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We help utilities target and serve their customers more effectively, enhance and optimize their grid, and leverage operating best practices and technologies to manage their business more effectively. Headquartered in Texas, we have 450+ employees across the US and Canada. Learn more at www.esource.com\nAs a Transmission System Planning Consultant, you’ll join our Grid Engineering and Interconnection team and support power delivery utilities in making assessments backed by industry and engineering analysis. You’ll perform transmission planning studies covering transient stability, power flow, transfer capability, reliability, short-circuit, economic dispatch, and electromagnetic analyses associated with congestion management scenarios. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys system planning work, brings strong judgment to complex technical problems, and wants to contribute to work that shapes real-world decisions in the energy industry.\nYou’ll engage with a range of industry participants, including independent transmission providers, municipal electric utilities, electric cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities. As a prime contributor to the execution of technical studies, you’ll work with project managers to direct technical execution, engage directly with clients to determine study goals and create project methodologies, and guide a team of consultants and engineers toward practical, viable deliverables.\nIn this role, you will:\nPerform transmission planning studies, including transient stability, power flow, transfer capability, reliability, short-circuit, economic dispatch, and electromagnetic analyses\n\nEngage directly with clients to determine study goals, create project methodologies, and define deliverables\n\nDirect portions of project execution, including analysis and engineering, staffing plan development, deliverables, quality management, and schedule\n\nLead a team of consultants and engineers to meet study objectives and deliver practical, viable results\n\nDevelop study reports that document assumptions, methodology, and findings\n\nPartner with project managers to direct the technical execution of projects\n\nManage and support on-the-job training efforts for less practiced team members\n\nSupport project managers in business development pursuits\n\nManage multiple projects concurrently, identifying critical path items to ensure deliverable deadlines are met\n\nYou’re likely a great fit if you:\nIndependently evaluate, select, adapt, and modify standard engineering techniques for transmission system planning procedures and criteria\n\nWork methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment\n\nLead, educate, and train a team of engineers and analysts on renewable generation studies and design efforts\n\nWork independently to solve difficult problems that require adapting standard techniques, procedures, and criteria\n\nBring strong organization, attention to detail, team building, collaboration, and critical thinking skills\n\nCommunicate clearly, both orally and in writing\n\nFocus on priorities to provide services that meet client needs, while identifying and analyzing the details critical to project outcomes\n\nPerform well under pressure and narrow deadlines\n\nAre enthusiastic about learning new services to support client needs and the market\n\nAnd even better if you:\nHave competency in TARA, Aspen, EasyPower, PSLF, EMTP/ATP, PSCAD, or PROMOD\n\nHold a master’s degree in engineering with two years of related experience, or a Ph.D. in engineering with one year of related experience\n\nHave experience with generator interconnection and harmonics analysis\n\nHave experience with production costing and risk assessment techniques\n\nExperience and Skills to Qualify Include:\nBachelor of Science in an engineering field or a related degree from an accredited program\n\nMinimum of 3 years of related experience in electric utility operations, planning, or consulting\n\nUnderstanding of transmission system planning processes and electric transmission systems\n\nFamiliarity with power system planning and operations; transient stability, short-circuit, and voltage analysis; North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and regional requirements, policies, and procedures; production costing; risk assessment techniques; transmission planning (TPL) compliance; generator interconnection; and harmonics analysis\n\nStrong competency in industry software including PSS/E\n\nDeveloped expertise to independently perform a transmission system planning study\n\nExperience developing study reports that document study assumptions and findings\n\nKnowledge of NERC and FERC standards\n\nKnowledge of the power regions of the country and independent system operators (ISOs) such as MISO, ERCOT, PJM, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, NYISO, and ISO-NE\n\nProficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)\n\nAbility to travel up to 10%\n\nAt E Source, you’ll work alongside people who are thoughtful, curious, and deeply knowledgeable about utility and energy systems. We value clarity over jargon, substance over flash, and collaboration over ego. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and help shape a company that plays a real role in how the energy future unfolds.\nWhat you can expect:\nExcellent 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, and paid parental leave.\n\nA flexible time off (FTO) policy that provides paid time away from work, approved by your manager, while ensuring business needs, workload commitments, and appropriate coverage are maintained.\n\nA 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match.\n\nThe budgeted salary for this position is $140,000 - $180,000 USD + annual bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience.\nThis role will be 100% remote, with travel up to 10%.\nApplicants 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.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.\nEmployees of E Source are encouraged to apply. To foster a positive work environment and company culture, we support our employees in their career growth at E Source. If you are interested in similar job opportunities in the future, visit the E Source careers page for a listing of all open positions and contact Human Resources.\nWe contact applicants directly via email using only our designated company email addresses with the domain of @ esource.com. 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