About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Electric Utility (Energy).

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Department Overview

The Transmission System Planning (TSP) team ensures safe, reliable electric service through interconnection studies, multi‑year assessments, and transmission expansion planning. The team follows NERC and WECC standards, coordinates with operations, legal, contracting, and project implementation teams, and supports state Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) objectives on behalf of a Confidential Client.

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What You’ll Do

This is an entry-level, hybrid transmission planning role supporting transmission, substation, and distribution system planning under general technical direction. Typical responsibilities include:

• Support basecase preparation: coordinate schedules and deliverables, validate stakeholder data, review area and system load data, and help build steady‑state and dynamic models.
• Develop and maintain PG&E area and WECC system basecases as required by studies.
• Support generator testing, model development, and tool/process improvements for planning and implementation.
• Perform transmission system studies for compliance, annual assessments, interconnection (all phases), reliability, and economic or policy analyses.
• Coordinate engineering requirements for generation and load interconnections, capacity and reliability projects.
• Analyze reliability indices (e.g., SAIDI, SAIFI) and recommend reliability improvement projects.
• Support development of Annual Transmission Planning Assessment and Expansion Plans and submit project proposals through CAISO processes as required.
• Prepare technical presentations, reports, and materials for internal and external stakeholders; present findings as needed.
• Participate in project implementation activities: scope development, approval documents, analysis supporting project need, tracking implementation, and documenting final ratings and models.
• Assist with regulatory and compliance activities involving FERC, CPUC, NERC, WECC, and CAISO requirements (e.g., F1004 forms, RIMS, FNM, FAC, TPL, NUC, MOD).
• Under supervision, represent the Confidential Client at internal and external meetings and provide responsive transmission planning support to other departments.

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Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or currently pursuing a BSEE with expected graduation by December 2026.

Desired

• ~1 year of experience in power engineering, transmission planning, and/or operations.
• Engineer‑in‑Training (EIT) certificate.

Note: This entry‑level position is represented by the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) and is subject to collective bargaining.

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Compensation & Work Type

• Work type: Hybrid (remote office + assigned work location within the client’s service territory).
• Annual salary range (CA local range provided in good faith): $99,936 — $150,108. Actual pay will vary based on skills, education, experience, certifications, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

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Preferred Capabilities

• Familiarity with transmission planning workflows and basecase/model development.
• Knowledge of reliability standards and compliance processes (NERC, WECC, FERC, CAISO).
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills for preparing reports and stakeholder presentations.
• Ability to coordinate with multi‑disciplinary teams and external agencies.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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