Senior PMU Operational Integration Consultant

TEKsystems•Carmel, IN

9d•$50 - $90•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced PMU (Phasor Measurement Unit) Operational Integration Consultant to support the deployment, integration, and operational use of synchrophasor technologies within an RTO control room environment. This role focuses on defining and implementing operational requirements, enhancing real time situational awareness, and advising operations teams on the effective use of PMU technology and data to support stability monitoring, oscillation detection, and disturbance response. Key responsibilities include integrating PMU data into operator workflows, developing operational use cases, supporting control-room visualizations / alarms, and ensuring alignment with NERC IBR (inverter-based resource) stability standards and Large Load Reliability guidelines. The position requires close collaboration with operations engineering, EMS/SCADA, and OT/IT teams to ensure PMU capabilities deliver actionable, reliable operational value.

Requirements

10+ years of hands-on PMU deployment and integration experience in operational environments (utility, ISO/RTO, or grid operator).
Strong background in real-time operational applications of PMU data, including oscillation detection, disturbance identification, event analysis, and dynamic system behavior monitoring.
Experience developing operational requirements, operator use cases, alarming thresholds, and control-room visualization concepts.
Proficiency with PMU data quality assessment, IEEE C37.118 protocols, PDC configuration, and synchrophasor streaming performance requirements.
Deep understanding of real-time grid phenomena such as oscillations, inertia, damping, and voltage or frequency excursions.
Ability to translate technical PMU analytics into clear operator guidance, procedures, and training materials.
Working knowledge of NERC IBR stability standards, model performance expectations, and emerging Large Load Reliability guidelines relevant to operation.
Integration
PMU
Phasor
Data Analysis
NERC
FERC
Energy

Responsibilities

Help take requirements and incorporate them into business manuals.
Determine what requirements mean for the team.
Develop business practice manuals and advise for existing ones.
Develop new practice manuals.
Identify different use cases to explore.
Identify different platforms and vendors and impartially vet them out.
Operationalize large load PMUs.
Answer technical questions around PMU configuration and how to leverage PMU data.
Prototype PMUs.
Perform other demanding tasks to better operationalize PMUs.
Integrate PMU data into operator workflows.
Develop operational use cases.
Support control-room visualizations and alarms.
Ensure alignment with NERC IBR stability standards and Large Load Reliability guidelines.
Collaborate with operations engineering, EMS/SCADA, and OT/IT teams.