Senior Transmission Planning Consultant: Interconnection Feasibility

Qualus; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; 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. Primary focus on interconnection feasibility studies for generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects.

Responsibilities include optimizing project size/location, preparing interconnection applications with various models, guiding studies through the process, interfacing with TSOs, and conducting general power system analyses.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Electrical Power Systems
• MS Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Electrical Power Systems is preferred
• Intimate knowledge of PSSE and/or PSLF power systems analysis tools and their models
• Experience with resource interconnection studies in Eastern Interconnection, ERCOT, or WECC
• Experience with generation delivery assessment in RTO service territories, particularly CAISO, using TARA highly valued
• Familiarity with EMT modeling using PSCAD for protection, control interaction, or IBR-focused studies (strongly preferred)

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 including development of power flow, dynamic and short circuit models
• Guide 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

PSSE/PSLF expertise

Power system studies

Interconnection studies

RTO/WECC/ERCOT experience

EMT/PSCAD familiarity

TARA experience

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems)

MS in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) – preferred

Tools

PSSE/PSLF

PSCAD

TARA

Job description

Qualus is seeking a Senior Consultant - Transmission Planning to support our Resource Integration Advisory group. Primary focus on interconnection feasibility studies for generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects.

Responsibilities include optimizing project size/location, preparing interconnection applications with various models, guiding studies through the process, interfacing with TSOs, and conducting general power system analyses.