Distribution Planning Engineer
The AES Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dayton • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead power-flow, stability, reliability, performance, customer requests, generation interconnection, and facility addition studies of the AES Ohio distribution system.
- Lead engineer for specific geographic planning area.
- Lead distribution model building activities.
- Direct system modeling activities and participate in developing strategies, business rules, planning standards, and operating protocols to meet all industry modeling standards.
- Actively represent AES Ohio’s interest in committees or industry working groups.
- Lead distribution project development with engineers in System Operations, Engineering, and Asset Management in performing analyses and providing technical support in planning and operational environments.
- Manage technical projects having significant impact on the design, engineering, and operation of the transmission system.
- Support annual development of the capital forecast in support of corporate and business unit strategy, in a manner which effectively organizes and addresses customer and public projects, planned system improvements, system reliability, equipment troubles, facilities rehabilitation, and other capital work.
- Effectively coordinate needs and support of planning groups and other engineering, operations, construction, and maintenance groups engaged in or affected by capital improvements.
- Assist in development of project estimates and internal budgets for assigned activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred) from an accredited college or university required.
- Demonstrated leadership and the ability to effectively and professionally deal with coworkers and customers.
- Utility and/or Power Systems experience.
- Strong analytical skills, leadership, and communication skills.
- Proficient presentation skills, diplomacy and facilitation skills covering large and small group forums ranging from technical to non-technical audiences.
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability and willingness to take initiative and champion process improvement.
- Strong understanding of electrical engineering concepts such as reliability, load flow, stability, short circuit, voltage regulation, transients, power factor, losses, etc.
- Experience with power system transmission analysis tools such as LoadSEER, CYME or other similar analysis software.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
power-flow analysisstability analysisreliability analysisperformance analysisgeneration interconnectiondistribution modelingproject estimationcapital forecastingelectrical engineering conceptspower system transmission analysis
Soft skills
leadershipanalytical skillscommunication skillspresentation skillsdiplomacyfacilitation skillsinitiativeprocess improvementcustomer relationsteam coordination
Certifications
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering