Engineer- Exelon Utilities Transmission Planning & Strategy

Job Description

Description

At Exelon, we've got a place for you!

Join the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership, innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Exelon will provide you the tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.

Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking Fortune 100 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Energize your career at Exelon!

 

The base location is flexible among primary Exelon Utilities locations on the East Coast including Philadelphia, PA, Baltimore, MD, New Castle, DE or Washington, DC.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION 
Participates as part of an Engineering team in the studies, plans, criteria, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, performance assessments, integrated systems analysis, cost estimates, budgets, associated with the planning of Exelon’s electric transmission system.  Coordinates with internal and external (PJM, ReliabilityFirst, local/state governing bodies, etc.) organizations in various transmission planning related activities.

Reliability Analysis develops and maintains system models required to run studies on the transmission system to ensure adherence to reliability criteria. This includes but is not limited to running thermal and voltage steady state powerflow studies and maintaining modeling data (connectivity, impedances, ratings, contingency information, etc.). Reliability Analysis analyzes the risk on the transmission system both in the short term and future year, which provides critical information to anticipate unidentified and prioritize existing risks.

Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Supports and performs assignments in specialized areas requiring extensive engineering expertise. Requiring maintaining state of the art engineering credential in the specialized technical area.  
• Supports and performs engineering tasks and projects associated with a critical or analytical engineering project or a small number of complex projects that require specialized knowledge in many areas, may include field testing troubleshooting, and peer review. 
• Evaluates, develops, implements and supports projects that have significant financial and operational impact, may also develop initial commissioning plans. Plans, writes and performs tasks for documentation deliverables and projects 
• Participates in department planning, through field/site walkdowns, attend meetings/conference calls, provide budget recommendations and monitor performance for the accomplishment of committed results. 
• Performs assignments while acting independently, and may support multi-discipline teams. 
• Provides recommendations to management and implements action plans to improve performance and cost effectiveness. 
• Provides detailed technical training, mentorship, peer review, and/or guidance to others. 
• Participates in technical and industry societies and committees to enhance knowledge of new technologies or issues in areas of company interest, make recommendations for business decisions regarding strategy for new technologies and/or engineering techniques and tools. 

POSITION SCOPE

• Provides technical assistance in support of senior engineers., managers and others.
• Applies technical knowledge to help promote a safe work environment and to enhance customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
  • Ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical and mechanical systems.
  • Knowledge and ability to apply problem solving approaches and engineering theory.
  • Knowledge of engineering designs, principles and practices.
• Two or more years of professional engineering experience
• General knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes, methods, and practices necessary to perform assignments for a specific discipline, various installations, or services

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Engineer in Training License
• Strong written and oral communication/presentation skills, report generation & technical writing skills
• Strong teamwork, Interpersonal skills & the ability to collaborate with peers, managers and all management levels
• Consulting and needs assessment skills
• Time, project management and multi-tasking skills
• A working knowledge of analysis software packages such as CYMDIST, PSS\E, TARA, Python, PSCAD, MATLAB, etc. to perform and analyze load flow modeling, contingency studies, and transfer analysis
• Ability to analyze industry wide trends and implement enhancements 

Exelon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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