Manager, OpCo Planning

ITC Holdings•Cedar Rapids, IA

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About The Position

The Manager, OpCo Planning leads a team of engineers and technical professionals responsible for critical transmission planning efforts. The role partners with RTOs, states, and regional and national reliability organizations, including RFC, MRO, and NERC, to advance a reliable and resilient grid. The manager provides direct supervision and work direction, leads planning studies and transmission expansion planning, supports compliance and regulatory activities, and helps develop planning practices, policies, and procedures. The position also supports the annual capital budget and maintains the integrity of data needed for operating company planning.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or relevant equivalent experience and/or education.
At least seven years of directly related electric power transmission experience.
Extensive knowledge of the planning processes of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
Extensive knowledge of ITC, NERC, and/or applicable RTO planning standards.
Understanding of the relationships among FERC, NERC, regional reliability organizations, RTOs, and state regulatory agencies.
Understanding of the interconnected nature of the ITC Transmission system and its relationships with interconnected customers and Load Serving Entities.
Ability to work effectively with and influence reports, peers, and superiors across the company.
Effective verbal and written communication skills with superiors and people inside and outside the company.
Ability to create a team environment that motivates employees to perform at a high level.
Effective leadership and motivational skills, including mentoring, coaching, and developing employees in a team-oriented environment.
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer; ITC does not sponsor employment visas such as H-1B or TN visas.

Responsibilities

Directly supervise and provide work direction to a technical team, including performance reviews, feedback, development plans, and improvement opportunities.
Lead planning groups conducting power flow, stability, and special studies, and developing models for analysis.
Set clear team guidelines and expectations, support technical development, and ensure accountability for an annual work plan.
Develop transmission expansion plans for appropriate time horizons for the operating company.
Provide input on compliance and develop operating-company-level documents needed to achieve compliance.
Assist regulatory and financial representatives with technical and engineering consultation.
Assist with or write corporate filings to regulatory bodies, including direct testimony as needed.
Support the development and application of practices, policies, and procedures for planning functions.
Participate in committees, panels, and working groups at regional reliability organizations, states, RTOs, and other industry groups affecting operating-company planning.
Generate or review internal and external reports on transmission system planning.
Support development of the annual capital budget.
Maintain the integrity of data needed for operating-company planning, including ratings, impedances, and power flow models.