Transmission Operations Engineer

Closes:

March 30, 2026

Job Description

Step into a role where your engineering expertise helps keep the grid reliable, resilient, and ready for the future. As a Transmission Operations Engineer, you’ll provide critical operational, technical, and analytical support for Avista’s Transmission, Balancing Authority, and Energy Imbalance Market operations. From performing daily and seasonal power system analyses to guiding emergency operational studies, you’ll play a key part in ensuring safe and efficient system performance. You’ll help shape operating procedures, support system capital projects, and contribute to compliance with essential reliability standards—all while collaborating with regional partners through operating committees and task forces. If you’re driven to solve complex power system challenges and support real-time grid operations, this role puts you at the heart of it.

Responsibilities

- Performs daily and near-term system studies to ensure reliable operation of the transmission system.

- Provides real-time operational support.

- Manages existing and creates new system operating procedures (SOP’s) to support real-time operations.

- Ensures compliance with operations-related NERC standards.

- Actively participates in regional and national committees, work groups, task forces, etc.

- Provides operational review of future system reinforcements throughout the project life cycle.

Requirements

- Bachelor of Science in ABET accredited Electrical Engineering Program

- Knowledge of transmission and distribution systems

- Knowledge of NERC standards and/or Reserve Sharing programs preferred

- Experience in protection engineering, system planning, or system operations preferred

- Professional Engineering License preferred

- Effective and flexible communication skills

Engineer

- Minimum of four (4) years engineering work experience required

Hiring Range: $100,378 to $131,496

Senior Engineer

- Minimum of six (6) years engineering work experience required

- Demonstrated skills illustrating use of productivity, presentation, and analytical tools specific to area of expertise

- Demonstrated technical leadership within engineering

- Demonstrated positive and effective working relationships with internal and external parties

Hiring Range: $114,207 to $150,183

Other combinations of experience, training, and education may be considered. Hybrid work options are available for this role. The successful candidate will be required to work at our Spokane, Washington headquarters at least 3 days per week including Mondays and Tuesdays with additional day(s) determined by the manager. To Apply

We encourage you to apply as many of our positions have multiple levels to account for an incoming employee’s various knowledge, skills, and experience.

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Total Rewards

At Avista, our employees are the foundation of our success. Their dedication drives the value we deliver to our customers and communities. That’s why we prioritize the physical, mental, and financial well-being of our team members and their families.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards program designed to support every stage of life and career. Our offerings include:

- Affordable healthcare options including medical, dental, and vision coverage

- Retirement benefits with an enhanced 401(k) match

- Incentive programs rewarding performance and contributions

- Competitive paid time off including holidays, personal days, and vacation

- Life and disability insurance for added peace of mind

- Wellness resources supporting mental and physical health

- Education and development support including tuition assistance

- Community giving programs encouraging employee engagement and impact

- Other optional benefits from Legal insurance, Pet insurance, and more (Eligibility subject to Bargaining Unit affiliation)

To learn more, please visit our benefits website at https://avistabenefits.com/.

We are committed to maintaining a competitive and equitable total rewards package that attracts and retains a diverse, skilled, and engaged workforce.

In compliance with state laws, we provide the full salary range for each position, along with the typical hiring range based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity. The full salary range for this position is $100,378 to $186,159. Questions regarding compliance with this requirement can be directed to humanresources@avistacorp.com

. Pre-employment Screening Requirements

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug test, background check and motor vehicle records review.

Avista’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Avista is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds, and we are committed to Equal Opportunity Employment. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, sensory, mental or physical disability (unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification), Veteran status or any other classification protected by nondiscrimination laws.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment process. Avista will make reasonable accommodation to assist a qualified person with a disability in the job application, interview process, and to perform the essential functions of the job whenever possible, where undue hardship would not be created for Avista. Please contact us at humanresources@avistacorp.com if you would like assistance.