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Sr Electrical Engineer, Transmission Planning

FirstEnergy Corp • Akron, OH • 14h ago

JOB DESCRIPTION

FirstEnergy

Important - This role can be located in Akron, OH, Greensburg, PA, Reading, PA, or Fairmont, WV.

Onsite

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.

The Transmission Planning Engineer position is responsible for transmission planning functions across FirstEnergy's transmission and subtransmission systems in the FirstEnergy area. The primary focus is on studying and planning the safe and reliable operation of transmission and subtransmission lines and substations. In addition, the position is responsible for performing studies related to generation and load interconnections attaching to the system within the assigned planning areas. The engineer will perform transmission planning activities with input from the operating companies, other utilities, generator owners, the Regional Transmission Organization, and Regional Reliability Organizations. The position has the responsibility to initiate, recommend, and assist in the development of the capital portfolio for reliability related projects within the planning area of responsibility. The position works closely with the Operations Center to provide support during storms, heavy loading periods, and abnormal system events.

Important - This role can be located in Akron, OH, Greensburg, PA, Reading, PA, or Fairmont, WV.

Responsibilities include:

Providing technical support and studies to develop transmission and subtransmission infrastructure projects, plans, and capital budgets to maintain the reliability and integrity of the FE system.

Performing timely completion of bulk and area transmission systems studies ensuring compliance with NERC, PJM and FE planning criteria.

Proposing and economically justifying recommended mitigation projects to any planning criteria deficiencies identified through system studies. If capital projects cannot be implemented in the needed timeframe, a detailed operating solution is prepared and presented to Operations for review and implementation.

Performing development of annual capital budgets by requesting cost estimates and preparing presentations associated with the capital portfolio process.

Performing studies associated with the connection of new loads, generators and merchant transmission projects.

Providing support to the Operations Centers when required, such as during severe weather, heavy loading or abnormal system events. Frequently this support requires rapid turn-around of an evaluation of whether the system can accommodate an outage and remain in a secure condition should the next contingency occur. It could also involve operational recommendations to alleviate abnormal system conditions, abnormal voltages, or equipment overloads.

Working with various industry groups to meet requirements / obligations that FE has within the industry, and actively promote FE ideas/ methods/ procedures that the industry should be using as it moves forward. Formal industry groups include NERC, RFC and PJM.

Preparing responses to state and federal commission requests for information

Providing technical testimony for regulatory and legal inquiries as assigned

Supporting efforts to prepare submittals for compliance related to various planning related activities.

Participating in the annual maintenance of the department's planning philosophy, facility connection document, and other procedures and documents.

Preparing work products to meet requirements of various governmental agencies, s

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