Senior Consultant - Transmission Planning

Qualus•Vancouver, NV

About The Position

Power your future with Qualus as a Senior Consultant - Transmission Planning supporting our Resource Integration Advisory group with a primary focus on performing interconnection feasibility studies for new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects.

Requirements

BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Electrical Power Systems
5 years of grid planning experience. 3 years in North America.
2 years of consulting experience
Intimate knowledge of the PSSE and/or PSLF power systems analysis tools and their associated models and utilities
Knowledge of transmission systems in Eastern Interconnection, ERCOT and/or WECC
Extensive experience with power system studies
Experience with resource interconnection studies in Eastern Interconnection, ERCOT, or WECC

Nice To Haves

MS Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Electrical Power Systems is preferred.
Experience with generation delivery assessment in RTO service territories, particularly CAISO, using TARA very highly valued.
Familiarity with EMT modeling using PSCAD for protection, control interaction, or IBR-focused studies (strongly preferred)

Responsibilities

Perform Interconnection feasibility studies for new generation, storage, demand and transmission projects.
Optimize the size and location of new generation, storage, demand and transmission projects.
Prepare interconnection applications for new generation, storage, demand and transmission projects including development of power flow, dynamic and short circuit study models.
Guide generation, storage, demand and transmission interconnection applications through the full interconnection study process.
Interface with the host transmission operator throughout the interconnection study process and review and scrutinize their interconnection study reports.
Perform general power system studies.