Electric Utility Engineer, Technical Support

🕒 March 7

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

📞 Support Engineer

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Turner & Townsend

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10,000+ employees

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏠 Real Estate

Construction • Consulting • Real Estate

Turner & Townsend is a global consultancy business that serves clients in the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. With a commitment to building trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society, they focus on delivering better outcomes that positively impact the world. Their specialities include programme strategy and setup, programme management, cost and commercial management, project management, procurement, safety, health and quality, controls and performance, technology and data, and advisory services. With 75 years of experience, Turner & Townsend aims to transform performance for a greener, more inclusive, and productive world.

📋 Description

• Manage the end-to-end utility load-interconnection process for all assigned development projects. • Serve as the primary interface with electric utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and transmission operators, fostering strong, collaborative relationships. • Review and evaluate utility system-impact studies, load-flow models, and power-delivery feasibility assessments. • Oversee third-party engineering and consultant studies to ensure technical accuracy, risk mitigation, and alignment with project objectives. • Support transmission planning needs by evaluating grid capacity, upgrade requirements, and long‑term infrastructure implications for new and existing sites. • Assess new market viability from a utility and transmission-delivery perspective and provide recommendations to cross-functional leadership. • Analyze utility constraints, risks, and opportunities to inform site-selection and development strategies. • Communicate complex engineering concepts, utility timelines, and technical issues clearly and effectively to non-technical executives and stakeholders. • Review, negotiate, and provide technical input on utility service agreements, interconnection contracts, and power-delivery provisions. • Develop and maintain project-level utility budget forecasts, including interconnection costs, upgrades, and long-term O&M considerations. • Identify and implement process improvements to optimize coordination with utilities, engineering partners, and internal teams. • Partner closely with development, engineering, supply chain, policy, energy procurement, legal, and leadership teams to advance project objectives. • Contribute to corporate initiatives related to energy strategy, regulatory engagement, new market exploration, and long-term planning. • Support the preparation of business cases, executive summaries, and leadership approvals related to utility strategy and project feasibility.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred. • 7+ years of experience in electric utility engineering, grid planning, interconnection management, or equivalent technical role. • Strong understanding of transmission and distribution systems, interconnection processes, and ISO/RTO operations. • Proven ability to manage complex technical projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate technical information for diverse audiences. • Experience in data center, large industrial load, or utility-scale energy projects is highly preferred. • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with utilities, consultants, and internal teams.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible working hours • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities