Senior Engineer - Grid Planning

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of energy delivery expand our distribution planning capabilities and contribute to a company that values innovation collaboration and long-term impact.

What you will do

• Follows safety rules and practices to identify and correct unsafe conditions for self and team. Strives to identify problems and solutions and makes safety suggestions to assist in maintaining a safe work environment uses tools and standards to design safety in operating and maintaining equipment.

• Maintains an awareness of customer needs and expectations and proposes solutions. Is proactively involved in the identification and solution of complex problems.

• Demonstrates strong communication and relationship skills with employees business unit stakeholders and contractors including conflict resolution. Mentors other engineers. Confident discussing technical issues with others from non-technical backgrounds.

• Interprets regulatory and organizational engineering standards; makes recommendations for changing processes and procedures.

• Facilitates meetings and lead discussions with stakeholders in support of system studies and application of new technologies.

• Uses critical thinking skills necessary in the interpretation of governmental regulations regional or company business practices and the development of recommendations to address system issues or Planning Criteria violations.

• Understands risk assessment methodologies or philosophies applying technical knowledge. Makes higher risk decisions with limited guidance provided

• Participates as a key team member making positive supportive contributions addressing complex technical or operational problems.

• Actively participates in departmental budgeting and planning processes. Oversees multi-year plan and develops moderately complex scopes of work with cost estimate sequencing and prioritization with limited guidance provided.

• In-depth understanding of the property unit catalog including interpretation and decision making in terms of a capital investment project or O&M spend.

• In-depth understanding of system modeling methodologies and software. Able to build complex models and perform power flow studies or analysis. Provides input in advancing methodologies or software.

• In-depth understanding of interconnection agreements or other relevant agreement language terminology and technical requirements. Modifies existing or creates new agreements including cost sharing. Mentors others in understanding and development of agreements.

• In-depth understanding of the tools data and process for supporting moderately complex technical reviews and studies related to distribution energy resource interconnection applications with limited guidance provided. Understands and applies power quality concepts with limited guidance provided.

• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energys Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Education Requirements

• Bachelors Degree
  Within an engineering program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission Required

Required Experience

• 7 years of related experience

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Project management leadership experience preferred along with ability to deal with subcontractors and cross-functional teams; may have expertise in a particular area of the discipline.

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g. e-mail word processing spreadsheet and project management).

• Ability to work in a diverse work environment.

Key Skills

• Cost Optimization Data Analysis Feasibility Studies Grid Interconnection Studies Power Engineering Power Flow Analysis and Modeling Power Systems Performance Monitoring Power Systems Planning Regulatory Compliance Short Circuit Simulation and Analysis Stakeholder Management Standards Compliance Transient Analysis