Position Summary
This role supports long-range and near-term planning activities, regulatory compliance, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders to meet load growth, reliability, and resiliency objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform transmission system studies including power flow, contingency (N-1/N-1-1), short-circuit, and stability analyses
- Develop long-range transmission expansion plans to support load growth, generation interconnections, and grid modernization initiatives
- Evaluate system reliability impacts and recommend mitigation strategies aligned with NERC, ERCOT, and applicable regional planning requirements
- Support interconnection studies for generation, renewable, and large load (e.g., data center) requests
- Coordinate planning activities with operations, protection & controls, asset management, and project engineering
- Prepare technical documentation, planning reports, and regulatory support materials
- Participate in regional planning forums, stakeholder meetings, and utility coordination efforts
- Support capital project justification and prioritization through technical analysis
- Stay current with evolving grid technologies, reliability standards, and planning methodologies
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- 3+ years of experience in electric transmission planning or power system analysis
- Working knowledge of power system analysis tools such as PSS®E, PSLF, PowerWorld, TARA, or similar
- Familiarity with NERC reliability standards and regional planning requirements; ERCOT experience strongly preferred
- Strong analytical, technical writing, and communication skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally in a regulated utility environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward licensure
- Experience supporting renewable integration, large load interconnections, or grid resiliency initiatives
- Utility or ISO/RTO planning experience (ERCOT, MISO, SPP, etc.)
- Experience supporting regulatory filings or stakeholder planning processes
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