Transmission Planning Engineer

LS Power Development • St. Louis, MO

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About The Position

LS Power is seeking a transmission planning engineer to conduct power system studies, participate in the development of long-term transmission plans, and perform a range of reliability and compliance assessments and reporting to support new project development and existing utility operations across the United States.

Requirements

• Have Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with solid understanding of the fundamentals of power system analysis.
• Can effectively manage multiple assignments under time constraints.
• Have excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess strong problem-solving and teamwork skills developed during your studies or extracurricular activities.
• Have a proactive attitude and willingness to tackle challenges head-on.

Nice To Haves

• Advance degree in Electrical Engineering with power system concentration
• Familiarity with PSSE, TARA, PowerWorld, and/or GE PSLF through coursework, projects, or internships is a plus.
• We’re looking for enthusiastic team players eager to learn and apply their skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform power system modeling and simulations including electrical load flow, short circuit, transient stability and electromagnetic transient studies as needed.
• Perform power system economic modeling including production cost simulation studies.
• Identify transmission system needs/opportunities and provide solutions for reliability and economic enhancements to the transmission system to further company’s transmission development initiatives utilizing transmission reliability and production cost modeling software.
• Coordinate, review, and interpret interconnection and transmission studies (short circuit, transient stability, and load flow) performed by utilities and outside consultants.
• Support transmission asset operations and regulatory compliance related activities.
• Support interconnection process and related activities for the resources proposing to interconnect to the company transmission system within the various ISO/RTO regions
• Provide technical support for project development and acquisition activities in the evaluation of transmission system issues within the various NERC regions.
• Represent company’s interests on appropriate regional and national policy making committees, work groups, or task forces.
• Keep abreast of FERC regulations regarding transmission policies, Open Access Transmission Tariffs, and the evolution of ISO and RTO transmission and interconnection strategies.

Benefits

• We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth.
• We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level