Senior System Planner

Description

The Senior Systems Planner will play a key role in shaping the future of energyRe’s strong and growing portfolio of renewable energy, storage and transmission projects. This role requires a strong background in both transmission and economic planning studies, and strong knowledge of the various regional transmission organization (RTO/ISO) processes. The individual will work cross-functionally with development, engineering, and regulatory teams, while also representing the company in technical and stakeholder forums.

This is a senior role requiring both technical leadership and strategic insight into transmission policy, planning frameworks, and market dynamics.

Requirements Key Job Responsibilities

- Lead steady-state, dynamic, and short-circuit studies to evaluate grid impacts of renewable and storage interconnections.

- Perform power system modeling using tools such as PSS®E, PSCAD, PowerWorld, TARA, or PSLF.

- Assess transmission expansion needs, congestion impacts, and curtailment risks.

- Monitor, analyze, and influence RTO/ISO transmission planning processes (e.g., PJM, MISO, CAISO, NYISO, ERCOT).

- Provide insights into long-term grid reliability, renewable integration studies, and transmission policy changes.

- Develop strategies to secure and optimize interconnection positions for company projects.

- Partner with project development teams to identify viable sites considering grid capacity and system upgrade requirements.

- Support regulatory and policy teams with technical input for filings, comments, and stakeholder engagement.

- Mentor junior engineers and planners, providing technical guidance and oversight.

- Represent the company in technical working groups, planning committees, and transmission-related stakeholder engagements.

- Build strong relationships with utilities, transmission operators, and regulatory agencies.

Required Education

- Bachelor of Science in engineering from ABET accredited university; other technical/science degrees (e.g., mathematics, physics) may be considered with appropriate experience

- Preferred focus on power systems analysis.

- Advanced degree in engineering preferred.

Required Experience

- 7+ years of experience in transmission planning or system operations, with a focus on renewable integration.

Other Skills

- Ability to manage the development and strategic process for energy projects.

- Ability to work effectively in a multi-function team environment with strong prioritization, organizational, networking, leadership, time management, and interpersonal skills.

- Ability and confidence to identify questions which affect material market/ project assumptions and raise these to the offshore development team members.

- Ability to write effective, concise reports.

- Position will require interfacing with senior managers within the organization.

- Ability to perform a variety of tasks, over several projects, at different stages of development.

- Knowledge of budget preparation, implementation, and oversight preferred.

- Excellent analytical, reporting presentation and communication skills.

- Strong scheduling skills and ability.

- Proficiency with industry-standard modeling tools (PSS®E, PSCAD, PSLF, TARA, PowerWorld, etc.).

- In-depth knowledge of transmission reliability standards (NERC, FERC, regional entities).

- Experience working with interconnection processes within RTOs/ISOs.

Physical Requirements

The Development Analyst may be required to endure the following physical activities, environmental conditions, and physical demands:

- Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces,

- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods,

- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another,

- Adjusting or moving objects up to 20 pounds in all directions,

- Communicating with others to exchange information,

- Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers, and

- Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.