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Change the World.\nAt AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.\nThere has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.\nWe're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.\n AECOM is seeking a Principal Power Systems Data Scientist to support electric utilities, transmission owners, distribution companies, ISOs/RTOs, renewable developers, government agencies, and large energy users across North America. This role focuses on applying advanced analytics, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and power system expertise to solve complex challenges in transmission and distribution planning, grid operations, asset management, reliability, and grid modernization.\nThe successful candidate will lead the development of innovative, data-driven solutions that help clients address emerging challenges related to load growth forecasting, data center integration, distributed energy resources (DERs), renewable energy expansion, electrification, energy storage, resilience, and infrastructure investment planning.\nThis individual will serve as both a technical leader and trusted advisor, guiding the application of advanced analytical methods, predictive modeling, optimization techniques, and digital solutions to accelerate system planning and grid modernization efforts. The role requires the ability to communicate complex technical findings to diverse audiences, including utility leadership, regulators, engineers, planners, and non-technical stakeholders, while helping shape AECOM’s growing capabilities in power systems analytics and data science.\nThe job responsibilities of the position will include but are not limited to:\nLead the development and application of advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence solutions to address transmission and distribution planning challenges.\nAnalyze large and complex utility datasets, including load, outage, SCADA, AMI, DER, market, asset, and operational data, to identify trends, risks, and planning opportunities.\nDevelop forecasting models for load growth, electrification, distributed energy resources (DERs), electric vehicles, data centers, and other emerging grid impacts.\nCollaborate with planners and engineers to enhance power system studies through data-driven approaches, including reliability, resilience, asset health, capacity, and risk assessments.\nSupport large-load and data center integration studies by evaluating growth scenarios, infrastructure requirements, and system impacts.\nDesign and implement predictive models, optimization frameworks, and scenario analyses to support long-term transmission and distribution investment planning.\nDevelop analytical methodologies to assess the impacts of renewable energy, energy storage, grid modernization initiatives, and evolving customer demand patterns.\nCreate dashboards, visualization tools, and decision-support applications that enable clients to translate complex technical analyses into actionable business insights.\nEvaluate emerging technologies, advanced analytics platforms, and digital solutions to improve utility planning, operations, and asset management processes.\nMentor engineers, and analysts while helping to build and grow AECOM’s Grid Modernization practice.\nSupport business development activities, proposal preparation, thought leadership, and client engagement efforts related to grid analytics, digital transformation, and power system planning.\nApply industry best practices and standards while integrating advanced analytical techniques into utility planning, reliability, and modernization programs.\n MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:\nBA/BS in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, or related field + 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education\n6 years of proven experience in power systems, utility analytics, data science, transmission planning, distribution planning, and grid operations\nProven experience applying advanced analytics, statistical modeling, machine learning, or artificial intelligence techniques to solve complex utility or energy industry challenges\nDemonstrated knowledge of electric utility operations, transmission systems, distribution systems, planning processes, and grid modernization initiatives\nProven experience working with large and complex datasets, including utility operational, asset, customer, market, reliability, or planning data\nProficiency with Python, R, SQL, or similar programming languages used for data analysis, machine learning, and predictive modeling\nProven experience developing forecasting models, optimization algorithms, scenario analyses, or decision-support along with designing and developing dashboards, visualizations, and analytical tools using platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar technologies\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nMasters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, or related field\nExperience supporting electric utilities, ISOs/RTOs, transmission owners, regulatory agencies, or large energy users\nKnowledge of power system analysis tools such as PSS®E, TARA, PSLF, PowerWorld, CYME, Synergi, OpenDSS, or similar platforms\nExperience with cloud-based analytics environments, big data platforms, data engineering pipelines, or enterprise data architectures\nExpertise in load forecasting, large load and data center planning, DER hosting capacity analysis, grid resilience, or transmission and distribution planning analytics\nFamiliarity with NERC reliability standards, regional planning requirements, utility regulatory processes, and industry best practices\nPublished research, industry presentations, patents, or demonstrated thought leadership in power systems analytics, artificial intelligence, or grid modernization\nProfessional Engineer (PE) license or advanced professional certifications related to analytics, data science, cloud technologies, or power systems\n Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.\nRelocation is not available for this position.\nAt AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.\nAbout AECOM\nAECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.\nAECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. Learn more at aecom.com.\nWhat makes AECOM a great place to work\nYou will be part of a global team that champions your growth and career ambitions. Work on groundbreaking projects - both in your local community and on a global scale - that are transforming our industry and shaping the future. With cutting-edge technology and a network of experts, you’ll have the resources to make a real impact. Our award-winning training and development programs are designed to expand your technical expertise and leadership skills, helping you build the career you’ve always envisioned. Here, you’ll find a welcoming workplace built on respect, collaboration and community-where you have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.\nAs an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. 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