Transmission Planning Engineer

Transmission Planning Engineer

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.

Responsibilities

What you will do:

• 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.

Qualifications

We want you on our team because you…

• 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.

Ideally, you also have:

• 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.