Engineer I-III - Generation Planning

Job Description

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts detailed quantitative / economic analysis of a wide range of generation capacity alternatives, topics, and situations, utilizing both formal tools and ad hoc workbooks.
• Conducts validation and application of long-term, multi-regional electric supply system simulation model(s) to forecast utilization of the AECC generation assets and interaction with the electric markets.
• Acquires and assesses recent actual AECC generation data, relevant information from AECC divisions, as well as external information, to support AECC’s generation planning function.
• Provide enhanced support to interactions with the regional transmission organizations (RTOs) for AECC's participation in resource adequacy functions and other activities.
• Supports one or more industry working groups involved in regional planning or modeling to support and enhance AECC's generation planning activities.
• Acquires and applies advanced knowledge of evolving industry practices for the activities of this position, as well as related industry topics and issues.
• Provide enhanced support to one or more AECC strategic planning initiatives assigned to the Generation Planning Dept.
• Conducts requests for proposals (RFPs) for short-term and long-term capacity and energy, as well as analysis of potential sales of surplus capacity and energy.
• Provide additional analysis and support as directed by the Manager of Generation Planning and Operations division leadership.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

Minimum Qualifications

Engineer I -

bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited program

bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited program plus 2 years of experience and analysis in the electric industry or similar business area.

bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited program. Minimum 4 years experience and analysis in the electric industry or similar business area.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Benefits

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

EEO / AA / M / F / VETS / DISABLED

Should you elect to apply for this position, AECC / AECI will review your qualifications. If after reviewing the qualifications and experience of all applicants, your skills and credentials meet our needs, someone from our organization may contact you. Please be advised that the time required to complete the applicant review process typically takes between 30 and 90 days, but could extend beyond that. Once the position has been filled, all applicants will be notified via email.

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. are Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other protected category.