Engineer Assc - Engineer Staff (Transmission Planning Engineer)

American Electric Power•Tulsa, OK

4d•$74,551 - $177,503•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible to the assigned supervisor for performing advance engineering work activities and projects requiring the application of engineering knowledge in a safe, effective, efficient and economic accomplishment of assigned objectives. This role involves performing advanced engineering work activities and projects, requiring the application of engineering knowledge for the safe, effective, efficient, and economic accomplishment of assigned objectives. The selected candidate will be expected to partake in competitive transmission windows, congestion analysis for generation acquisition, and conduct area-wide studies to assess necessary system improvements to address reliability deficiencies. In a Regional Transmission Planning role, the candidate will also have an opportunity to learn about other disciplines and the 4 RTOs in which AEP operates. The position requires investigative efforts into problem areas, communicating findings to the team and management to guide policy and financial decisions, and following company policies, practices, standards, and rules, as well as external agency regulations. It also involves providing training and guidance to lower-level employees and elevating issues to higher-level employees/leaders as appropriate. The role demands strong detail orientation and meticulous note-taking for defending projects. It requires resolving and initiating solutions to routine problems, identifying problems beyond the normal routine, and demonstrating the ability and desire to seek out opportunities and embrace new ideas. The ideal candidate must be comfortable communicating with teams of other disciplines, developing presentations for stakeholders, and with time and experience, communicating effectively with peers and conducting clear, concise presentations. As an active team member, the candidate will network with peers, identify key stakeholders, use informal networks, resolve conflict, and build consensus. Decisions are made subject to review within established standards, policies, and procedures, affecting the team's work, with an awareness of risks. The candidate must extrapolate beyond known facts to reach logical conclusions and communicate study scenarios and advice based on results to management. Business awareness includes understanding AEP's organizational structure, the role of their unit, the budgeting and approval process, proficiency in economic analysis techniques, and developing an understanding of utility regulation and financing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering in a program accredited by ABET.
Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination in preparation for future licensing as a Professional Engineer (PE) is encouraged and preferred.
Two or more years of related engineering experience (for Engineer Grade 7).
Master's degree in engineering from an engineering program accredited by ABET (may be considered for entry at Engineer Grade 7 level).
Individuals with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology can satisfy this degree requirement, if they obtain a certified Professional Engineering (PE) license.
4 or more years of related engineering experience along with a Bachelor's degree in engineering in a program accredited by ABET (for Engineer Sr Grade 8).
2 years of related engineering experience along with a Master's degree or PhD in engineering from a program accredited by ABET (for Engineer Sr Grade 8).
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico is encouraged and preferred (for Engineer Sr Grade 8).
8 or more years of related engineering experience along with a Bachelor's degree in engineering in a program accredited by ABET (for Engineer Prin Grade 9).
6 years of related engineering experience along with a Master's or PhD in engineering from a program accredited by ABET (for Engineer Prin Grade 9).
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico is preferred for this position unless approval to waive this requirement is given by the organization's EVP (for Engineer Prin Grade 9).
10 or more years of related engineering experience along with a Bachelor's degree in engineering in a program accredited by ABET (for Engineer Staff Grade 10).
8 years of related engineering experience along with a Master's degree or PhD in engineering from a program accredited by ABET (for Engineer Staff Grade 10).
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico is preferred for this position unless approval to waive this requirement is given by the organization's EVP (for Engineer Staff Grade 10).
VP or above may waive the requirement for a degree from a university with a Non ABET accredited program.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with tools such as PSS/E, PROMOD, TARA and Aspen are a plus.
Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination in preparation for future licensing as a Professional Engineer (PE) is encouraged and preferred.
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico is encouraged and preferred (for Engineer Sr Grade 8).
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico is preferred for this position unless approval to waive this requirement is given by the organization's EVP (for Engineer Prin Grade 9).
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico is preferred for this position unless approval to waive this requirement is given by the organization's EVP (for Engineer Staff Grade 10).

Responsibilities

Perform advance engineering work activities and projects requiring the application of engineering knowledge.
Understand and perform load flow analysis, Congestion analysis, short circuit and other planning studies.
Partake in competitive transmission windows.
Partake in congestion analysis for generation acquisition.
Conduct area wide studies to assess necessary system improvements to address any reliability deficiencies.
Perform investigative efforts into problem areas.
Communicate findings to the wider team and management in order to guide policy and financial decisions.
Follow policies, practices, standards and rules of the company and those regulations and procedures required by external agencies.
Provide training and guidance to lower-level employees as needed.
Elevate issues to higher-level employees/leaders as appropriate.
Be heavily detail oriented and a fastidious note taker.
Resolve and initiate solutions to routine problems which usually require additional definition/clarification before analysis can begin.
Identify problems that are beyond the normal routine.
Demonstrate ability and desire to seek out opportunities and embrace new ideas and approaches.
Be comfortable communicating with teams of other disciplines.
Develop presentations to other teams/stakeholders.
Communicate effectively and comfortably with peers and conduct clear and concise presentations.
Be an active team member.
Network with peers inside and outside the AEP system.
Identify key stakeholders.
Use informal network to get things done.
Resolve conflict, build consensus.
Make decisions subject to review within established standards, policies and procedures.
Make decisions that affect the work of the team.
Be aware of risks.
Demonstrate the ability to extrapolate beyond known facts to reach logical conclusions.
Communicate to management the scenarios they’re studying, and provide advice based on their results.
Understand AEP's organizational structure and the specific role and responsibility of their individual organizational unit.
Demonstrate an understanding of the budgeting and approval process.
Be proficient in the application and use of economic analysis techniques in problem solving.
Develop an understanding of utility regulation and financing.