Transmission System Planning Engineer, Contract

Aneden Consulting Inc; United States; Remote; Full time

Job summary

Aneden Consulting Inc is seeking a Transmission System Planning Consultant to assist with various studies for power delivery utilities. This remote role requires extensive experience in transmission planning and the ability to engage with industry entities to deliver practical solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background and proven expertise in transmission system analysis.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in electric utility operations or planning.
• Understanding of NERC, FERC, and regional requirements.
• Experience developing study reports.

Responsibilities

• Perform transmission planning studies including transient stability and power flow.
• Engage with clients to determine study goals and methodologies.
• Manage a team of consultants/engineers to meet study objectives.

Skills

Transmission system planning processes

Electric transmission systems

Power system planning and operations

Transient stability

Short circuit analysis

Voltage analysis

Risk assessment techniques

Generator interconnection

Education

Bachelor of Science in an engineering field

Master's in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

PSS/E

TARA

Aspen

EasyPower

PSLF

EMTP/ATP

PSCAD

PROMOD

Job description

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Aneden Consulting Inc provided pay range

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Base pay range

$85.00/hr - $95.00/hr

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The Transmission System Planning Consultant will assist with a range of studies and other consulting services to support power delivery utilities to make assessments backed by industry and engineering analysis. The Transmission System Planning Consultant will perform transmission planning studies consisting of transient stability, power flow, transfer capability, reliability, short-circuit, economic dispatch, and electromagnetic associated with congestion management scenarios.

This consultant will engage with various entities in the industry, including independent transmission providers, municipal electric utilities, electric cooperatives, and investor-owned electric utilities. This consultant will be a prime contributor to the execution of technical studies.

The consultant will work with project managers to direct the technical execution of projects. The consultant will directly engage with clients to determine study goals, create project methodologies, and manage a team of consultants/engineers to meet the study objectives, providing our clients with practical and viable deliverables.

This role will be 100% remote

Duties & Responsibilities The consultant will support the project managers and direct portions of the project execution including analysis & engineering, staffing plan development deliverables, quality management and schedule. The consultant will assist and manage on-the-job and training efforts for less practiced team members. The consultant will assist the project manager in business development pursuits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering field or related degree from an accredited program.
• 7+ years of experience, or Master's in Engineering with 2 years, of related experience associated with electric utility operations, planning, or consulting, or a PhD in Engineering with 1 year of related experience
• Understanding of transmission system planning processes and electric transmission systems
• Familiarity with power system planning and operations; transient stability, short circuit, and voltage analysis; NERC, FERC, and regional requirements, policies, and procedures; production costing; risk assessment techniques; TPL compliance; generator interconnection; and harmonics analysis.
• Software: Strong competency in industry software including PSS/E. Additional competency in TARA, Aspen, EasyPower, PSLF, EMTP/ATP, PSCAD, and PROMOD a plus.
• Developed expertise to independently perform a transmission system planning study.
• Experience developing study reports to document study assumptions and finding

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Utilities

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