Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. E Source is a research, data and analytics, and technology-focused professional services firm serving the utility industry in North America. The Junior System Planning Consultant will deliver Transmission Adequacy and Reliability Assessments for MISO and SPP clients, including study execution, model validation, mitigation development, documentation, stakeholder reviews, and presentation of results.
Responsibilities
- Execute TARA studies for near- and long-term planning horizons (5–20 years)
- Apply North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Transmission Planning (TPL) standards TPL-001 through TPL-004, along with MISO and SPP planning criteria such as the MISO Transmission Expansion Plan (MTEP) and SPP Integrated Transmission Planning (ITP)
- Structure and run steady-state power flow and contingency analyses for generation interconnection, load interconnection, and reliability assessments, including SPP Definitive Interconnection System Impact Study (DISIS), MISO Network Resource Interconnection Service (NRIS) deliverability, Energy Resource Interconnection Service (ERIS), and NERC TPL planning assessments
- Identify and assess thermal overloads, voltage violations, and reliability impacts under forecasted system conditions, including load growth, generator retirements, renewable integration, and interconnection queues
- Run studies in PSS®E and PowerGEM TARA, managing large contingency sets and complex study cases efficiently
- Support development and validation of planning models, assumptions, and base cases
- Document study assumptions, methods, and conclusions so they’re audit-ready and defensible
- Help identify and evaluate transmission solutions, including new transmission lines (such as 345 kV), reconductoring and uprating, static and dynamic reactive power solutions, topology changes, operational mitigations, and non-wires alternatives
- Compare alternatives based on reliability benefit, cost, constructability, and implementation timing, and develop phased solutions aligned with planning and capital timelines
- Communicate residual risk clearly where full mitigation isn’t immediately feasible
- Support ISO submissions, stakeholder reviews, and regulatory or compliance inquiries
- Serve as a technical point of contact for assigned projects and present TARA results to utilities, developers, and ISO/RTO working groups
Skills
- 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
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US or Canada. We're unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas or Labour Market Impact Assessments (Cdn) at this time
- Have direct experience with MISO and/or SPP planning processes (MTEP, ITP, DISIS)
- Have supported ISO planning cycles, stakeholder processes, or NERC audits
- Have experience with renewable integration and inverter-based resource (IBR) impacts
- Use Python or other scripting to automate planning studies
- Have worked with PowerWorld, PSLF, or equivalent planning tools
- Hold a master's degree and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- 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
- A flexible time off (FTO) policy that provides paid time away from work
- A 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match
- The opportunity to grow your skills
- Remote work within the US
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