Senior Consultant-Transmission & Distribution Technical Services

Job Family:

Power Systems Engineering Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 25%

Clearance Required:

None

Job Posting

The Senior Consultant – Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure (ES&I) Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Technical Services plays a key role in developing, delivering, and supporting technical solutions related to the power grid, especially focused on the changing industry dynamics as part of a clean energy future. This Senior Consultant - ES&I T&D Technical Services position is a highly challenging role that draws heavily upon all of the analytical, technical, creative, and interpersonal skills essential to delivering effective T&D studies/analysis and general strategy consulting engagements. It is essential for the Senior Consultant - ES&I T&D Technical Services to have the ability to learn and eventually assume the responsibilities of project management of significant projects while at the same time being a part of a project delivery team. 

What You Will Do:

The Senior Consultant - ES&I T&D Technical Services must organize all tasks and schedules in carrying out substantial business analyses and delivering high-quality, client-ready work.  As our clients are often large with complex systems, the Senior Consultant - ES&I T&D Technical Services must demonstrate considerable potential to have the poise, independence, and business maturity to perform effectively and add value in the client environment. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and act as technical solution delivery lead/consultant on projects related to electrical transmission system planning studies to determine transmission requirements, and generation additions & retirements

• Familiarity with or ability to quickly grasp various transmission planning concepts, practices and procedures, and ability to apply Transmission Planning reliability criteria to perform analysis

• Perform power systems analysis including transmission planning feasibility studies, System Impact Studies and Generator Interconnection Studies

• Perform Steady State, Dynamic Stability Simulation, Voltage Stability Simulation, and Short Circuit Analysis

• Study thermal overloads and recommend mitigations / transmission upgrades

• Develop / fine tune dynamic models for conventional and inverter-based resources (IBRs) and implement them for stability/transient simulation based analysis

What You Will Need:

• Must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident due to nature of client of engagements

• Senior Consultant-Bachelor’s degree in electrical or power systems engineering AND 3+ years post-graduation work experience within the Bulk Electric System; Or PhD/Master’s degree in electrical or power systems engineering AND 1+ year post-graduation work experience within the Bulk Electric System

• Managing Consultant-Bachelor’s degree in electrical or power systems engineering AND 5+ years post-graduation work experience within the Bulk Electric System; Or PhD/Master’s degree in electrical or power systems engineering AND 3+ year post-graduation work experience within the Bulk Electric System

• In-depth knowledge of transmission and distribution systems from a planning and operations standpoint

• Familiarity with and ability to quickly become adept at FERC, NERC, and state regulatory requirements and processes

• Technical understanding and ability to learn various power systems engineering tools such as PSLF, POWERWORLD Simulator, PSSE, ASPEN, TARA, CAPE, DSA Tools, PSCAD or EMTP

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work onsite in Guidehouse Office or Client Office location

• Staff level of hire will be determined through Guidehouse interview process

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Preference will be given to candidates within reasonable driving distance of a Guidehouse Office or Client Office location

• Post graduation work experience using one or more of the following power systems engineering tools: PSLF, POWERWORLD Simulator, PSSE, ASPEN, TARA, CAPE, DSA Tools, PSCAD or EMTP

• Consulting experience within the utilities industry

• Work experience with transmission and distribution systems from a planning and operations standpoint

• Knowledge of resource interconnection and expansion