Planning Engineer
New Yesterday
Position Summary
Actalent connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more.
The position falls within the Transmission Department of the organization. The Planning Engineer will be working with higher level engineers and the customer planning team to run analysis on the grid system. They will be working in collaboration with the customer to get all their studies approved and will be teaming up with an engineer at the customer to sign off on their work. They will be conducting load flow studies, voltage drops, and inter-connectabilities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Conduct feasibility studies
Identify possible points of interconnection (: 765, 500, 345, 138, and 69 kV stations)
Conduct initial load flow analysis using PSSE 32 to determine if system upgrades will be needed (: line re-conductoring, sag studies, and transformer upgrades) and conduct analysis
Conduct initial short circuit analysis using CAPE one-liner to determine if any circuit breakers are over duty and perform analysis independently
Complete submittal forms and generate reports/ estimates for each possible connection option
Utilize PSSE MUST to conduct studies
Education and Experience Requirements
Five years or more of experience with transmission planning
Five years or more of experience with load flow and power flow concepts
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar degree from an accredited institution
Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar degree from an accredited institution will count toward years of experience
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $50.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 30, 2025.
- Location:
- New Albany