T&D Planning Engineer: Clean Energy & Grid Reliability

Consolidated Edison Company of New York; Village of Spring Valley (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Consolidated Edison Company of New York is seeking an Engineer to join Engineering Planning to enhance transmission and distribution systems for safe, reliable power delivery in New York. You will forecast load, evaluate non-wire alternatives, and develop capital projects with a focus on clean energy goals in NY/NJ.

The role involves coordinating with NYISO, PJM, and other stakeholders, preparing reports, and supporting grid modernization initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and 3 years of engineering work experience.
• Preferred PE licensure or Engineer-In-Training.

Responsibilities

• Conduct annual load forecasting, contingency analysis, and NWA evaluations to identify system needs.
• Collaborate with the Utility of the Future team to support NY/NJ clean energy goals and long-term corporate strategies, including the LRP, Climate Resiliency, NWAs, EV projects, and EAMs.
• Identify and justify capital projects for the ten-year electric delivery system plan, supporting system reliability and clean energy goals.
• Develop conceptual designs and documentation for T&D system improvements, including white papers, cost/benefit analyses, and project justifications.
• Perform distribution system modeling and analysis, including voltage profiles, loss studies, contingency switching, and circuit reconfigurations.
• Provide operational support such as fuse coordination, motor start calculations, voltage regulation settings, transformer tap settings, and voltage issue investigations.
• Review interconnection studies, develop estimates, attend DER meetings, and support DER planning.
• Conduct steady-state power flow, voltage stability, and transfer analyses to ensure compliance with planning criteria and NERC/FERC standards.
• Participate in transmission system planning studies and regional planning efforts with NYISO, PJM, NPCC, and RFC.
• Prepare engineering procedure guides, reports, and presentations to document technical analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Consolidated Edison Company of New York is seeking an Engineer to join Engineering Planning to enhance transmission and distribution systems for safe, reliable power delivery in New York. You will forecast load, evaluate non-wire alternatives, and develop capital projects with a focus on clean energy goals in NY/NJ.

The role involves coordinating with NYISO, PJM, and other stakeholders, preparing reports, and supporting grid modernization initiatives.