Senior Transmission Planning & Compliance Lead

APS (Arizona Public Service); Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona Public Service seeks a Supervisor of Transmission Planning Engineering to lead the engineering services in the department, including long-range transmission planning and modeling & analysis functions. You will guide a multi-disciplinary team and coordinate with management, interconnections, regulatory, and operations to deliver cost-effective, reliable plans.

The role requires a four-year engineering degree, 5+ years in engineering, and proven skills in people management, contracts, and

Qualifications

• Four-year engineering degree from ABET-accredited institution plus five years in engineering roles.
• Broad knowledge of electrical utility engineering disciplines.
• Experience in contract development, negotiation, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Supervises department engineering work to ensure it is technically sound and cost effective and all projects meet schedule and budget commitments.
• Develops plans and proposals that meet the customer's needs, are profitable, and maintain an appropriate level of risk for the company.
• Monitors expenditures of unit or area of responsibility ensuring prudent use of company money and resources.
• Maintains a technically competent department to meet the needs of our customers. Hires, supervises, evaluates, rewards and develops a multi-discipline staff.
• Provides consulting expertise as needed. Maintains communication with industry and EPRI. Investigates new technologies.
• Prepares detailed list and cost estimates. Ensures plant documents are appropriately maintained.
• Supervise and guide transmission planning activities to ensure studies are technically sound, defensible, and aligned with reliability and planning objectives.
• Communicate study assumptions, risks, limitations, and results clearly to management and stakeholders.
• Candidates assigned to System Planning role will lead long-range and strategic transmission planning activities.
• Candidates assigned to Modeling & Analysis role will lead compliance (NERC and FERC) and analysis driven planning activities.

Skills

People management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Contract development

Negotiation strategies

Customer satisfaction

Power system analysis

Education

ABET accredited engineering degree

Engineering-related discipline

Job description

Arizona Public Service seeks a Supervisor of Transmission Planning Engineering to lead the engineering services in the department, including long-range transmission planning and modeling & analysis functions. You will guide a multi-disciplinary team and coordinate with management, interconnections, regulatory, and operations to deliver cost-effective, reliable plans.

The role requires a four-year engineering degree, 5+ years in engineering, and proven skills in people management, contracts, and