Burns & Mcdonnell Newton , MA 02458
Posted 2 months ago
Description
The Senior Consultant Transmission Planning will utilize extensive knowledge in electrical transmission planning and application of grid technologies to assess grid performance and ready the grid for the future challenges represented by plant retirements and renewable integration. The Senior Consultant Transmission Planning will lead a broad range of transmission and operational studies and other consulting services to help clients make decisions backed by business and engineering analysis. The senior consultant will directly engage with clients to establish study objectives, formulate project approaches, and lead a team of consultants/engineers to meet the study objectives and provide the client with valuable and actionable deliverables.+ Leads the execution of a broad range of studies and other consulting services such as transmission planning and operational studies consisting of power flow, transient stability, transfer capability, short-circuit, voltage analysis, harmonics analysis, electromagnetic, reliability, and economic dispatch associated with congestion management scenarios.+ Oversees evaluations by ensuring NERC, FERC, and regional requirements, policies and procedures; production costing; risk assessment techniques; TPL compliance; generator interconnection are applied.+ Ensures utility industry software such as PSS/E, PSLF, EMTP/ATP, PSCAD, SKM, ETAP, and Promod is utilized accurately to ensure client deliverables are met.+ Leads a team of engineers to independently execute transmission system planning studies.+ Oversees the evaluation process for selection, adaptation, and modification of standard engineering techniques for electric transmission system planning procedures and criteria.+ Reviews and approves data analysis and interpretation of engineering, financial, and economic conditions and results, and subsequent business implications to client projects.+ Ensures the analysis of life-cycle costs is completed accurately by reviewing the technical assumptions regarding capital costs, operation and maintenance costs, performance estimates, and economic assumptions and forecasts conducted by consultants and analysts.+ Reviews technical and business-related risk assessments that evaluate impacts associated with rules implemented by regulatory agencies.+ Reviews financial analysis completed by consultants and analysts using a variety of computer-based software.+ Reviews technical reports and presentations summarizing results of analysis before providing final version to clients.+ Oversees execution of client presentations, engineering reviews, financial analysis, and contract administration for the design/planning of utility systems.+ Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates-report project performance.+ Responsible for effective communication with other disciplines.+ Support business lines as required by clients.+ Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff.+ Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.+ Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.+ Performs other duties as assigned.+ Complies with all policies and standards.
Qualifications
This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled
EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Job Engineering
Primary Location US-MA-Newton
Other Locations US-ME-Portland, US-PA-Conshohocken
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time
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Req ID: 241859
Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-VR #E98 N/A
Burns & Mcdonnell