Transmission Planning Engineer

Cleco•Pineville, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineer III – Transmission Planning is a career professional capable of performing Transmission Engineering studies independently. This employee will have the opportunity to perform Steady State, Dynamic and Adjusted Production Cost studies for both the long term and near term planning horizons. This engineer is responsible for performing studies to ensure that Cleco Powers Transmission system will serve our customers well into the future. Transmission Planning engineer is responsible for performing studies as needed for both Cleco Power and Cleco Cajun as well as multiple departments within both Cleco companies to ensure reliable operation of the Bulk electric system.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited curriculum
5-7+ years of related experience
Good interpersonal skills along with strong written and oral communication skills
Excellent math skills
Ability to work under Pressure
Ability to recognize process improvements opportunities and make improvements
Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
Proficient at functioning effectively within a team environment, present ideas and opinions in a respective and collegial manner

Nice To Haves

FE/PE preferred
FE Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, sense of belonging, customer service, and operational excellence.
Performs both Long and Short Range studies of the transmission system to identify deficiencies and recommend feasible alternative solutions to meet North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance requirements.
Perform sensitivity studies of these alternatives to justify capital transmission projects to meet Cleco Power’s transmission strategy.
Coordinate data with neighboring transmission companies and Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) for development of annual powerflow models.
Accurately model operational condition for next day assessments and to assist in the outage coordination process.
Perform studies for new customer loads and or new generation interconnections as needed.
Serve as a technical resource for studies performed for external departments.
Model and promote ethical business conduct and compliance with both the letter and spirit of all laws, rules and regulations to which Cleco is subject.
Support Transmission Operations desk for real time events as needed.
Utilizes Engineering standards, procedures, and processes, providing recommendations for process improvements, as necessary.
Assist entry-level staff within assigned project teams, leveraging technical experience to help to onboard them and in support of meeting project milestones.
Provide communication to their manager to provide status updates on project activities, and identify risks in delivery or resourcing needs.
Fully understand the Cleco Transmission Network to anticipate issues with studies based on previous work.