Engineer II - Operations Planning
Position Overview:
This role involves performing operational planning analyses and creating optimized operating plans for the effective use of transmission and generation resources over a 12-month horizon. This position also ensures compliance with NERC, FRCC, and FERC standards.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience (two years of experience per year of education).
- Four years of relevant experience in system operations and operations planning in the electric utility industry.
- Must obtain NERC System Operator Certification (BIT or higher) within six months of employment.
Core Competencies:
- Adaptable, Collaborative, Conscientious, Critical Thinker, Outcome-Driven, Professional
Technical Skills:
- Power System Modeling and Simulation
- Generation Production Cost Modeling, Unit Commitment, and Economic Dispatch
- Data Analytics, Microsoft Office proficiency
- Strong understanding of NERC Reliability Standards
Soft Skills:
- Effective communication, analytical, detail-oriented, problem-solving, multitasking, and initiative
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and update resource outage plans; produce detailed load and resource plans in collaboration with various teams.
- Develop mitigation strategies for transmission and dispatch issues; perform post-analysis to track resource optimization.
- Conduct economic and feasibility studies; analyze costs related to resource outages.
- Ensure compliance with NERC standards and gather relevant evidence.
- Provide engineering support for unit commitment and dispatch applications; maintain tools and reports for operations planning.
- Represent the organization in regional working groups, conduct power flow and contingency analysis as needed.
- Maintain an "audit-ready" state for NERC compliance documentation.
Additional Information:
Some travel and on-call duty after hours may be required.
