Associate Consultant, Distribution Planning Engineer – DER/DG Interconnection & Grid Mod

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🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

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⛰️ Colorado, Utah, +2 more states – Remote

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ENTRUST Solutions Group

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2002

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏗️ Construction

Consulting • Logistics • Construction

ENTRUST Solutions Group is a North American utility engineering and consulting firm specializing in electric and gas infrastructure. The company delivers engineering, program and project management, regulatory compliance, inspection and construction management, automation, and data solutions across transmission, distribution, substations, power generation, renewable energy, and pipeline projects. Serving utilities, co-ops, municipal and government clients across all 50 states and Canada, ENTRUST emphasizes innovation, technical expertise, and community-focused infrastructure modernization with a workforce of over 3,200 professionals and more than two decades of experience.

📋 Description

• Perform DER/DG interconnection and distribution planning studies, including hosting capacity, power flow, voltage analysis, and protection coordination • Evaluate DER impacts, including solar, battery storage, and EVs, and identify system constraints and mitigation strategies • Develop and maintain distribution system models using CYME, Synergi, or similar platforms • Coordinate with transmission, substation, distribution design, automation, and other cross-functional teams • Support client-facing project work, including technical discussions and study reviews • Contribute to the quality and consistency of engineering deliverables across projects • Support knowledge sharing across the team

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field • 2+ years of experience in electric utility or distribution planning • Experience with distribution modeling and engineering analysis tools (e.g. CYME) • Experience supporting DER/DG interconnection or planning studies (feasibility, system impact, or similar) • Ability to travel up to 5% as required to support clients and projects • FE/EIT, or ability to obtain • Preferred: CYMTCC, Synergi, or ASPEN OneLiner • PE preferred • Experience with Distribution Automation work, including FLISR/DACR/VVO/Perfect Power • Experience with large-scale DER studies (1 MW–10 MW), including feasibility studies, system impact studies, energy storage, and cluster studies • Knowledge of software automation and scripting • Experience creating protective device settings files • Understanding of 8760 simulations in LoadSEER or similar software • Experience with grid modernization challenges including FLISR, electrification, protection and control, sectionalizing, and wildfire mitigation studies

🏖️ Benefits

• Innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement culture • Opportunities to grow expertise and lead transformative projects • Opportunities to contribute to grid modernization and critical infrastructure projects • Collaboration across disciplines and teams • Equal Employment Opportunity employer