PPL Corporation

Engineer - Investment Planning

Louisville, KY

Part-time, Full-time

About This Job

Company Summary Statement : Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing. Overview:

The Transmission Investment Planning group is responsible for the development of strategies and activities related to asset investments for the LG&E and KU transmission system. It is primarily accountable for recommending capital projects for the annual Business Plan, monitoring system performance, establishing relevant metrics, identifying underperforming assets, and recommending improvements to enhance customer and network reliability of the transmission system. This position is responsible for coordinating and administering activities related to transmission investment planning and strategies, with a specific focus on substation equipment including fiber/network design, planning, and implementation. The ideal candidate must be self-motivated, data-centric, organized, balance multiple, simultaneous tasks, and make recommendations backed by data analytics and good engineering judgment.

Position can be located in Louisville or Lexington, KY. Responsibilities:

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Assists with data queries needed to develop strategies for proactive replacement and inspection planning.

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Improve data quality and provide regular reports/deliverables.

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Support new and quickly evolving initiatives from a data perspective.

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Coordinates and leads implementation of fiber deployment strategy to substation and field devices.

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Assist in protection and control project scoping and identification

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Creates Needs Statements based on inspection data to initiate the start of new projects.

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Provides cost estimates and analysis for proactive replacement projects.

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Prioritizes and maintains the list of proactive replacement projects and closely monitors asset counts tied to projects.

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Handles project scope fluctuations and reporting (quantities, cost estimates, descriptions, naming, etc).

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Involved in project prioritization, asset health indices and risk scoring.

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Assist with verifying and maintaining a comprehensive asset registry.

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Assists with integrating data into the data warehouse.

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Involved in the annual Business Planning process.

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Assists with completing industry-related surveys.

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Must closely coordinate and provide open collaboration with other groups within the Transmission and Central Engineering/Construction groups as well as the Telecommunications team to ensure alignment of project objectives.

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All other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications: Required Qualifications

Education

ABET accredited Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering.

Experience

Minimum of 2 years’ Engineering experience is required.

Computer skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Preferred Qualifications

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Bachelor’s or Graduate Degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering preferred.

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Engineering experience with Electric Transmission and/or Distribution Substations and/or fiber network planning and deployment preferred.

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PowerBI, and proficiency in querying of databases and building of reports

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Excellent interpersonal and team building skills

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Effective planning, organizing, and both written and oral communication skills.

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Analytical skills and technical problem-solving skills.

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Accuracy and attention to detail.

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Database development and data management skills.

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Working knowledge of industry distribution/transmission/generation systems. Asset management experience is a plus.

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