Transmission System Planning Consultant

E Source

4d•$140,000 - $180,000•Remote

About The Position

At E Source, we help utilities make sense of complexity in a rapidly changing landscape, and we’re looking for a Transmission System Planning Consultant to help shape how that impact shows up in the world. E Source is a research, data/analytics, and technology focused professional services firm focused exclusively on the Utility industry in North America. We help utilities target and serve their customers more effectively, enhance and optimize their grid, and leverage operating best practices and technologies to manage their business more effectively. Headquartered in Texas, we have 450+ employees across the US and Canada. Learn more at www.esource.com As a Transmission System Planning Consultant, you’ll join our Grid Engineering and Interconnection team and support power delivery utilities in making assessments backed by industry and engineering analysis. You’ll perform transmission planning studies covering transient stability, power flow, transfer capability, reliability, short-circuit, economic dispatch, and electromagnetic analyses associated with congestion management scenarios. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys system planning work, brings strong judgment to complex technical problems, and wants to contribute to work that shapes real-world decisions in the energy industry. You’ll engage with a range of industry participants, including independent transmission providers, municipal electric utilities, electric cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities. As a prime contributor to the execution of technical studies, you’ll work with project managers to direct technical execution, engage directly with clients to determine study goals and create project methodologies, and guide a team of consultants and engineers toward practical, viable deliverables.

Requirements

Independently evaluate, select, adapt, and modify standard engineering techniques for transmission system planning procedures and criteria
Work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment
Lead, educate, and train a team of engineers and analysts on renewable generation studies and design efforts
Work independently to solve difficult problems that require adapting standard techniques, procedures, and criteria
Bring strong organization, attention to detail, team building, collaboration, and critical thinking skills
Communicate clearly, both orally and in writing
Focus on priorities to provide services that meet client needs, while identifying and analyzing the details critical to project outcomes
Perform well under pressure and narrow deadlines
Are enthusiastic about learning new services to support client needs and the market
Bachelor of Science in an engineering field or a related degree from an accredited program
Minimum of 3 years of related experience in electric utility operations, planning, or consulting
Understanding of transmission system planning processes and electric transmission systems
Familiarity with power system planning and operations; transient stability, short-circuit, and voltage analysis; North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and regional requirements, policies, and procedures; production costing; risk assessment techniques; transmission planning (TPL) compliance; generator interconnection; and harmonics analysis
Strong competency in industry software including PSS/E
Developed expertise to independently perform a transmission system planning study
Experience developing study reports that document study assumptions and findings
Knowledge of NERC and FERC standards
Knowledge of the power regions of the country and independent system operators (ISOs) such as MISO, ERCOT, PJM, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, NYISO, and ISO-NE
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Ability to travel up to 10%

Nice To Haves

Competency in TARA, Aspen, EasyPower, PSLF, EMTP/ATP, PSCAD, or PROMOD
Hold a master’s degree in engineering with two years of related experience, or a Ph.D. in engineering with one year of related experience
Experience with generator interconnection and harmonics analysis
Experience with production costing and risk assessment techniques

Responsibilities

Perform transmission planning studies, including transient stability, power flow, transfer capability, reliability, short-circuit, economic dispatch, and electromagnetic analyses
Engage directly with clients to determine study goals, create project methodologies, and define deliverables
Direct portions of project execution, including analysis and engineering, staffing plan development, deliverables, quality management, and schedule
Lead a team of consultants and engineers to meet study objectives and deliver practical, viable results
Develop study reports that document assumptions, methodology, and findings
Partner with project managers to direct the technical execution of projects
Manage and support on-the-job training efforts for less practiced team members
Support project managers in business development pursuits
Manage multiple projects concurrently, identifying critical path items to ensure deliverable deadlines are met