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Transmission Planning Engineer – Staff, Senior or Principal
Xcel Energy. Lead and perform modeling and analysis activities for steady-state and stability simulations .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in power system transmission analysis and compliance with NERC and FERC regulations, while effectively communicating technical concepts to diverse stakeholders. Proven ability to lead projects, mentor engineers, and improve planning procedures.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Power System Transmission AnalysisNERC Compliance ActivitiesFERC Compliance ActivitiesTransient Stability StudiesPython Programming
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Hard Skills
Power System StudiesTransmission PlanningEMT ModelingTransient Stability AnalysisPSSETARAEMSPSCADETAPCAPE
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsMentoringProblem Solving
Tools & Technologies
PROMODPLEXOSPowerWorld
Certifications & Qualifications
PE RegistrationEIT/FE Certification
Industry Keywords
Integrated System PlanningElectrical EngineeringABET Accredited Curriculum
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPython
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead and perform modeling and analysis activities for steady-state and stability simulations
- Develop study scopes to guide long-range transmission system plans
- Coordinate with Integrated System Planning departments to align assumptions across subdisciplines
- Communicate study results and department initiatives through written and verbal formats
- Improve Integrated System Planning procedures and techniques through self-directed work
- Resolve difficult technical and business problems
- Implement NERC and FERC compliance activities as a subject matter expert
- Coordinate compliance activities with the Integrated System Planning department and external entities
- Assign tasks to lower-level engineers, interns, and technicians
- Mentor engineers and provide training materials for less experienced staff
- Lead or support multiple moderate-to-large projects or portions of major projects
- Serve as a technical contact on contracts and projects
- Interact with senior external personnel on significant technical matters
- Present to leadership, participate in meetings and virtual discussions, and prepare written reports
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in engineering and/or Physics from ABET accredited curriculum; principal level accepts recognized equivalency
- Staff: 2+ years of demonstrated experience
- Senior: 5+ years with nationally recognized certification, or 7+ years without certification
- Principal: 9+ years with PE registration, or 15+ years without PE registration
- Experience with at least one power system transmission analysis tool for staff; multiple tools for senior/principal, such as PSSE, TARA, EMS, ASPEN, CAPE, PROMOD, PLEXOS, PowerWorld, PSCAD or similar
- Broad knowledge and proficiency in power systems studies or transmission planning
- Knowledge of related specialties and general knowledge of other related disciplines
- Experience with Python programming preferred
- Proficiency in conducting transient stability studies and analysis
- Experience with EMT modeling and studies using PSCAD, ETAP or similar tools
- Electrical engineering degree preferred
- EIT/FE strongly preferred for staff; EIT/FE and/or PE registration preferred for senior/principal
- Graduate degree preferred
- Principal: PE registration preferred
- Strong communication skills and ability to convey technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual Incentive Program
- Medical/Pharmacy Plan
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Limited-Purpose FSA
- Transportation Reimbursement Account
- Short-term disability (STD)
- Long-term disability (LTD)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fitness Center Reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transit programs
- Employee recognition program
- Pension
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Holidays
- Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
- Parental Leave
- Hybrid work model
- Opportunities to grow and expand skills
- Reasonable accommodations throughout the application process