Senior Grid Stability & Operations Lead

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) in Taylor, TX seeks a seasoned leader to supervise stability assessments and guide the SOL/IROL framework for reliable grid operation.

You will mentor a team, oversee QSA studies, and coordinate with Market Participants and TSPs under ERCOT and NERC standards. The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years in related fields, plus familiarity with PSSE/PSCAD and a PE licensure is preferred.

Qualifications

• Typically requires minimum 5 years of work experience in system operations, planning, interconnection, transmission planning/analysis, grid operations, network modeling, or related field beyond degree requirements.
• Experience with PSSE and/or PSCAD is preferred.
• PE Professional Engineer (Preferred) certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Schedules work for employees and provides on-the-job training as needed.
• Supervises and provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring, including performance appraisals and other management responsibilities.
• Leads a team to perform Quarterly Stability Assessment (QSA) studies.
• Leads a team to support GTCs and IROLs, communicating with Market Participants and Transmission Service Providers as required by ERCOT Protocols and Guides and NERC Standards.
• Directs the team's application of NERC FAC-014 in the determination of SOLs and IROLs.
• Oversees development, maintenance, and improvement of the SOL/IROL Methodology.

Skills

Stability analysis

Team leadership

Engineering analysis

Outage coordination

NERC standards

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering (Required)

Master's Degree: Electrical Engineering (Preferred)

Tools

PSSE

PSCAD

Job description

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) in Taylor, TX seeks a seasoned leader to supervise stability assessments and guide the SOL/IROL framework for reliable grid operation.

You will mentor a team, oversee QSA studies, and coordinate with Market Participants and TSPs under ERCOT and NERC standards. The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years in related fields, plus familiarity with PSSE/PSCAD and a PE licensure is preferred.