Grid Modernization Specialist, Network Model Engineer
About The Position
We're seeking a Grid Modernization Specialist, Network Model Engineer to serve as a senior technical expert on ADMS implementations across North America. This role is built for someone who understands the network model as the foundation everything else depends on: outage management, FLISR, Volt/VAR optimization, power flow, DER integration, and beyond. When the model is wrong, the system fails. You're the person who makes sure it doesn't. This is a rare opportunity to apply deep technical expertise across multiple utilities simultaneously, accelerating grid modernization programs and building the model foundation that advanced grid operations depend on.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in electric distribution engineering, GIS modeling, or ADMS configuration.
- Direct experience with ADMS platforms (e.g., Schneider Electric, GE, Siemens, OSI, ABB).
- Experience with Esri Utility Network or other utility GIS platforms.
- Strong understanding of: Distribution system topology and protection schemes, Three-phase power flow fundamentals, Switching operations and control room workflows, SCADA telemetry integration
- Experience performing load flow validation and model convergence testing.
- Familiarity with CIM, MultiSpeak, and integration data models.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Ability to manage complex data sets and resolve data integrity issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to explain complex modeling concepts to engineering and operations stakeholders.
- Comfortable working in deadline-driven, high-visibility project environments.
- Ability to work independently in ambiguous or evolving client environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, validation, and governance of the electrical network model supporting ADMS deployments
- Collaborate with utility GIS teams, distribution engineers, control room operations, IT, and ADMS vendors
- Ensure the network model accurately reflects real-world conditions, including: Substation impedance definitions, Three-phase phasing, SCADA telemetry mapping, GIS-to-ADMS transformation logic
- Own and maintain model quality across the full project lifecycle, including: Initial model build, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), System Integration Testing (SIT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Cutover and go-live
- Lead ADMS network model development and configuration
- Define GIS-to-ADMS mapping rules and transformation logic
- Establish and enforce data quality and validation processes
- Develop and execute model test cases across all testing phases
- Troubleshoot and resolve model issues impacting system performance
- Support operational change management and staff training initiatives
- Establish data standards and long-term network model governance frameworks
- Define model maintenance workflows across GIS, SAP, and Aspen systems
- Contribute to control room standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Provide thought leadership on: Network model governance best practices, Digital twin capabilities, Emerging modeling requirements within Grid Modernization
- Drive continuous improvement in model accuracy, performance, and governance
Benefits
- health and wellness benefits
- Flexible Time Off program
- paid holidays
- discretionary 401(k) match
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
