Transmission Planning Engineer

GS2 | B Corp™; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision coverage

401(k) matching

PTO

Job summary

GS2 | B Corp™ in Texas is seeking a Transmission Planning Engineer to join a small, high-impact planning team supporting reliability and compliance across the ERCOT-region transmission network. This hands-on role covers steady-state, interconnection, and stability studies from day one, with interaction across ERCOT and neighboring utilities, and input into capital investment decisions.

You’ll report to the Transmission Planning Director and enjoy a balanced schedule with core in-office hours and

Qualifications

• Hands-on transmission planning study experience at a utility, TSP, or ISO.
• Experience with power system software such as PSS/E, PowerWorld, or TARA.
• Working knowledge of NERC reliability standards.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to prioritize across multiple concurrent studies and projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform planning studies for new generation and large load interconnection requests and capital investment decisions.
• Engage with ERCOT and neighboring TSPs on system conditions and planning assessments.
• Conduct steady-state, short circuit, and stability studies supporting the Annual Planning Assessment.
• Identify system issues, develop solutions and present recommendations to managers and cross-functional teams.
• Manage multiple studies and projects at different stages at the same time.

Skills

Hands-on planning experience

Strong communication

Prioritization across multiple studies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSS/E

PowerWorld

TARA

Job description

A well-established, Texas-based TSP is seeking a Transmission Planning Engineer to join a small, high-impact planning team supporting reliability and compliance across its ERCOT-region transmission network.

This is a genuinely hands-on role, you’ll work on real planning studies from day one, engage with ERCOT and neighboring utilities, and see your analysis feed into real capital investment decisions.

Unlike larger utilities where transmission planning is split across five or six specialized teams, here you’ll work across the full breadth of the discipline; steady-state, interconnection, and stability studies, giving you faster development and broader exposure early on.

What the Transmission Planning Engineer will do

• Perform planning studies for new generation and large load interconnection requests and capital investment decisions
• Engage with ERCOT and neighboring TSPs on system conditions and planning assessments
• Conduct steady-state, short circuit, and stability studies supporting the Annual Planning Assessment
• Identify system issues, develop solutions and present recommendations to managers and cross-functional teams
• Manage multiple studies and projects at different stages at the same time

What you’ll bring

• Hands-on transmission planning study experience at a utility, TSP, or ISO (ERCOT experience welcomed but not required; PJM, MISO, or CAISO experience also welcomed)
• Experience with power system software such as PSS/E, PowerWorld, or TARA
• Working knowledge of NERC reliability standards
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• Strong communication skills and the ability to prioritize across multiple concurrent studies and projects

Why this role

• Hands-on involvement in planning studies that inform real capital investment decisions
• Regular engagement with ERCOT and neighboring TSPs at a technical and stakeholder level
• Reporting line to the Transmission Planning Director, with visibility into compliance and reliability priorities
• Genuine work-life balance: core office hours just 9am-2pm on in-office days, standard 40-hour week
• Broad technical exposure across the full planning discipline, accelerating your development
• Competitive benefits package including health/dental/vision coverage, 401(k) matching, and PTO