Senior Transmission Planning Engineer
About The Position
New Leaf Energy is a clean energy developer that works with landowners, policymakers, communities, and long-term asset owners to develop renewable energy projects. The Senior Transmission Planning Engineer performs transmission modeling and analysis to identify promising locations for utility-scale projects and opportunities to use available capacity. This analysis informs the utility-scale project development team’s land prospecting strategy. The engineer works with project developers throughout the project development cycle to evaluate utility study deliverables, potential network upgrades, and queue attrition scenarios, and to guide projects forward. The role collaborates internally with Project Development, Policy, and Interconnection teams, and externally with consultants, utility and ISO engineers, and other industry professionals. It reports to the Senior Director of Grid Analytics. The role is approximately 70% project tasks and 30% higher-level project management, standards and SOP maintenance, cross-functional collaboration, and training. The position may be based in Boston or Lowell, Massachusetts; Oakland, California; Troy, New York; or Chicago, Illinois. The work environment is hybrid, with employees working in the office at least two out of every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and able to work from the office or home on other days.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of power engineering experience, specializing in transmission planning.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar relevant field of study.
- Advanced knowledge of power systems and transmission planning practices, with the ability to build expertise in specific ISO territories.
- Advanced knowledge of planning software for transmission system analysis, including steady-state power flow, stability, and transfer analysis.
- Ability to read and interpret ISO study deliverables and understand their impact on New Leaf Energy projects.
- Advanced ability to work with multiple software programs, such as PSSE and TARA.
- Ability to represent New Leaf Energy at ISO scoping calls from an engineering standpoint.
- Strong understanding of New Leaf Energy’s VSM and development strategy.
- Strong understanding of regional ISO study practices and ability to research and learn regional ISO standards for new markets.
- Ability to teach less experienced engineers how to perform transmission analysis.
- Ability to learn and demonstrate project management fundamentals.
- Well-organized self-starter with a genuine drive for success.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
Responsibilities
- Perform transmission analysis with little or no supervision from a Lead TPE or Manager.
- Create scopes of work for third-party engineers or internal TPEs to facilitate business operations.
- Review deliverables produced by internal TPEs or third-party engineers.
- Create standard operating procedures for team study methodologies.
- Serve as transmission planning engineering lead for multiple ISO territories, helping project developers navigate transmission networks and identify competitive, efficient interconnection locations.
- Evaluate ISO and utility impact studies; where appropriate, challenge study methodologies and propose alternative approaches.
- Help project developers assess potential project site feasibility, including estimating potential network upgrades and costs.
- Participate in technical policy working groups to advocate for policies and standards that advance New Leaf Energy’s mission and goals.
- Onboard and manage third-party consultants supporting engineering analysis.
- Contribute to higher-level project management, standards and SOP maintenance, cross-functional collaboration, and training.
Benefits
- Market-competitive base salary, above-market variable compensation, and an equity-like ownership program.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and company matching: 100% of the first 3% of pay and 50% of the next 2% contributed.
- Open, self-managed paid time off.
- Hybrid work policy supporting working from home for part of the week.
- Parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents, available immediately upon hire.
- Professional development and education assistance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
