(Sr./Lead) Engineer/Analyst I (II)

PJM Interconnection, LLC; Audubon (IA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision and dental insurance

401(k) plan with 100% employer match

Vacation and paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Business travel insurance

Employee assistance program

Adoption benefits

Job summary

PJM Interconnection, LLC is seeking a quality improvement-focused professional to coordinate and support activities ensuring tariff compliance and consistent market rule representation across documents, manuals, and filings. The role emphasizes learning PJM market rules, attention to detail, and collaboration with Legal, Markets Design, and Compliance teams.

The ideal candidate brings 0–8 years of electric market experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to review complex regulatory

Qualifications

• Required BS in Engineering, Economics & Mathematics and/or Equivalent education and/or work experience.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Markets Design and PJM Legal to ensure market rules align with implementation considerations.
• Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts to ensure market initiatives comply with governing documents and tariffs.
• Review market rules, tariff language, manuals, specs, and regulatory filings to identify gaps and errors and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead initiatives under the Markets Quality Improvement program and develop communication plans and status reports.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Regulatory interpretation

Education

BS in Engineering, Economics, Mathematics or equivalent

Job description

Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid - Audubon, PA

The Markets Automation and Quality Assurance team works with the core objective of improving tariff compliance, market process automation and development of standardized processes and templates to support market implementations. The primary function of this role is to coordinate and support quality improvement activities to ensure PJM adheres to requirements in its governing documents and other FERC filed rules and regulations and that its business processes reflect this adherence. This role will require conducting cross-document traceability analysis to ensure requirements and market rules are consistently represented across governing documents, PJM manuals, policies, procedures, system specifications, and stakeholder communications. To be successful in this role, the candidate must have: Strong desire to understand how PJM market business rules, systems, and operational processes interact. Learning agility to quickly understand emerging electricity market design topics. Attention to detail and a questioning attitude while reviewing technical materials and ability to recognize contradictions, missing requirements, duplicated content, and downstream impacts across multiple interconnected documents.

Essential Duties

Collaborate with PJM Market Design and PJM Legal to ensure newly developed market rules are designed thoughtfully with respect to implementation complexity in order to minimize compliance risk. Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to ensure that Markets-related initiatives are being implemented in alignment with the requirements in the applicable governing document. Perform detailed reviews of market rules, tariff language, business practice manuals, technical specifications, settlement documentation, operating procedures, and regulatory filings and recommend corrective actions when needed to reduce compliance risks or improve quality. Coordinate and lead initiatives under the Markets Quality Improvement program. Develop and implement internal communication plans, supporting metrics, and status reporting related to the initiatives. Develop and maintain templates and best practices documentation to improve consistency of markets project implementations and to promote a culture of quality and compliance. Collaborate with Markets Project Managers and assist with impact assessment during project implementation to mitigate risk. Collaborate with Principle Consultants – FERC Order Implementation and FERC & Reliability Compliance department to share situational awareness and identified issues related to market initiative implementation. Work closely with Operational Excellence and Compliance departments to ensure adherence to all compliance requirements and support the PJM Operational Excellence program goals.

Characteristics & Qualifications

Required BS, Engineering, Economics & Mathematics and/or Equivalent education and/or work experience 0 to 8 years of experience in Electricity Markets, Bulk Electric Power Operations, Quality Improvement or Compliance expertise in the Electric Utility Industry Demonstrated ability to review and interpret complex technical or regulatory documentation. Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage multiple reviews simultaneously while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

At least 5 years of experience with PJM Agreements and Tariffs Experience with PJM operations, markets, and planning function Experience with PJM Stakeholder process

PJM employees work collaboratively to maintain the reliability of North America’s largest centrally dispatched electric grid and to operate one of the world’s largest competitive wholesale electricity markets. We seek talented candidates who thrive in a diverse, challenging and creative environment where they have opportunities to grow, learn new skills and build a career. Learn more about PJM by visiting the Learning Center. Discover your potential at PJM Interconnection! We are proud of our company’s history, culture and community. As the nation’s largest grid operator, the work we do every day requires every one of us. We recognize and appreciate the different abilities, backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, cultures and needs of each individual. If you're seeking a dynamic and supportive workplace that values innovation and creativity, we invite you to explore opportunities with our team.

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• 401(k) plan with 100% employer match up to 5% of salary
• Non-elective 401(k) employer contribution
• Vacation and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Business travel and accident insurance
• Child day care referral program
• Employee assistance program
• Adoption benefits recognized by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, which has named PJM one of the best adoption-friendly energy and utility companies in America.