Principal Consultant – Interconnection and Transmission Planning 26243

Principal Consultant - Interconnection and Transmission Planning 

Why YOU want this position

At Enverus, we’re committed to empowering the global quality of life by helping our customers make energy affordable and accessible to the world. 

We are the most trusted energy-dedicated SaaS company, with a platform built to maximize value from generative AI, and our innovative solutions are reshaping the way energy is consumed and managed. By offering anytime, anywhere access to analytics and insights, we’re helping our customers make better decisions that help provide communities around the world with clean, affordable energy.

The energy industry is changing fast. But we’ve continued to lead the way in energy technology, creating intelligent connections across the entire energy ecosystem, from renewables, power and utilities, to oil and gas and financial institutions. Our solutions create more efficient production and distribution, capital allocation, renewable energy development, investment and sourcing, and help reduce costs by automating crucial business operations. Of course, this wouldn’t be possible without our people, which is why we have built a team of individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds.

 Are you ready to help power the global quality of life? Join Enverus, and be a part of creating a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow.

Performance Objectives

We are looking for an experienced interconnection/transmission planning engineer who is well versed in ISO/RTO/utility interconnection processes. We’re building powerful cloud software that automates interconnection studies end-to-end, to help renewable energy developers better manage risk and uncertainty in the queue through rigorous scenario analysis. We’re also working directly with ISOs/RTOs/utilities to accelerate their study processes with innovative software solutions – to date, more than 500 GW of projects have been studied by RTOs using our software, cutting years down to weeks. You will play a key role in bridging client success, business development, and engineering to support these efforts, including:

• Working closely with customers and prospective customers to demonstrate our software solutions, explain results, communicate value, troubleshoot issues, and build relationships – in short, help project developers get their projects over the line!
• Working with other members of the team to define product requirements, test features, and shape product roadmaps;
• Prototyping/developing novel tooling – for internal and external applications – to improve our solutions and help our customers better engage with our software.

Your work will contribute directly to solving the interconnection bottlenecks that have plagued the electricity industry for years!

Competitive Candidate Profile

• 2+ years of experience as a professional interconnection engineer or transmission planning engineer at a developer or engineering consulting firm
• Deep familiarity with various ISO/RTO/utility interconnection processes
• Expertise in running power flow studies and analyzing posted interconnection study results
• Comfort navigating public data sources relevant to interconnection and the bulk transmission system
• Python scripting experience is a plus
• Experience leveraging AI tools for prototyping and data analysis (e.g., Claude) is a plus
• Experience with other grid and interconnection studies (production cost modeling, stability, short circuit, electromagnetic transient analysis, etc.) is a plus
• BS/MS/PhD in EE/CE/ECE/CS is preferred

Physical Demands 

• Ability to sit for long periods, work on a computer with repetitive motions and utilize devices typically found in an office environment.
• Able to safely lift up to 35 pounds at a time using safe lifting techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively with another person.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.
• Ability to work in an office environment as required.
• Travel requirements – up to 10% or as required for company needs.

Enverus offers comprehensive benefits to our employees to include:  

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Income Protection (disability, life/AD&D, critical illness, accident)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Spending Account (HSA), Commuter
• Lifestyle & Wellbeing Program
• Pet Insurance