Transmission Planning & Engineering - Engineer Senior

Arizona Public Service generates clean, reliable and affordable energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

 

Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.

 

Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.  

Summary

The Transmission Planning & Engineering - Engineer Senior is responsible for ensuring the continued safety and reliability of the APS 69kV-500kV transmission system. The department has an opportunity for an Engineer who will apply their technical knowledge and experience to promote the department’s core objectives. Duties will consist of conducting a variety of transmission studies including: power flow, transient stability, short circuit, and other power system analyses. The engineer will be responsible for project leadership of multiple projects simultaneously for which they will provide oversight and coordination from initiation through construction close out. The engineer will maintain a thorough knowledge of new developments, technologies, and industry best practices. Our Engineer may also coordinate, administer, and provide technical direction to less experienced engineers.

Core Responsibilities:

• Developing long-term transmission plans and promote new investment in transmission infrastructure
• Ensure full compliance with applicable standards and orders (FERC, NERC, WECC, ACC)
• Building and maintaining power flow, dynamic, and short circuit transmission models
• Provide for reliable interconnection of new resources
• Promote economic development by providing new and innovative means for large use customers to connect to the transmission system
• Perform technical studies, using system simulation software such as GE PSLF and CAPE, to strategically plan the expansion of the transmission system and maintain acceptable levels of system reliability.
• Lead multiple small to large scale projects simultaneously.  Identify potential schedule or quality problems and initiate corrective action.  Take initiative to eliminate barriers and uses resources to ensure desired results.  May interface with outside agencies and regulatory authorities.
• Represent APS on various technical industry work groups or on regional committees.

 

Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications:

• Knowledgeable in power flow and transient stability studies (GE PSLF, TARA, PowerWorld, PSSE)
• Knowledgeable in short circuit studies (Siemens CAPE, ASPEN)
• Experienced with NERC Standards including: MOD, TPL, CIP, FAC, PRC
• Familiarity with the FERC pro forma Open Access Transmission Tariff
• Familiarity with the southwestern and WECC transmission system
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers, outside agencies, and regulatory authorities

 

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline or related applied science discipline (see approved list) from an ABET accredited institution
• PLUS eight (8) years working experience in Engineering-related positions. Approved degrees:
• Materials Science/Metallurgy, Physics, Chemistry, Math, Nuclear, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Electronics, Computer Science, Environmental, Chemical, Architectural, Structural.

 

Major Accountabilities

1) Develops and applies unique solutions and applications to a broad range of technical issues and problems (solutions that typically require original and creative approaches). Makes decisions and recommendations that have a moderate to significant effect on the overall organization performance.
2) Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, analysis, specifications, cost estimates, evaluations, studies, technical reviews, investigations and verifications. Ensures engineering analyses, design, project control, schedule commitments or oversight work is technically sound, cost effective, and in compliance with established standards, codes, and regulations. Checks and reviews analysis, evaluations, and investigations of others.
3) Integrates the ma