Job Title:

Transmission Operations & Planning Staff - Level III

Location:

Knoxville, TN

Job Summary and Description:

Technical resource to the grid operations, planning, and bulk system variable generation integration and system studies groups with excellent research and analytical skills, as well as communication and interpersonal skills, but still willing and able to take guidance from senior staff.  The position will also have increasing responsibility for contributing to development of research plans and proposals, managing research projects, and communicating research results to members and external industry.  

Performs advanced engineering/scientific analysis with minimal direction and supervision. Beginning to demonstrate creativity and ingenuity in providing technical solutions. Works directly with EPRI staff and high interaction with members and industry.

Job Functions:

This position will provide technical expertise and analytical services for existing and new transmission planning and operations modeling studies and research projects, including power system dynamic model development, validation, and simulation, variable generation integration, Distributed Energy Resources (DER) modeling for bulk system studies, risk-based system planning methods, resilience analysis, and advanced power flow and contingency analysis methods, transmission protection, synchrophasor-based system assessment applications, and other operational system assessment functions. This position will take direction from senior staff to conduct grid operation and planning R&D project tasks and to complete modeling and simulation based power system studies.  

• Supplies technical advice and counsel to other professionals within EPRI.

• Publish and present technical papers in areas of expertise

• Communicate routinely with EPRI technical staff and may prepare and give presentations at customer advisory meetings

• Conducts technical searches and analyzes information in support of the project team

• Assists Project/Program managers in assessing customer needs, formulating technical approaches, preparing proposals, technical publications/papers, and making presentations

• Reviews progress and evaluates results. Makes changes in methods, design or equipment where necessary.

• Works under general supervision, and follows established procedure. Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgment, overall adequacy, and accuracy.

Additional Job Information:

Performs complex analysis with minimal direction and supervision. Works directly with EPRI staff and engages in supervised interaction with members and industry.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Conducts technical searches and analyzes information in support of the project team

• Conducts some independent research, with support from technical leads.

Additional Requirements:

• Assists technical research leads in assessing customer needs, formulating technical approaches, preparing proposals, technical publications/papers, and making presentations with minimal supervision

• Able to present at external conferences and meetings on technical work.

• Has an understanding of other programs at EPRI and how specific program work fits into the EPRI mission.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience required.

The salary range for this position is $94,050 USD to $102,900 USD annually.

This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors, including without limitation applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.

This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s annual incentive program. The amount of incentive varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the plan.

This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s standard employee benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, vision, 401k, STD/LTD and paid family leave, life and accident insurance, paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay).

EPRI participates in E-Verify, an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration (SSA). EPRI uses the system to check the work status of new hires by comparing information from the employee's I-9 form against SSA and Department of Homeland Security databases.

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