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Akkodis · 4 hours ago

Transmission Planning Engineer

Boston, MA

Contract

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$75/hr - $80/hr

Akkodis is seeking a Principal Transmission Planning Engineer for a 12-month contract with a client. The role involves supporting competitive transmission projects by carrying out transmission analyses and managing interconnection processes.

Information Technology & Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Muskan P.

Responsibilities

Perform, lead, or facilitate engineering and transmission assessments and analyses

Support and advise on production cost modeling, economic and regional market evaluations to assist in key strategic insights, identify or confirm project opportunities and solutions

Apply innovative approaches to simulation and analysis that can help identify or support new initiatives

Lead technical analysis as needed to support potential project partnerships

Document, present and report findings and justifications. Help prepare executive summaries or investment committee papers

Support or lead on siting, permitting and licensing requirements and/or hearings, if required

Represent National Grid interests on national, regional, and local levels when necessary

Oversee consultants, engineers or other subject matter experts as required to augment or complement the Business Development team

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringTransmission system analysisUS power industry knowledgeData analysisComputational literacyProject developmentCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields. Power systems focus desired

Strong experience in transmission system analysis required

Demonstrated ability to translate complex model outputs into business insight & articulate the impact of results

Broad knowledge of US power industry standards, structures, policies, regulations & market fundamentals is essential

Familiarity with recent trends and technologies in electric transmission, onshore and offshore wind, other large-scale renewable generation, energy storage, conventional generation and emerging technologies

Strong track record of relevant professional experience in projects, including developing business cases, optioneering, data analysis, estimating and work structure planning

Flair for handling & manipulating data to forecast, derive trends and test sensitivities

Interest in offshore wind project development and execution

Excellent communication skills with proven ability to persuade, challenge and build credibility based on personally derived recommendations

Computational literacy including handling large data sets is mandatory

Fundamental understanding of the components of electric transmission facilities including key risks and opportunities is required

Ability to develop tools and processes to facilitate best practice & knowledge sharing

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Additional voluntary benefits

An EAP program

Commuter benefits

A 401K plan

Paid Sick Leave

Holiday pay

Company

Akkodis

Glassdoor3.3

Akkodis provides digital engineering solutions for sustainable and innovative industries.

Zug, Zug, CHE

10001+ employees

https://www.akkodis.com

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