Transmission Economic & Grid Planning Engineer

JOB TITLE: Transmission Economic & Grid Modeling Engineer
REQUISITION ID: STR002U
DEPARTMENT: Transmission Planning - 801 Charlotte or Topeka General Office
LOCATION: Kansas City, MO
Topeka, KS
PAY RANGE:
Engineer I: $66,300 - $82,900 - $99,500
Engineer II: $81,000 - $101,200 - $121,400
Staff Engineer: $90,500 - $113,100 - $135,700
Sr Engineer: $91,600 - $122,100 - $152,600
Lead Engineer: $107,900 - $143,800 - $179,800
Principal Engineer: $112,500 - $150,000 - $187,500

Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Individual will be responsible for developing accurate powerflow, short circuit, and economic models of Evergy's transmission system and conducting economic analysis to support both transmission and generation planning activities. Candidate will be developing processes and/or procedures necessary to address congestion analysis, assess the effectiveness of various transmission and non-wires solutions, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders (including Southwest Power Pool).

* Model powerflow and short-circuit data in PSS/E software
* Validate data inputs to analyze and assess the transmission system for congestion to ensure operational reliability, adequacy, efficiency, and the long-term needs of transmission projects
* Develop an understanding of energy market, underlying transmission system and generation fleet and its response under contingent conditions
* Perform production cost modeling analysis to identify economic opportunities to be addressed through transmission and/or generation solutions
* Write reports summarizing the study findings at the end of study cycles
* Develop processes in support of efforts on economic modeling of the transmission and generation planning activities under guidance using PROMOD
* Ability to make timely recommendations to effectively solve problems, using independent judgment consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulations, and/or law.
* Improve analytical processes by identifying and automating activities

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Specialization in Power systems and/or advanced graduate degree (MS) preferred. Other degrees also considered with suitable energy market experience.
• At least two+ year(s) of experience preferred in transmission planning
• Practical experience of steady state and knowledge of PSSE, Powerworld, Encompass, PROMOD, PAT or similar is desirable
• Knowledge of nodal market analysis, LMP, transmission congestion and power market operations
• Technical Capabilities
  • Understanding NERC, FERC Compliance Requirements
  • Databases: Production Costing software, PROMOD/Powerbase
  • Programming software (Necessary): Python, VBA, SQL
• Understanding of power flow model building process and techniques such as PSS/E, PowerWorld
• Load forecasting techniques and principle of economic dispatch.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:
* Be able to manage voluminous amounts of data with ability to visualize data and identify pattern trends.
* Be able to do a decomposition of market prices and structures.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: None

Working Conditions: Normal office working conditions.

Evergy has a clear mission - To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are committed to building a team where everyone - regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status - has a voice and can bring their best every day. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.