Resource Planning Engineer I, II, III, or Senior

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative•Moore, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

A Resource Planning Engineer position in the Resource Planning Department is open for placement. This position could be filled at an Engineer I, Engineer II, Engineer III, or Senior Engineer level based on the applicant's education and experience. Under the overall direction of the Vice President (V.P.), Corporate Operations & Strategy, the incumbent provides leadership and oversight of WFEC's Resource Planning activities and workflow. The incumbent evaluates current and future electric generation capacity and energy needs. The incumbent evaluates proposed new generation resources including contract and asset resources to meet future power production and energy requirements. The incumbent reviews and evaluates current generation projects, proposed plant upgrades, and plant modifications to ensure ongoing efficient operations. In addition, the incumbent leads economic and financial evaluation of a broad range of potential traditional and non-traditional power projects and performs or coordinates economic comparisons of projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering is required.
Resource Planning Engineer I: Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.
Resource Planning Engineer II: Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering with a minimum of two (2) years directly related experience in power plant construction, design, operation, or maintenance is required.
Resource Planning Engineer III: Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering with a minimum of five (5) years directly related experience, of which three (3) years must be engineering experience in an electric utility or power plant generation environment is required.
Senior Resource Planning Engineer: Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering and eight (8) years of directly related experience in power plant construction, design, operation, or maintenance, of which three (3) years must be engineering experience in an electric utility or power plant environment is required.
Professional Engineer's (P.E.) license is required for the Senior Resource Planning Engineer.
Experience in engineering and financial modeling and evaluation of proposed updates, modifications, and new construction of power generation resources is required for Senior Resource Planning Engineer.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees, managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, calculus and differential equations.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Requires two (2) years' experience operating personal computers using the following or equivalent software: Visual Basic, Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Project.
This position requires a current driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of power plant construction, design, operation, or maintenance is preferred for Engineer I.
Experience in the evaluation of proposed updates, modification, or new construction of power generation resources, renewable resources and purchase power agreements is preferred for Engineer I.
Experience in the evaluation of proposed updates, modification, or new construction of power generation resources, renewable resources and purchase power agreements is preferred for Engineer II.
Related engineering experience in power plant construction, design, operation, or maintenance is required for Engineer III.
Experience in the evaluation of proposed updates, modification, or new construction of power generation resources, renewable resources and purchase power agreements is preferred for Engineer III.
Experience with turbine or boiler modeling programs is desirable.

Responsibilities

Manages WFEC's resource plan, power supply contracts, and performs risk analysis relative to power and fuel commodities.
Evaluates, negotiates, administers, ensures compliance with, and analyzes the performance of all power supply contracts, and makes recommendations to management and the Board.
Evaluates contracts for new or proposed power supply resources and makes recommendations to management and the Board for approval.
In cooperation with other departments, develops, reviews, and evaluates contracts and agreements affecting the development and construction of generation facilities.
Leads economic and financial evaluation of a broad range of potential traditional and non-traditional power projects and performs or coordinates economic project comparisons.
Provides project management and engineering support for Resource Planning and other engineering projects.
Maintains knowledge of new equipment, techniques, and applications of traditional and non-traditional power production equipment.
Maintains a working knowledge of the SPP tariff, policies, and procedures and how they affect WFEC's resource adequacy requirements.
Participates in the SPP working groups related to resource planning.
Prepares and submits to the SPP the Resource Adequacy Workbook (RAW) and ensures WFEC meets the SPP's resource adequacy requirements.
Prepares and submits to the SPP any required data or reports to support resource adequacy and resource accreditation requirements.
Interacts with outside entities such as ACES, RUS, SPP, and contractors related to resource planning projects.
Communicates and keeps internal and external staff adequately informed of project status.
Supports compilation of Construction Work Plan for generation additions and the supporting WFEC and Rural Development approvals and implementation related to future resource needs.
Prepares and evaluates the department budget.
Supports the preparation and evaluation of the load forecast and financial forecast.
Works with other departments to gather information and implement appropriate policies and procedures to ensure compliance with purchase power and other major agreements.
Presents oral and written reports to Senior Management and/or department managers relating to contract performance and research studies.