Transmission Planning Engineer
New Today
Actalent connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more.
The position falls within the Transmission Department of the organization. The Planning Engineer will be working with higher level engineers and the customer planning team to run analysis on the grid system. They will be working in collaboration with the customer to get all their studies approved and will be teaming up with an engineer at the customer to sign off on their work. They will be conducting load flow studies, voltage drops, and inter-connectabilities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct feasibility studies
- Identify possible points of interconnection (i.e: 765, 500, 345, 138, and 69 kV stations)
- Conduct initial load flow analysis using PSSE 32 to determine if system upgrades will be needed (i.e: line re-conductoring, sag studies, and transformer upgrades) and conduct analysis
- Conduct initial short circuit analysis using CAPE one-liner to determine if any circuit breakers are over duty and perform analysis independently
- Complete submittal forms and generate reports/ estimates for each possible connection option
- Utilize PSSE MUST to conduct studies
Education and Experience Requirements
- Five years or more of experience with transmission planning
- Five years or more of experience with load flow and power flow concepts
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar degree from an accredited institution
- Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar degree from an accredited institution will count toward years of experience
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $50.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
•Medical, dental & vision
•Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
•401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
•Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
•Short and long-term disability
•Health Spending Account (HSA)
•Transportation benefits
•Employee Assistance Program
•Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 29, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
- Location:
- Johnstown