(Sr.) Engineer I (II)

PJM Interconnection; Lower Providence Township (PA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

PJM Interconnection is seeking an experienced professional to manage interconnection projects and coordinate designs with transmission owners, developers, and PJM divisions.

The role emphasizes planning, scheduling, and execution of generation and merchant transmission projects, ensuring reliability and timely completion of milestones.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience (5+ years).
• 5+ years of experience with major substation and transmission line construction and maintenance or generation operations.
• Ability to produce high-quality work products with attention to detail.
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Ability to use mathematical and electrical theory.
• Ability to troubleshoot and provide technical support.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison and develop external interfaces between PJM and stakeholders regarding design and scheduling of new connections to the PJM bulk power system.
• Develop and coordinate project work plans for generation and transmission system reinforcement projects.
• Perform project management from engineering design to signing of the interconnection service agreement.
• Proactively work with PJM divisions to coordinate system reinforcement requirements.
• Coordinate, develop and issue interconnection studies and agreements for projects.
• Monitor and analyze existing project management methods and promote new progress monitoring technologies.
• Develop and implement tactical plans aligned with division strategy.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Mechanical

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering or At least 5 years of experience equivalent

Job description

Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid - Audubon, PA The Interconnection Construction Management department coordinates and facilitates the interconnection of new generation and merchant transmission projects to the PJM system and the installation of network upgrades to ensure the long‑term reliability and adequacy of the PJM system. The department coordinates, with the transmission owning companies and the project developers, the engineering of all transmission expansion related activities associated with the interconnection of new generation resources.

Essential Functions

• Serve as a liaison and develop required external interfaces between PJM and the key stakeholders, transmission owners, generation and project developers and other entities regarding design, and scheduling of new connections to the PJM bulk power system.
• Develop and coordinate project work plans for generation and transmission system reinforcement projects involving multiple customer needs across multiple transmission owner systems.
• Perform project management functions related to establishing time lines and monitoring achievement of milestones and critical path tasks from engineering design to signing of the interconnection service agreement.
• Proactively work with other members of the applicable PJM divisions to coordinate system reinforcement requirements.
• Coordinate, develop and issue interconnection studies and agreements related to generation and merchant transmission projects.
• Monitor and analyze existing project management methods and promote the development of new methods and the introduction of improved and emerging progress monitoring technologies in the development of construction activities.
• Develop and implement tactical plans consistent with the division/department strategy.

Required

Characteristics & Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science, Engineering Mechanical
• Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering or At least 5 years of experience equivalent, applicable work experience
• At least 5 years of experience experience with major substation and transmission line construction and maintenance, or generation operations, construction and maintenance activities is required
• Ability to produce high-quality work products with attention to detail
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Ability to use mathematical and electrical theory
• Ability to troubleshoot and provide technical support

Preferred

• Masters, Engineering
• Experience with PJM operations, markets, and planning functions
• Experience using PSS/e (power system analysis program)