Senior Transmission Planner: Interconnection & Grid Studies

Qualus; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short and Long-Term Disability

401(k) match

Flexible Spending Accounts

EAP

Parental Leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Qualus is seeking a Senior Consultant - Transmission Planning to support our Resource Integration Advisory group, with a primary focus on interconnection feasibility studies for new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects, and related optimization efforts across North America.

You will perform power system studies, size and locate projects, prepare interconnection applications with power flow, dynamic, and short-circuit models, guide applications through the study process, and

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Power Systems.
• 5 years of grid planning experience; 3 years in North America.
• 2 years of consulting experience.
• MS degree preferred.
• Familiarity with EMT modeling using PSCAD.
• Experience with PSSE/PSLF tools and related models.

Responsibilities

• Perform interconnection feasibility studies for new generation, storage, demand and transmission projects.
• Optimize the size and location of new generation, storage, demand and transmission projects.
• Prepare interconnection applications with development of power flow, dynamic and short circuit models.
• Guide generation, storage, demand and transmission interconnection applications through the full interconnection study process.
• Interface with the host transmission operator and review interconnection study reports.
• Perform general power system studies.

Skills

Power systems analysis

Grid planning

Interconnection studies

RTO coordination

Consulting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems)

MS degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems)

Tools

PSSE/PSLF

PSCAD EMT modeling

Job description

Qualus is seeking a Senior Consultant - Transmission Planning to support our Resource Integration Advisory group, with a primary focus on interconnection feasibility studies for new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects, and related optimization efforts across North America.

You will perform power system studies, size and locate projects, prepare interconnection applications with power flow, dynamic, and short-circuit models, guide applications through the study process, and