Power System Planning & Study Engineer

Overview

Conducts power system planning, studies, and analysis for clients using PSS®E and related tools.

Key Responsibilities

• power analysis
• system planning
• study delivery
• qa review
• project scoping
• cross coordination

Tasks

-Perform and review power systems analysis activities including load-flow, short-circuit, transient stability, electromagnetic transient, small-signal stability analysis, system impact study, reliability analysis etc. -Perform planning/system performance studies and transient studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria and good engineering practice. -Support, develop, and deliver various complex power system study & planning project within regulated, non-regulated, developer, or other industrial clients -Responsible for QA on client reports and deliverables -Maintaining close coordination and help other relevant Arcadis Business Units and Practices for cross selling and cross staffing opportunities. As well as Develop project scopes, budgets, and proposals -Delivery of accurate and thorough planning, studies, system design, report summary and other client system study deliverables that will meet industry standards and specifications and meet good engineering practice with excellent constructability.

Requirements

• pe license
• electrical engineering
• 5 years
• power systems
• pss®e
• tara

What You Bring

-PE license -Must be familiar and experienced with key North American Market Operators (i.e. MISO, PJM, NE-ISO, NY-ISO, CAISO, ERCOT, SSP, AESO, IESO) policies, guidelines, regulations, rules, requirements and criteria as applicable to grid interconnection, performance and planning, especially related to bulk power systems. -Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Master’s degree preferred -Minimum 5 years of direct experience with experience in power system study analysis and planning -Must be proficient with the PSS®E software package, including load-flow, short-circuit and transient stability analysis. Experience with alternative planning software applications, including TARA, PSLF, DigSILENT, or DSA Tools, is highly desirable

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About Arcadis

-Evolved into a global design, engineering and consultancy powerhouse. -Excels in major infrastructure, water management, urban building, transport and industrial manufacturing projects worldwide. -Recent standout assignments include flood defences in New York, the Sydney Metro, and sustainable legacy planning for the Paris Olympics. -Structured around core business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience and Intelligence—backed by digital centres of excellence. -Notable for blending data-driven tools with traditional consulting to optimise asset lifecycles and smart infrastructure.

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