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Our Integrated Grid Planning organization and processes are the cornerstone of our ability to provide clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to serve the growing needs of our customers.\nThe Transmission Expansion Planning team is responsible for key functions of Integrated Grid Planning including systemwide analyses to continually assess and develop the best transmission expansion plan that provides reliability, affordability, and long-term value to the customers of the three electric Operating Companies (APC, GPC, and MPC) while concurrently informing retail load and generation siting. This team has multiple areas of responsibility that include the annual transmission expansion plan for each operating company, Georgia Integrated Transmission System (ITS) planning and coordination, retail transmission load evaluations, retail generation siting evaluations, NERC TPL steady-state reliability compliance studies, state regulatory and Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) transmission support, operations support and long-term outage coordination, and integrated system planning analyses for strategic 20-year planning.\nThe position listed below can be primarily located in Birmingham, AL (APC HQ) OR Atlanta, GA (GPC HQ) but will require limited travel between Birmingham and Atlanta locations.\nJob Description: Engineer, Transmission Expansion Planning - Load & Generation Siting\nThe Load & Generation Siting team is responsible for conducting systemwide transmission analyses that support both company-owned generation development efforts and retail load interconnection evaluations across the three electric Operating Companies (APC, GPC, and MPC). The team primarily performs steady-state power flow analysis and develops transmission solutions that facilitate the reliable, economic, and timely integration of new generation resources and customer loads.\nEngineers in this role evaluate transmission impacts associated with large customer load additions, new generation sites, industrial developments, data centers, and other emerging customer needs and provide valuable siting input to for optimal locations. These studies help identify potential system constraints, determine transmission infrastructure requirements, estimate project costs, and develop expansion alternatives that maximize speed to service and maintain system reliability while ensuring all costs and impacts are appropriately considered.\nThe successful candidate will work closely with stakeholders across Integrated Grid Planning, Resource Planning, Generation Development, Business Development, Project Management, Transmission Operations, and external customers to assess and integrate future load and generation growth.\nThis position requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication abilities, and a collaborative mindset in developing and communicating solutions across teams and multiple levels of leadership. Ultimately, the engineer will collaborate across these multifunctional teams to develop practical and reliable transmission solutions that balance customer needs, operational requirements, regulatory obligations, and long-term value.\nPrimary Job Responsibilities \nConduct transmission evaluations for large customer load interconnections, economic development projects, data centers, industrial facilities, and other customer growth opportunities.\n\nPerform transmission planning studies supporting new company-owned retail generation siting opportunities, including solar, battery energy storage, thermal generation, and nuclear.\n\nDevelop transmission solution alternatives and estimate associated infrastructure requirements, costs, and implementation timelines.\n\nCoordinate closely with internal planning groups, project development teams, operations teams, and business development teams.\n\nSupport Integrated Grid Planning, Generation Procurement activities, and strategic growth initiatives through transmission analysis and technical guidance.\n\nCommunicate study assumptions, methodologies, results, and recommendations to technical and executive audiences.\n\nMaintain compliance with applicable planning criteria, reliability standards, and company processes while ensuring recommended solutions provide long-term value to customers.\n\nEngage in related industry committees and initiatives.\nPrioritize and be proactive in training and development.\nEducation\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution is required (pending graduates will be considered).\nElectrical Engineering is preferred.\nMaster’s degree in engineering or business is desirable.\nProfessional Engineering License is desirable.\n\nWork Experience\nTransmission planning experience, including electrical power system modeling and analysis, is preferred.\nExperience in generation development, procurement, and resource planning is desirable.\nExperience in bulk power 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