Transmission Planning Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Transmission Planning Engineer (Texas, Remote)

Location: Remote, Texas residents only
Type: Full-time, direct hire
Department: System Planning

About the Role

We're a power engineering consulting firm with an established planning group, currently weighted toward distribution. We're building out our transmission planning capability and need a Transmission Planning Engineer to be its first dedicated hire.

You'll be hands-on from day one, running studies and delivering for clients. As the practice grows, you'll also help shape how the team does transmission work: standards, templates, review processes, and the development of junior engineers. You'll have a strong distribution planning team around you and the room to build something.

What You'll Do

• Perform transmission planning studies, including power flow, contingency (N-1 and beyond), short circuit, and voltage and stability analysis
• Evaluate system impacts of load growth, generation interconnection, and system expansion
• Develop and compare transmission upgrade alternatives, including cost estimates and project justification
• Assess compliance with NERC reliability standards and applicable ERCOT planning criteria
• Prepare clear technical reports, presentations, and recommendations for clients
• Work with distribution planners to support coordinated, system-wide planning
• Establish study methodologies, models, and best practices for the transmission practice
• Mentor and train junior engineers by reviewing their work, teaching technical fundamentals, and helping them build independence as the team grows
• Support business development through proposal input and client technical discussions

What We're Looking For

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (power systems focus preferred)
• 5+ years of transmission planning experience at a utility, ISO/RTO, or consulting firm
• Hands-on proficiency with power system analysis software such as PSS/E, PowerWorld, PSLF, or similar
• Working knowledge of NERC planning standards and Texas/ERCOT planning processes
• Strong technical writing and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Must reside in Texas

Preferred

• Professional Engineer (PE) license, or a clear path to licensure
• Experience mentoring or leading junior engineers
• Experience with interconnection studies, including generation, large load, or storage
• Familiarity with transmission project development and cost estimation
• Python or other scripting experience for automating studies
• Consulting or client-facing experience

Why This Role

• Be the founding transmission planner in a firm that's investing in the practice
• Real ownership and influence over how the group grows
• Meaningful mentorship responsibility with a path toward technical leadership
• Remote flexibility within Texas
• 145-175k base + 200% 401k match up to 4.5% + Bonus