Engineer

• Proactively engage with WECC staff, NERC, other ERO regions, and external entities to provide technical direction in topics related to transmission planning and associated reliability risks.
• Act as the resident expert on emerging issues and trends affecting the BPS in the Western Interconnection.
• Provide technical leadership and partnership with industry groups such as national labs; regulators; federal, state, and provincial government organizations; non-governmental organizations; and academia to identify potential reliability risks and mitigation options.
• Provide technical expertise, leadership, and support for other activities and risk treatment efforts at WECC (e.g., models, standards development, oversight, event analysis, situation awareness).
• Identify the need for, and lead the development and implementation of, new software tools and processes to assess data and power system reliability.
• Deliver clear, concise presentations to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with ERO Enterprise colleagues to plan reliability assessments and design study methodologies, identify lessons learned, and apply best practices.
• Coach and mentor other WECC engineers and analysts and serve as a subject matter expert on reliability matters (including study techniques, tool usage, advanced technical analysis, etc.) while working with management to find opportunities for other WECC staff to participate in industry and academic initiatives.
• Identify training support and development opportunities within the Reliability Assessments team and develop strategies to enhance assessments and shift mindsets across WECC and the ERO Enterprise.
• Exercise authority and technical leadership on assignments that are often self-initiated and self-directed.

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