide advanced technical leadership on protection coordination, voltage regulation, and DER interconnections, while ensuring compliance with NESC, RUS, OSHA, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program required.
• Professional Engineer License is preferred or obtainable within 1 year.
• 5+ years of electric utility distribution engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of distribution systems, protection, voltage regulation, and planning.
• Experience with Milsoft WindMil, NISC DEW, AutoCAD, GIS, SCADA, or staking software is preferred.
• Knowledge of rural electric cooperative practices and standards is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review engineering designs for distribution facilities and projects.
• Perform system studies: load flow, voltage drop, fault current, coordination.
• Provide technical support for operations, outage restoration, and switching procedures.
• Evaluate reliability and power quality; recommend corrective actions.
• Review interconnection requests for distributed generation and DERs.
• Prepare cost estimates, material specs, and technical reports.
• Support construction standards and engineering procedures development.
• Assist in long-range plans, budgets, and project prioritization.
• Provide guidance to mapping, field crews, dispatchers, and consultants.

Skills

Electrical design

Power systems

Load flow

Protective coordination

Voltage regulation

Equipment specs

Standards compliance

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer License

5+ years electric utility distribution experience

Tools

Milsoft WindMil

NISC DEW

AutoCAD

GIS

SCADA

Outage management systems

Staking/design software

Job description

Prairie Land Electric Cooperative is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the planning, design, and analysis of the distribution system. You will work on overhead and underground facilities, perform load flow and reliability studies, and coordinate with operations, mapping, line crews, dispatch, and external partners.

You will provide advanced technical leadership on protection coordination, voltage regulation, and DER interconnections, while ensuring compliance with NESC, RUS, OSHA, and