Transmission Planning Engineer - Grid Reliability & Growth

PacifiCorp; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 89,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with match

Life insurance

Tuition Assistance

Mass Transit Pass

Job summary

PacifiCorp seeks a Transmission Planning Engineer to design, analyze, and optimize transmission systems for reliable, efficient service. You will apply engineering principles, develop complex studies, and ensure compliance with NERC/WECC reliability standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams across the company.

The role includes leading senior-level analysis, mentoring engineers, and coordinating planning studies with neighboring utilities to support a resilient grid and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 2+ years directly related experience in transmission modeling, transmission system engineering and/or transmission system planning.
• Strong communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify, and evaluate transmission systems to meet objectives and compliance with NERC/WECC standards.
• Develop complex engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, and performance assessments.
• Determine methods and techniques for obtaining results and propose alternatives to management.
• Deliver on commitments and manage outside engineering services and budgets.
• Coordinate with neighboring utilities on planning studies and compliance with WECC/NERC standards.
• Lead and mentor junior staff; prepare annual screening studies for NERC compliance; perform main grid power flow stability studies.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Power flow analysis

Dynamic analysis

PI Database

Visio

MS Office (Access)

EMS/SCADA

Job description

PacifiCorp seeks a Transmission Planning Engineer to design, analyze, and optimize transmission systems for reliable, efficient service. You will apply engineering principles, develop complex studies, and ensure compliance with NERC/WECC reliability standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams across the company.

The role includes leading senior-level analysis, mentoring engineers, and coordinating planning studies with neighboring utilities to support a resilient grid and