Strategic Transmission IS Planning Analyst

NiSource Inc.; Merrillville (IN); On-site; USD 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

NiSource Inc. is seeking an Integrated System Planning Analyst for Transmission to lead location-centric resource planning within the transmission domain.

The role collaborates with planning, construction and finance teams to ensure planning assumptions and outputs are well governed and accurate. The analyst will model ambiguities in location inputs, determine guardrails, and quantify risks to scale, schedule, and cost, delivering insights to support asset planning and system investment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.
• 3+ years of electric utility experience.
• Strong knowledge of transmission planning concepts and inputs.
• Applies outputs from transmission planning tools to inform asset planning decisions.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to translate data into insights.
• Effective written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• Applies foundational project management principles to support studies and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Model location-centric assumptions within the Transmission domain.
• Interface with Transmission to set guardrails for location planning and deployment throughput.
• Quantify risks and issues affecting scale, schedule, and cost of planning scenarios.
• Integrate Transmission insights into broader company planning deliverables.
• Work independently with minimal supervision while prioritizing tasks and deadlines.

Skills

Transmission planning

PSSE

PowerGEM

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Engineering degree

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering or Engineering Technology)

Tools

PSSE

PowerGEM TARA

Job description

NiSource Inc. is seeking an Integrated System Planning Analyst for Transmission to lead location-centric resource planning within the transmission domain.

The role collaborates with planning, construction and finance teams to ensure planning assumptions and outputs are well governed and accurate. The analyst will model ambiguities in location inputs, determine guardrails, and quantify risks to scale, schedule, and cost, delivering insights to support asset planning and system investment