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Junior System Planning Consultant

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. Deliver Transmission Adequacy and Reliability Assessments (TARA) for clients across MISO and SPP footprints .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesJunior💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in Transmission Adequacy and Reliability Assessments (TARA) with a strong focus on NERC TPL standards and regional planning criteria. Proficient in using PSS®E and PowerGEM TARA for complex power flow analyses and transmission solution development.

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Transmission PlanningNERC TPL StandardsPSS®E ProficiencyTARA Software ExperienceMISO/SPP Planning Processes

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Hard Skills
Transmission Adequacy AssessmentsPower Flow AnalysisContingency AnalysisThermal Overload AssessmentVoltage Violation AssessmentTransmission Solution DevelopmentRenewable IntegrationScripting (Python)Planning Model ValidationAudit Documentation
Soft Skills
CommunicationProblem-SolvingStakeholder Engagement
Tools & Technologies
PSS®EPowerGEM TARAPowerWorldPSLF
Industry Keywords
MISOSPPNERCISO Planning CyclesRegulatory Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • 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

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in transmission planning
  • Demonstrated experience leading studies using TARA software
  • Strong working knowledge of NERC TPL standards and regional planning criteria
  • Advanced proficiency with PSS®E for planning studies
  • Proven ability to independently develop and defend transmission solutions
  • Direct experience with MISO and/or SPP planning processes (MTEP, ITP, DISIS) is an advantage
  • Experience supporting ISO planning cycles, stakeholder processes, or NERC audits is an advantage
  • Experience with renewable integration and inverter-based resource (IBR) impacts is an advantage
  • Python or other scripting to automate planning studies is an advantage
  • Experience with PowerWorld, PSLF, or equivalent planning tools is an advantage
  • Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US or Canada
  • Must be able to pass a detailed background check if offered employment

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Excellent insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Company-paid long- and short-term disability insurance
  • Medical and dependent-care flexible spending plans
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible time off (FTO) policy
  • 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match
  • Opportunity to grow skills and contribute to meaningful work