(Sr.) Engineer I (II)

PJM Interconnection • Audubon, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Coordinates and facilitates the interconnection of new generation and merchant transmission projects to the PJM system, as well as the installation of network upgrades, to support the system’s long-term reliability and adequacy. Coordinates with transmission-owning companies and project developers on engineering activities associated with transmission expansion for new generation interconnections. The position uses a hybrid work arrangement in Audubon, Pennsylvania.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, preferably Electrical Engineering, or at least five years of equivalent applicable work experience.
• At least five years of field experience with major substation and transmission-line construction and maintenance, or generation operations, construction, and maintenance activities.
• Ability to produce high-quality work products with attention to detail.
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Ability to use mathematical and electrical theory.
• Ability to troubleshoot and provide technical support.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Engineering.
• Experience with PJM operations, markets, and planning functions.
• Experience using PSS/e power system analysis software.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison and develop external interfaces between PJM and stakeholders—including transmission owners, generation and project developers, and other entities—regarding the design and scheduling of new connections to the PJM bulk power system.
• Develop and coordinate work plans for generation and transmission system reinforcement projects involving multiple customer needs across multiple transmission-owner systems.
• Manage project timelines and monitor milestones and critical-path tasks, from engineering design through signing of the interconnection service agreement.
• Coordinate system reinforcement requirements with other members of applicable PJM divisions.
• Coordinate, develop, and issue interconnection studies and agreements for generation and merchant transmission projects.
• Monitor and analyze project-management methods, and promote new methods and improved or emerging technologies for monitoring construction progress.
• Develop and implement tactical plans consistent with division and department strategy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level