Senior Director, Transmission Planning

American Municipal Power, Inc•Columbus, OH

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director, Transmission Planning provides oversight and strategic direction for Transmission Planning activities and will lead, coach, and develop a team of Transmission Planning Engineers that conduct detailed technical modeling and analysis of AMP’s transmissions system. The Sr. Director must have extensive experience with modeling and planning of the bulk electric power system and exhibit strong technical skills necessary to support the economic development activities and enact reliability and resiliency enhancements for AMP Members. The Sr. Director will lead studies in adherence to criteria from AMP Transmission, PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM), Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO), ReliabilityFirst Corporation, and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The Sr. Director assures compliance with all relevant FERC and PJM tariffs, rules, and regulations.

Requirements

Minimum 15 years of experience in Electric Utility Engineering including Transmission Planning, Transmission Operations, Transmission Relay Engineering, and/or Substation engineering is required.
Minimum of 5 years of management experience.
Must have a four-year ABET accredited Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or other applicable engineering discipline.
Minimum 5 years of experience in RTO regional and local transmission planning processes.
Knowledge of NERC and individual transmission owner planning criteria and guidelines.
Minimum ten years of experience with commercially available power system software such as PSSE, TARA, ASPEN, and CAPE.
Working knowledge of creating and/or maintaining transmission planning models.
Must demonstrate a high degree of expertise in conducting power flow, short-circuit and dynamic studies.
Working knowledge of applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Reliability Standards and Regional Reliability Organization (RRO) Reliability Standards.
Must possess excellent communication, presentation, diplomacy, active listening, and facilitation skills to effectively work in small or large group forums ranging from technical to non-technical audiences at all levels of the corporate hierarchy.
Must be willing to travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversees staff to align Transmission Planning with AMP Transmission, LLC (AMPT) goals and objectives.
Directs and oversees the transmission planning and project development for AMPT projects. Works closely with the Sr. Director, Transmission Member Services in the scoping of AMPT Projects to support AMP’s Members
Directs and oversees Transmission Planning Staff.
Conducts and oversees power flow, short circuit, and dynamic simulations using commercially available computer software such as PSS/E, TARA, and ASPEN.
Develops and oversees solutions to mitigate reliability issues based on AMPT Transmission Planning Criteria as well as PJM, MISO, and adjacent Transmission Owners’ (TO) Planning Criteria.
Develops and maintains strong working business knowledge/acumen of applicable RTO planning rules/processes, as well as regional and local transmission systems.
Develops and oversees AMPT PJM Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP) and Multiregional Modeling Working Group (MMWG) activities by establishing, maintaining, and ensuring an accurate representation of AMPT’s transmission system for various electric system models. The models involved include power flow, dynamic, and short circuit.
Works closely with the Sr. Director, Transmission Member Services to identify, develop, and oversee AMPT transmission opportunities for the purchase of existing and/or planning for future transmission facilities. Assists with asset valuations, presenting opportunities to AMP Members, creating conceptual plans and coordinating purchase/planning activities with AMP Members, AMPT personnel, and consultants.
Oversees, develops, and maintains AMPT planning information including TO transmission project costs, maps, AMPT facility data, and AMP member transmission facilities.
Coordinates with AMPT Engineering and Operations and AMP Members to develop scope of work for engineering and construction. Participate in project field/site walkdowns, attend meetings/conference calls as needed. Build and maintain excellent relationships with AMP Members, RTO staff, stakeholder representatives, and individual TO representatives.
Demonstrates self-sufficiency and supports AMP Transmission team through accountability, consistency, and cooperation with all departments.
Ensures all work activities are performed in accordance with the policies, practices, standards, and rules of the company and complies with the regulations and procedures required by external agencies.
Oversees the work of consultants as required.
Performs other duties as assigned.