Principal Engineer - Transmission Planning

TITLE: Principal Engineer - Transmission Planning

SALARY RANGE: The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $111544 - $160345 .

Worktype: Office (Remote considered for qualified candidates)

Job Summary

Collaborate, perform, and lead reliability and/or economic driven studies including voltage, thermal, PV, transfer limit, short circuit, and stability assessments.

Analyze and assess complex transmission systems at numerous voltage levels. Document and communicate results and recommendations as appropriate including data manipulation, report writing, and summary presentations.

Continually strive to innovate and integrate improvements to increase the precision and efficiency of transmission planning.

Strive to seek out and develop subject matter expert skills as necessary to mentor and support the team to aid in the advancement of business needs.

Collaborate and interact with internal teams and industry peers on regional activities (e.g. NPCC, ISO’s, etc.). 

Develop and apply a thorough understanding of various planning criteria, guidelines, standards (e.g. NERC, NPCC, etc.) and analysis software packages such as PSS/E, TARA, and ASPEN.

Participate in transmission and substation site inspections; attend industry workshops, training, and user group meetings as needs arise.

Behavioral Skills and Requirements

Leadership Competencies

• Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.
• Provide technical leadership in the most complex projects that have a wide impact on the business
• Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills
• Subject Matter Expert for department
• Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards and best practices
• Work independently with little supervision

Behavioral Competencies

• Develop self & others
• Empower to grow
• Collaborate and share
• Be a role model
• Focus to achieve results
• Be agile

Technical Skills and Requirements

The following skills and associated competency levels are desired of those candidates seeking a position in Transmission Planning. However, offsetting industry and other relevant technical skills will be considered for candidates without previous experience in these Transmission Planning activities (e.g. T&S Engineering, P&C, etc.).

Technical Skills/Competencies

• Theoretical Engineering knowledge: Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytics, Modeling & Calculation (e.g. sym. Components, per unit, etc.), Understanding the Business Model

Required Competency Level: Expert

• Practical Engineering Experience/Application: Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g. field experience, standardization, develop business case and defend in front of stakeholders)

Required Competency Level: Expert

• Engineering documentation: Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation, review and approve engineering work done by others

Required Competency Level: Expert

• Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment: Local, State and Federal …