Senior Transmission Planner

RDQ, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) Profit Sharing

Continuing Education

Training Opportunities

Job summary

RDQ, Inc. is seeking a Senior Transmission Planner to lead transmission planning, grid interconnection, and power system studies for utilities, developers, and customers with generation, BESS, and large-load projects.

You will develop models, perform power flow and contingency analyses, and apply NERC planning criteria while mentoring junior engineers and delivering detailed technical reports to clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Eight or more years of experience in transmission planning or power system studies.
• Strong experience with power flow and contingency analysis.
• Proficiency with PSS.E, PowerWorld, PSLF, or comparable software.
• Knowledge of NERC transmission planning requirements.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead power flow, contingency, voltage, and transmission system performance studies.
• Develop and maintain transmission planning models using PSS.E, PowerWorld, PSLF, or similar tools.
• Support generation, BESS, and large-load interconnection studies.
• Identify transmission constraints and develop practical system upgrade solutions.
• Apply NERC reliability standards and utility and regional planning criteria.
• Prepare technical reports and present study results to clients.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

Power flow analysis

Contingency analysis

Communication

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSS.E

PowerWorld

PSLF

Job description

RDQ is seeking a Senior Transmission Planner to support transmission planning, grid interconnection, and power system studies for utilities, developers, and customers with generation, battery energy storage system (BESS), and large-load projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead power flow, contingency, voltage, and transmission system performance studies.
• Develop and maintain transmission planning models using PSS®E, PowerWorld, PSLF, or similar tools.
• Support generation, BESS, and large-load interconnection studies.
• Identify transmission constraints and develop practical system upgrade solutions.
• Apply NERC reliability standards and utility and regional planning criteria.
• Prepare technical reports and present study results to clients.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Eight or more years of experience in transmission planning or power system studies.
• Strong experience with power flow and contingency analysis.
• Proficiency with PSS®E, PowerWorld, PSLF, or comparable software.
• Knowledge of NERC transmission planning requirements.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills.

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Dynamic stability analysis experience.
• Generation and BESS interconnection experience.

Why RDQ?

Join a growing, agile engineering organization where you can work directly with clients and help develop solutions across transmission, substation, generation, BESS, and grid integration.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $175,000 / year (dependent on experience, skills, and qualifications)

RDQ cares about its people more than anything. We believe that when our people thrive, so does our company. We want you to flourish both in and out of work. Because of this, RDQ offers competitive compensation and a benefits package which includes:

• Health Insurance
• Dental and Vision Coverage
• Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings & Profit-Sharing
• Continuing Education, Training, & Coaching Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer

Diversity is one of our core values. RDQ is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable status protected by state or local law.

Additional Information

• Work Authorization: We value and honor your time; please note that at this point in time, RDQ will not sponsor applicants for work authorization.
• Drug-Free Workplace: We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Physical Expectations of Role

The job requires the ability to sit for extended periods at a computer workstation, as well as attend occasional client meetings and site visits. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.