Senior or Principal Transmission Planning Engineer

Enercon Services, Inc. is a company focused on delivering innovative solutions in the power delivery sector. They are seeking a Senior or Principal Transmission Planning Engineer to lead a team of engineers in complex power system studies, engage with clients for reliability improvements, and participate in regulatory forums.

Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Supervision: Establish training and development technical leadership of engineers performing interconnection studies. Supervise small team as needed to prepare scoping documents, design criteria, and project deliverables. Ability to review team work to ensure compliance with quality and consistency expectations
• Client Engagement: Client focused on opportunities to provide solutions for reliability and economic improvements to the client’s transmission system
• Technical Studies & Modeling: Perform power system modeling including load flow, short circuit, transient stability, contingency (N-1) studies. Perform economic modeling including production cost simulation studies. Perform studies to ensure compliance with NERC Reliability Standards and client’s Planning Criteria
• Regulatory & Industry Participation: Participate in the ISO/RTO stakeholder forums and technical committees in NERC Regional Entities to represent company’s interests. Understanding of FERC regulations regarding transmission policies, tariffs, and the evolution of ISO and RTO transmission and interconnection strategies
• Other Duties: Problem identification and resolution. Performing other duties as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related with 6 or more years of experience in Transmission planning
• Experience with software such as GE PSLF, TARA, Gridview, PowerWorld, PSSE, or PROMOD. Must also have experience with PSCAD
• Experience with ISO transmission systems, processes and policies
• Specific experience related to generator interconnection process and implementation desired
• Strong client relationships skills and experience within the Transmission Planning industry
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required
• EIT with ability to obtain PE through exam
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Proven experience providing leadership for team members