[Hiring] Senior Consultant - Transmission Planning @Qualus

Role Description

Power your future with Qualus as a Senior Consultant - Transmission Planning supporting our Resource Integration Advisory group with a primary focus on performing interconnection feasibility studies for new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects.

• Perform interconnection feasibility studies for new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects.
• Optimize the size and location of new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects.
• Prepare interconnection applications for new generation, storage, demand, and transmission projects including development of power flow, dynamic and short circuit study models.
• Guide generation, storage, demand, and transmission interconnection applications through the full interconnection study process.
• Interface with the host transmission operator throughout the interconnection study process and review and scrutinize their interconnection study reports.
• Perform general power system studies.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Electrical Power Systems.
• 5 years of grid planning experience; 3 years in North America.
• 2 years of consulting experience.
• MS Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Electrical Power Systems is preferred.
• Intimate knowledge of the PSSE and/or PSLF power systems analysis tools and their associated models and utilities.
• Knowledge of transmission systems in Eastern Interconnection, ERCOT, and/or WECC.
• Extensive experience with power system studies.
• Experience with resource interconnection studies in Eastern Interconnection, ERCOT, or WECC.
• Experience with generation delivery assessment in RTO service territories, particularly CAISO, using TARA very highly valued.
• Familiarity with EMT modeling using PSCAD for protection, control interaction, or IBR-focused studies (strongly preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance.
• Short and Long-Term Disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• EAP.
• Parental Leave.
• Paid time off and Holidays, for those who qualify.

Company Description

Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, energy efficiency, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology-enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 2,000 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.