Senior Grid Interconnection Consultant
About The Position
This is a remote/virtual position. Candidate can be based anywhere within the United States. This position in Sargent & Lundy’s Consulting group will require you to focus on our utility planning and advisory projects. This includes transmission system planning and analysis, such as studies in load flow, stability, short circuit, and electromagnetic transients (EMT), to support a variety of clients like ISO/RTO and electric utilities. You will also be responsible for preparing new generator interconnection applications, including development of conceptual single line diagram, verification of compliance with reactive power requirements, and development of steady-state, dynamic, and short circuit models to support the applications. Additionally, you will review ISO feasibility and system impact studies to provide guidance to our clients, who are ISO Interconnection Customers.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and sufficient industry experience is considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
- A minimum of 6 years relevant power systems engineering experience with utility or consultant.
- Experience in load flow and contingency analysis to identify transmission thermal and voltage constraints and to identify transfer capability limits.
- Experience using transmission planning software for load flow modeling, contingency analysis, and stability analysis using PSS/E, PSLF, TARA.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in stability analysis to identify critical clearing times, identify voltage constraints and analyze power system damping.
- Experience in electromagnetic transient analysis using PSCAD.
- Experience in short circuit analysis and using software programs CAPE or ASPEN.
- Knowledge of power regions and ISOs/RTOs, such as: PJM, MISO, NYISO, ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, ISO-NE.
- Experience in Python, Java Script, or other scripting languages.
- Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows.
Responsibilities
- Focus on utility planning and advisory projects.
- Perform transmission system planning and analysis, including load flow, stability, short circuit, and electromagnetic transients (EMT) studies.
- Prepare new generator interconnection applications.
- Develop conceptual single line diagrams.
- Verify compliance with reactive power requirements.
- Develop steady-state, dynamic, and short circuit models to support applications.
- Review ISO feasibility and system impact studies.
- Provide guidance to clients who are ISO Interconnection Customers.
- Lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
- Direct automation and process-improvement work, such as automating calculations, summarizing technical documents, or generating design documentation.
- Guide when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.
- Oversee engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life & Accident Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Back-Up Daycare
- FSA & HSA
- 401(k)
- Pre-Tax Commuter Account
- Merit Scholarship Program
- Employee Discount Program
- Corporate Charitable Giving Program
- Tuition Assistance
- First Professional Licensure Bonus
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Bereavement Leave
- Flexible Work Arrangements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
