Transmission System Planning Consultant

🕒 September 29

🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $140k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💼 Consultant

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E Source

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1986

⚡ Energy

💼 Consulting

🤝 B2B

Energy • Consulting • B2B

E Source is a research, data-science, and consulting firm that helps electric, gas, and water utilities make and implement data-driven decisions. The company combines industry-leading research, benchmarking, consulting services, and applied analytics (including machine learning and AI support) to improve customer experience, optimize grid operations, modernize business and field processes, and design and evaluate energy programs. E Source offers solutions across customer operations, DER strategy and measurement, AMI planning and implementation, vegetation/storm/wildfire/reliability intelligence, interconnection studies, data strategy and governance, and workforce and technology transformation. It serves utilities across North America and emphasizes linking strategy to execution for measurable operational and customer outcomes.

📋 Description

• Perform transmission planning studies covering transient stability, power flow, transfer capability, reliability, short-circuit, economic dispatch, and electromagnetic analyses • Engage directly with clients to determine study goals, create project methodologies, and define deliverables • Direct project execution, including analysis and engineering, staffing plan development, deliverables, quality management, and schedule • Lead consultants and engineers to meet study objectives and deliver practical, viable results • Develop study reports documenting assumptions, methodology, and findings • Partner with project managers to direct technical execution of projects • Manage and support on-the-job training for less practiced team members • Support project managers in business development pursuits • Manage multiple projects concurrently and identify critical path items to meet deliverable deadlines • Evaluate, select, adapt, and modify engineering techniques for transmission system planning • Lead, educate, and train engineers and analysts on renewable generation studies and design efforts • Provide engineering analysis and assessments for power delivery utilities • Collaborate with independent transmission providers, municipal electric utilities, electric cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering field or a related degree from an accredited program • Minimum of 3 years of related experience in electric utility operations, planning, or consulting • 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; transmission planning (TPL) compliance; generator interconnection; and harmonics analysis • Strong competency in industry software including PSS/E • Developed expertise to independently perform a transmission system planning study • Experience developing study reports documenting study assumptions and findings • Knowledge of NERC and FERC standards • Knowledge of power regions and ISOs such as MISO, ERCOT, PJM, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, NYISO, and ISO-NE • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) • Ability to travel up to 10% • Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US or Canada • No employment visa or Labour Market Impact Assessment sponsorship available • Preferred: master’s degree in engineering with two years of related experience, or Ph.D. in engineering with one year of related experience • Preferred: competency in TARA, Aspen, EasyPower, PSLF, EMTP/ATP, PSCAD, or PROMOD • Preferred: experience with generator interconnection and harmonics analysis • Preferred: experience with production costing and risk assessment techniques

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus • Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans • Company-paid life insurance • Company-paid long- and short-term disability insurance • Medical and dependent-care flexible spending plans • Paid parental leave • Flexible time off (FTO) policy • 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match • 100% remote work • Opportunity to grow skills and contribute to meaningful work