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Consultant

• Perform transmission planning studies covering transient stability, power flow, transfer capability, reliability, short-circuit, economic dispatch, and electromagnetic analyses
• Engage directly with clients to determine study goals, create project methodologies, and define deliverables
• Direct project execution, including analysis and engineering, staffing plan development, deliverables, quality management, and schedule
• Lead consultants and engineers to meet study objectives and deliver practical, viable results
• Develop study reports documenting assumptions, methodology, and findings
• Partner with project managers to direct technical execution of projects
• Manage and support on-the-job training for less practiced team members
• Support project managers in business development pursuits
• Manage multiple projects concurrently and identify critical path items to meet deliverable deadlines
• Evaluate, select, adapt, and modify engineering techniques for transmission system planning
• Lead, educate, and train engineers and analysts on renewable generation studies and design efforts
• Provide engineering analysis and assessments for power delivery utilities
• Collaborate with independent transmission providers, municipal electric utilities, electric cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities

Transmission System Planning Consultant

• Deliver Transmission Adequacy and Reliability Assessments (TARA) for clients across MISO and SPP footprints
• Execute TARA studies for near- and long-term planning horizons of 5–20 years
• Apply NERC TPL-001 through TPL-004 standards and MISO/SPP planning criteria
• Structure and run steady-state power flow and contingency analyses for generation interconnection, load interconnection, and reliability assessments
• Identify and assess thermal overloads, voltage violations, and reliability impacts under forecasted system conditions
• Run studies in PSS®E and PowerGEM TARA, managing large contingency sets and complex study cases
• Support development and validation of planning models, assumptions, and base cases
• Document study assumptions, methods, and conclusions in audit-ready and defensible formats
• Identify and evaluate transmission solutions, including new lines, reconductoring, uprating, reactive power solutions, topology changes, operational mitigations, and non-wires alternatives
• Compare alternatives based on reliability benefit, cost, constructability, and implementation timing
• Communicate residual risk where full mitigation is not immediately feasible
• Support ISO submissions, stakeholder reviews, and regulatory or compliance inquiries
• Serve as technical point of contact for assigned projects
• Present TARA results to utilities, developers, and ISO/RTO working groups

Junior System Planning Consultant

• Lead and manage transmission planning studies, including stability, power flow, reliability, short-circuit, and congestion management analyses
• Serve as the primary client contact, driving project scope, methodologies, and deliverables
• Oversee and execute advanced transmission planning studies for electric utilities, ISOs/RTOs, cooperatives, and other industry stakeholders
• Provide technical oversight, quality assurance, and guidance to junior engineers and consultants
• Prepare and present detailed technical reports documenting assumptions, methodologies, and results
• Engage directly with clients to define objectives, design methodologies, and deliver actionable results
• Contribute to business development through proposals, client meetings, and thought leadership
• Collaborate with senior leadership to shape service offerings and enhance technical capabilities
• Mentor and train less experienced staff, fostering knowledge transfer and professional development
• Support client decision-making and regulatory compliance

Transmission System Planning Consultant

Junior System Planning Consultant

Senior Transmission Planning Consultant