Distribution System Planning Engineer Associate - Senior
Core
Develop annual load forecasts, ten-year capacity plans, and system impact studies for distribution networks, including Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and new customer loads.
Role type
Senior IC distribution system planning engineer
Builds
Long-range capacity plans, system models, and improvement requisitions for the distribution network
Domain
Utility / Power Distribution / Electrical Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Load forecasting, capacity planning, system impact analysis, overcurrent protection studies, project lifecycle management, budget management, CPM/PERT scheduling, transformer/cable/breaker modeling
Preferred skills
Professional Engineer (PE) license, ABET-accredited degree, Electrical Engineering background, DMS/EMS/SCADA experience
Technologies
CPM, PERT, flow charts, system modeling tools
Responsibilities
Develop annual load forecast and ten-year capacity plan; Conduct impact studies for new customer loads and distributed generation interconnections; Develop models and perform system impact studies for DERs; Prepare long range planning studies for reliability and optimization; Provide overcurrent protection studies and recommendations; Build system models to determine limiting capacity factors; Develop Improvement Requisitions following Project Life Cycle Management Process
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC