Brooksource

Transmission Engineer

Brooksource Greater Richmond Region, VA

Transmission Engineer

Hybrid (Glen Allen, VA or Richmond, VA)

12-month Contract to Full-time


We are looking to hire an experienced Electrical Engineer to support one of our largest utilities clients in the Richmond, VA area to support their state-of-the-art Regional Transmission System Operation Center on their new Strategic Operations Team. As the Electrical Engineer, you will have strong impacts on the development of the transmission expansions plans and support the bulk electrical system. Our client is looking for an individual who will work to secure system reliability, meet the future demands of customers, and integrate renewable energy resources.


Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering related field preferably Electrical or Civil Engineering.
  • 5+ years of Electrical, Power, or Transmission Systems Engineering experience.
  • Experience working with Electric power systems and power flow; specifically, demonstrated usage and experience working with Power System Simulator for Engineering (PSS®E or PSS/E).
  • Familiarity with Transmission System Operations.
  • Transmission Planning or System Protection.
  • Experience working in a control room setting


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Substation Engineering experience.
  • Understands functions of substation components.
  • PowerGem Tara
  • Energy Management System (EMS) ie. GE EMS
  • Understands the protection practices for transmission lines, distribution feeders, and substation equipment.
  • Experience and understanding of designing substations and transmission lines.


Responsibilities:

  • Perform power flow analysis in accordance with NERC Reliability Standards, PJM Planning Criteria, and Electric Transmission Planning Criteria.
  • Develop and maintain power flow and short circuit planning models.
  • Development of Model on Demand project files.
  • Contingency file updates.
  • Facility rating updates.
  • Short circuit change files.
  • Facility impedance updates.
  • Work collaboratively with PJM Planning, the Electric Transmission Planning Team, and the electric transmission operations engineering teams to perform annual PJM RTEP assessments, generation interconnection and retirement analysis, and develop transmission solutions to address all reliability criteria violations.
  • Participate during competitive FERC Order 1000 open windows by developing innovative and cost-effective transmission solutions.
  • Develop and sponsor regional transmission projects.
  • This includes developing the project scope, justifying the need, presenting, and discussing the project with internal and external stakeholders, and obtaining all the necessary project approvals from PJM and The State Corporation Commission.
  • Assist in the development, maintenance, and enhancement of computer-based tools for the Electric Transmission Planning Team


About Brooksource:

For over 20 years, Brooksource has established and maintained relationships that are designed to meet your IT staffing needs. Whether it’s contract, contract-to-hire, or permanent placement work, we customize our search based upon your company's unique initiatives, culture and technologies. With our national team of recruiters placed at 28 major hubs around the nation, Eight Eleven finds the people best suited for your business. When you work with us, we work with you. That’s the Eight Eleven promise.


Brooksource provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Contract
  • Job function

    Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries

    IT Services and IT Consulting

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