Manager, OpCo Planning

ITC Holdings•Cedar Rapids, IA

12d

About The Position

The Manager, OpCo Planning leads a team of engineers and technical professionals responsible for critical transmission planning and partners with RTOs, states, and regional and national reliability organizations, including RFC, MRO, and NERC, to advance a reliable and resilient grid. The role supervises and develops team members, leads technical planning studies, and oversees transmission expansion planning for the operating company across appropriate time horizons. The manager also supports compliance, regulatory filings, planning policies and procedures, industry committees, reporting, annual capital budgeting, and the integrity of data used in operating company planning. This position provides technical and engineering consultation to regulatory and financial representatives and may prepare direct testimony as needed.

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 direct reports, peers, and superiors across the company.
Effective verbal and written communication skills with superiors and individuals 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.
Must be authorized 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 needed for analysis.
Set clear guidelines and expectations for team members, including technical development and accountability for an annual work plan.
Develop transmission expansion plans for the operating company across appropriate time horizons.
Provide input on compliance and develop operating-company documents needed to achieve compliance.
Provide technical and engineering consultation to company regulatory and financial representatives, and assist with or prepare regulatory filings, 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 that affect operating-company planning.
Generate or review internal and external reports concerning transmission system planning.
Support development of the annual capital budget.
Ensure the integrity of data used for operating-company planning, including ratings, impedances, and power flow models.