Engineer (Associate to Staff)

Dominion Energy • RICHMOND, VA

6d • $73,200 - $132,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

Dominion Energy is seeking an Engineer to join the Long-Term Operations Planning team within the System Operations Center (SOC). This team collaborates with the Strategic Operations Planning team to manage outage planning, reliability analysis, and recommend construction schedules for the next one month to one year. The role involves analyzing the transmission system, incorporating data like load forecasts, generation patterns, and outage information into PSSE/TARA and EMS-based studies. A key responsibility is developing accurate models for up to five years in the future, considering load growth, topology changes, and construction timelines. This position requires close collaboration with various teams including System Operations, SOC Outage Coordination, ET Planning, Project Management, and EMS Modeling. Prior experience in transmission planning is preferred. The role follows Dominion's hybrid office/work-from-home guidelines and may involve occasional project field visits and industry event participation.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of engineering theories, principles, and practices to a broad variety of assignments and related field.
• Extensive skilled in use of advanced techniques and modification and extension of theories, precepts and practices of the field and related sciences and disciplines.
• Full Knowledge of business/financial and contractual matters.
• Recognized expert by other engineers and management in assigned area.
• Provides expert technical advice to other engineers and management in assigned area.
• Skilled in the use of advanced engineering techniques.
• Strong planning and project management skills.
• Strong technical and organizational leadership skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing).
• In depth knowledge of various computer applications, with the ability to manipulate personal computer applications and perform engineering calculations using applicable software programs (e.g., PSSE, TARA, Excel).
• Proven decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to think analytically and solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply codes, regulations, and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks.
• Equally effective working independently or in team environment.
• Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
• Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or
• Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
• Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in transmission planning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outage planning, reliability analysis, and recommend construction schedules over a timeframe ranging from one month up to one year into the future.
• Analyze and study the transmission system over a 1-year period, incorporating data sources into PSSE/TARA-based and EMS-based load flow and N-1 contingency analysis studies.
• Incorporate load forecasts, typical generation forecasts/patterns, existing transmission and generation outages, and key project-related outages into studies.
• Develop more accurate models up to five years in the future, incorporating forecasts of load growth, planned changes to system topology, and aligning with necessary construction timelines.
• Work closely with other teams, including System Operations, SOC Outage Coordination, ET Planning, Project Management, and EMS Modeling.
• Participate in occasional project field visits.
• Participate in relevant industry-related events to enhance skills and knowledge.

Benefits

• health, dental, and vision benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners
• vacation
• retirement plans including 401k contributions and matches
• paid holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• bonus eligibility
• sick leave
• disability insurance

What This Job Offers

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