Transmission Planning Project Manager

3 weeks ago

Denver, Colorado, United States Burns & McDonnell Full time
Job Title: Transmission Planning Project Manager

Join Burns & McDonnell, a leading business, technology, and security solutions consultancy, as a Transmission Planning Project Manager. In this role, you will support a broad range of studies and consulting services to help power delivery utilities make informed decisions backed by business and engineering analysis.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead all aspects of project execution, including scope, schedule, and budget, to ensure quality control of deliverables.
  • Analyze and communicate project status, risks, schedule, and costs to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Develop and evaluate future transmission planning plans for major electrical projects.
  • Interpret and apply necessary NERC, FERC, and regional assessments, following established requirements and standards.
  • Lead risk assessment processes and procedures utilizing standard techniques.
  • Lead transmission planning assignments utilizing power system analysis software.
  • Resolve transmission planning technical issues encountered during projects and present solutions to other project team members.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, electrical engineering preferred, or related field from an accredited curriculum.
  • Minimum 5 years related experience with a broad range of transmission system studies, including 3 or more years managing engineering projects.
  • Deep and broad base of knowledge regarding electric transmission systems and transmission system planning processes.
  • Extensive experience with planning, studies, and operations such as transient stability, short circuit, and voltage analysis; NERC, FERC, and Regional requirements, policies, and procedures; production costing; risk assessment techniques; TPL compliance; generator interconnection; and harmonics analysis.
  • Strong computer skills using industry software such as PSS/E, PSLF, EMTP/ATP, PSCAD, SKM, ETAP, and Promod.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage a transmission system planning study with execution support from other staff.
  • Knowledge of numerous power regions of the country and independent system operators such as PJM, MISO, NEISO, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, ERCOT, NYISO.
  • Knowledge of NERC and FERC standards.
  • Proven ability to lead, educate, and train a team of engineers and analysts in regards to transmission system planning studies.
  • Proven ability to lead multi-discipline teams of engineers and analysts.
  • General business and financial calculation knowledge.
  • Effective Project Management skills.
  • Ability to work with existing and new clients to identify new projects, articulate to the clients our ability to perform those projects, and translate that into the sale of consulting services.
  • Ability to communicate with various business contacts to understand their needs and translate them into a scope of work that meets their desired outcomes.
  • Ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines and to be effective in on-site work environments.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, including identification of critical path items to ensure deliverable deadlines are met.
  • Ability to focus on the big picture to effectively and efficiently provide services that meet client needs, while also having the ability to identify and analyze details that are critical to project outcomes.
  • Willingness to learn new service offerings as client needs and the market requires changes to the service offerings provided by our group.
  • Willingness and ability to develop a broad set of service offering types to allow for flexibility to go where the work is.
  • Willingness to cross sell other services offered by Burns & McDonnell outside the project manager's core set of services.
  • Willingness to negotiate with clients for new service agreements.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT).
  • Must have ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of industry, government and public contracts on project-related matters.
  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Professional Registration preferred.
Compensation:

The expected compensation range for this position is $167,000.00 Annually. The total annual compensation package will consist of a base salary and eligibility to participate in our discretionary year-end incentive bonus program.

Benefits:

Burns & McDonnell's PTO program includes the paid sick leave entitlements provided under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA). Additionally, as part of being 100% employee-owned, eligible employees participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in addition to our 401(k) retirement program.

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