Strategic Transmission Planning Analyst

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

Job summary

NiSource Inc. is seeking an Integrated System Planning (ISP) Analyst in Transmission to manage location-centric integrated resource planning within the transmission domain.

The role collaborates with planning, construction, and finance to ensure planning assumptions and outputs are well governed, accurate, and aligned with the broader ISP ecosystem. The analyst will model ambiguous location-centric inputs, interface with the Transmission organization to define guardrails, quantify risks to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.
• 3+ years of electric utility experience.
• Knowledge of transmission system planning concepts, inputs and scenario analysis.
• Applies outputs from transmission planning tools (PSSE, PowerGEM TARA) to inform asset planning decisions.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills and translates complex data into insights.
• Effective written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Applies foundational project management principles to support planning studies and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology

Tools

PSSE

PowerGEM TARA

Job description

NiSource Inc. is seeking an Integrated System Planning (ISP) Analyst in Transmission to manage location-centric integrated resource planning within the transmission domain.

The role collaborates with planning, construction, and finance to ensure planning assumptions and outputs are well governed, accurate, and aligned with the broader ISP ecosystem. The analyst will model ambiguous location-centric inputs, interface with the Transmission organization to define guardrails, quantify risks to