Senior Transmission Planning Engineer

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General Information

Country USA Team Renewable Energies Seniority Expert (4-8 years of experience) Job Type Permanent Hire Type Full-Time Work Regimen Remote Posting Date 13-May-2024 Expiration Date 01-Sep-2024 Company Enel North America, Inc

Description and Requirements

Who We Are Enel is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy and is consistently named one of Fortune Magazine's “Companies that are Changing the World.” It is also one of the largest and most trusted energy companies in the world, serving around 70 million customers in more than 30 countries across 5 continents. The Enel Group vision is about Open Power. Open Power means opening energy access to more people; opening the world of energy to new technologies; opening new ways for people to manage energy; opening new uses of energy; and opening more partnerships. These are ambitious goals and we are pursuing them with the passion of more than 65,000 people whose brilliant work is based on our values of Responsibility, Innovation, Trust and Proactivity. At Enel North America, our businesses are leading the energy transition, creating the sustainable energy solutions of the future to help individuals, businesses and communities change energy into lasting value. The Opportunity: Enel is seeking a creative, passionate, and highly motivated power systems engineer to join our team in the role of Senior Transmission Planning Engineer. Candidates must be able to learn and apply knowledge of transmission system modeling, analysis, and criteria to lead the technical aspects for interconnecting utility-scale renewable energy projects (wind, solar, energy storage, geothermal, and hydro). Candidate will be expected to develop technical modeling data, diagnose transmission study results, identify key risks and opportunities, and apply their knowledge of regional transmission policies and criteria. The team's work on generation interconnection represents a critical and highly competitive aspect of renewable energy development and the team's recommendations support key project investment decisions for the company across the US and Canada portfolio. Candidates must have strong written and verbal communication skills in order to provide accurate and timely feedback to the team and to build relationships with utilities and RTOs that lead to improved policies and project results. What You'll Do at Enel North America:

• Perform modeling and analysis to support interconnection process activities for various utility-scale wind, solar, energy storage, geothermal, and hydro projects from site selection through operation, with a primary focus on the development phase. Senior Transmission Planning Engineer must be able to effectively communicate risks and opportunities to a wide audience of internal stakeholders.
• Analyze strategies for interconnecting projects to the electric grid based on system impact assessments and market delivery options. Use analytical tools and methods to determine optimum plan for interconnection. Research tariffs, transmission agreements, and transmission policies to evaluate and recommend project strategies and opportunities.
• Provide expertise of reliability planning to identify potential transmission projects that could benefit the integration of renewables
• Assesses available grid capacity in a region by reviewing and verifying technical studies performed by transmission providers and communicate and negotiate with regional transmission providers to develop the most efficient and cost-effective plan for integrating the project into the electric power grid. Senior Transmission Planning Engineer demonstrate ability to perform critical analysis of interconnection studies and proposed transmission system upgrades to effectively communicate alternatives and errors to Transmission Providers and Owners to produce improved results for projects
• Develop and improve necessary modeling data with multi-disciplinary team for generation interconnection technical studies for submission to Utilities.
• Participate in committees prioritizing technical expertise of transmission planning policy related to renewable energy projects.
• Perform Transmission Planning engineering studies and related functions within the North American Business Development group responsible for evaluating and developing electric transmission solutions with associated or complementary transmission services, as necessary.
• Team collectively covers various US and Canadian regional transmission areas of SPP, PJM, MISO, ERCOT, NYISO, ISO-NE, and CAISO, as well as non-RTO providers, as necessary. Senior Transmission Planning Engineer must demonstrate knowledge of how various regions facilitate and justify system improvements.
Perform all computer modeling necessary to conduct power flow and stability studies in support of Business Development opportunities and evaluation.

Who You Are:

• Must be passionate about the growth of sustainable energy technologies and advancements.
• Creative problem-solving mindset with self-initiative to improve projects.
• Ability to tackle complex problems with many unknown variables and use data and research to make recommendations on key business decisions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a competitive mindset.
• Excellent work ethic, flexibility, teamwork and drive for continuous improvement.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and through written documents

What You've Accomplished:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in transmission planning, preferably with exposure to generation interconnection studies and processes or network modeling
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or similar interdisciplinary engineering degree from an accredited engineering school required. Emphasis on power systems and transmission planning experience.
• Master's degree focused on power systems and/or Master of Business Administration Degree are beneficial.
• Engineer in Training certification or Professional Engineer license preferred
• Experience in power flow modeling and analysis required; short circuit, economic, and/or transient stability analyses experience preferred. PSS/E, PSSMUST, TARA, PowerWorld or equivalent.
• Experience participating in RTO/ISO regions' working groups required
Knowledge of transmission planning standards and criteria of NERC and one or more Regional Entities required

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Enel North America is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information. We will not discriminate, in any employment decision, against any individual or group on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veterans/national guard/military reserve status. This shall be done in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws in every location in which Enel North America has facilities. Enel North America maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law. Accessibility - If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions please contact View email address on us.edajobs.com. What Enel North America Offers You: The hiring range for this position is $ 96779.24 to $ 133.071.46 per year. For remote positions, this is based on a national average base pay for this role. For positions in California this range will be specific to the location in California. The actual range may vary based on the geographic location of the chosen candidate. For all positions, the base pay actually offered will take into account various factors, including internal equity and job-related knowledge, skills and experience. At Enel, base pay is one part of your total compensation package. Please see below for additional information on Enel North America rewards.

• Enel North America offers its regular full-time employees affordable, quality healthcare for you and your family, life insurance and disability benefits to provide security, and retirement benefits to help you plan for your financial future. In addition, we offer an array of other benefits such as flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement and professional development allowance.
• Benefits are effective as of day one!
• Some additional perks to working with Enel North America include:
• 401k with match fully vested as of day one. Enel-NA matches 100% of the first 4% that you contribute up to set IRS limits.
• Generous PTO that supports work/life balance including: 4 weeks annually of vacation as well as personal days, volunteer days, your birthday off, paid holidays, and sick time. Proration may apply during first year of employment.
• Home office set-up stipend
• Paid leave programs
• The opportunity to grow and develop your career with the support and mentorship of senior leaders.
• The opportunity to work for one of the world's most recognizable and respected brands in the energy industry that believes by working together we can create a new energy era in which the world can become more sustainable.
• An employee's eligibility for these benefits shall be subject to the governing documents for such plans and programs and/or company policy. The benefits described above may be modified or eliminated with or without notice in accordance with the governing documents and applicable law.