Transmission Planning Engineer
Transmission Planning Engineer
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Overview:
Tekwissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. This Client is a holding company that primarily operates through Gas and Electric Company subsidiary. The subsidiary provides natural gas and electric service to residential and business clients. It also offers building and construction programs energy efficiency financing electric vehicle charge networks wireless solutions battery storage systems etc. This Client is an AA/EEO employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce.
Job Title: Transmission Planning Engineer
Tekwissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. This Client is a holding company that primarily operates through Gas and Electric Company subsidiary. The subsidiary provides natural gas and electric service to residential and business clients. It also offers building and construction programs energy efficiency financing electric vehicle charge networks wireless solutions battery storage systems etc. This Client is an AA/EEO employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce.
Job Title: Transmission Planning Engineer
Location: Oakland CA 94612
Duration: Full-Time
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Description:
Duration: Full-Time
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Description:
- The Transmission System Planning (TSP) department performs Interconnection studies multi-year assessments and develops a portfolio of transmission expansion plans and projects to meet the companys transmission needs for delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers while adhering to North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) planning standards.
- The members of TSP actively participate in the NERC and WECC standard development process for electric transmission reliability.
- The department is also involved in developing transmission expansion policy and strategy to meet the companys renewal portfolio standards (RPS) goals.
- In addition the department provides support to project implementation groups operations law contract and other internal departments.
Position Summary:
- This position is represented by the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.
- This position is responsible for providing technical support and transmission system reliability analysis that supports the development of transmission solutions for generation interconnection studies to meet Californias RPS goals CPUCs mandates and policy initiatives for generation distributed generation and energy storage while meeting NERC compliance requirements.
- The Journey level engineer resolves problems and typically may require direction from more senior engineers and the supervisor. As experience increases the responsibility level increases as well as greater independence of judgment is expected with respect to standard solution problems. The position requires interfacing and coordination with both internal and external customers of Client Transmission Planning Department.
- This position is hybrid working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need.
- The assigned work location will be within the Client Service Territory
- Client is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting.
- This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors including but not limited to specific skills education licenses or certifications experience market value geographic location collective bargaining agreements and internal equity.
Job Responsibilities:
- Plan develop and recommend to management and to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) innovative comprehensive and environmentally acceptable transmission plans to ensure safe reliable economic and efficient operation of the electric transmission system.
- Participate in CAISO Generation Interconnection and Deliverability Allocation Procedure Studies (GIDAP) and perform technical computer power flow and transient stability simulation analysis to meet all CAISO NERC WECC and FERC compliance requirements
- Support/Lead the generation interconnection study deliverables supporting basecase creation powerflow and transient analysis mitigation development including coordinating of the schedule and deliverables with CAISO and Interconnection Customers
- Perform long-term studies that develop strategy and comprehensive plan to ensure safe reliable economic and efficient operation of the electric transmission system.
- Develop basecase assumptions and transmission system steady state and dynamic models for WDT and Rule 21 Tariff connected generation projects.
- Perform transmission planning studies for retail load interconnection and develop comprehensive plan to ensure safe reliable economic and efficient operation of the electric transmission system.
- Work with entities such as the CAISO and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on electric transmission planning projects and issues.
- Review and develop electrical computer simulation models of transmission lines and substations for transmission planning databases
- Develop Engineering Programming Computer Language (EPCL) Python scripts enabled programs for computer simulation tools.
- Review electrical single line and operational diagrams for development of future plans
- Actively foster a safe working environment for self and for fellow employees. Look for and act to resolve any unsafe situations.
- As required actively participate in initiatives workgroups studies or industry forums that could impact the Client transmission system and support the inclusion of Clients interests.
- Represent Client transmission planning at internal and external meetings and provide technical guidance on transmission planning issues.
- Participate in complex studies such as RAS design related studies.
- Mentor Associate and Entry level planning engineers.
Qualifications:
Minimum:
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
- 3 years of experience in electrical engineering planning and/or operations
Desired:
- Experience in transmission planning
- Perform technical computer power flow simulation analysis to forecast future system conditions.
- Knowledge of NERC and WECC reliability standards
- Previous experience with GE PSLF Program or similar load flow program
- Experience in programming languages such as Matlab Python VBA EPCL
- EIT/PE Certification registered Electrical Engineer in California
- Masters degree in Electrical Engineering
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
Employment Type
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