Manager Transmission Planning
Manager, Transmission Planning (Remote)
Type
Full Time
Overview
A leading energy infrastructure development, investment, and operating company is seeking a Manager, Transmission Planning to support and lead transmission planning activities across a growing portfolio of transmission development and operating assets. This individual will be responsible for conducting and overseeing complex power system studies, identifying transmission system needs and development opportunities, and providing technical leadership in support of new project development, interconnection activities, and utility operations across the United States.
This position can be performed remotely for the right candidate.
The Manager will serve as a key technical resource within the Transmission Planning team, partnering with internal stakeholders across development, engineering, regulatory, and operations functions, as well as external utilities, consultants, and ISO/RTO organizations.
Responsibilities
What You Will Do
- Lead and perform complex power system modeling and simulations, including load flow, short circuit, transient stability, electromagnetic transient, and production cost studies.
- Lead transmission planning studies to identify system needs, constraints, and opportunities for reliability and economic enhancements.
- Develop and evaluate transmission solutions and provide technical recommendations to support project development and strategic investment decisions.
- Manage, coordinate, review, and interpret interconnection and transmission studies performed by utilities, ISO/RTOs, consultants, and other external entities.
- Lead technical activities associated with generation and transmission interconnection processes across applicable ISO/RTO regions.
- Provide transmission planning expertise in support of project development, acquisitions, due diligence efforts, and evaluation of transmission system opportunities across multiple NERC regions.
- Support transmission asset operations and applicable regulatory and reliability compliance activities.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with development, engineering, regulatory, operations, and other internal teams to advance transmission projects and initiatives.
- Represent company interests before ISO/RTOs and participate in regional and industry committees, working groups, and task forces.
- Monitor developments in FERC transmission policy, Open Access Transmission Tariffs (OATT), NERC reliability requirements, and evolving ISO/RTO transmission planning and interconnection processes.
- Manage relationships with external consultants and third-party stakeholders.
- Effectively communicate complex study results, system risks, opportunities, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers and team members while contributing to the development of transmission planning best practices.
Qualifications
Required Experience & Skills
- Demonstrated experience independently performing, reviewing, and interpreting power flow, short circuit, transient stability, and other transmission planning studies.
- Strong understanding of transmission planning principles, NERC reliability standards, FERC transmission policy, and ISO/RTO planning and interconnection processes.
- Hands-on experience with industry software such as PSS®E, TARA, PowerWorld, GE PSLF, or similar power system analysis tools.
- Experience working within one or more ISO/RTO regions and familiarity with regional transmission planning and interconnection processes.
- Ability to lead complex technical assignments and provide sound recommendations based on study results.
- Experience coordinating with utilities, consultants, ISO/RTOs, and other external stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven capability to provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; advanced degree with a concentration in Power Systems preferred.
- 6-10 years of experience in transmission planning, power system studies, transmission development, or a related power systems discipline.
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