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Associate Consultant, Distribution Planning Engineer – DER/DG Interconnection & Grid Mod
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About the role
- Associate Consultant performing DER/DG interconnection and distribution planning studies for utilities. Modeling solar, storage, EV, and grid modernization impacts across North American infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities
- Perform DER/DG interconnection and distribution planning studies, including hosting capacity, power flow, voltage analysis, and protection coordination
- Evaluate DER impacts, including solar, battery storage, and EVs, and identify system constraints and mitigation strategies
- Develop and maintain distribution system models using CYME, Synergi, or similar platforms
- Coordinate with transmission, substation, distribution design, automation, and other cross-functional teams
- Support client-facing project work, including technical discussions and study reviews
- Contribute to the quality and consistency of engineering deliverables across projects
- Support knowledge sharing across the team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in electric utility or distribution planning
- Experience with distribution modeling and engineering analysis tools (e.g. CYME)
- Experience supporting DER/DG interconnection or planning studies (feasibility, system impact, or similar)
- Ability to travel up to 5% as required to support clients and projects
- FE/EIT, or ability to obtain
- Preferred: CYMTCC, Synergi, or ASPEN OneLiner
- PE preferred
- Experience with Distribution Automation work, including FLISR/DACR/VVO/Perfect Power
- Experience with large-scale DER studies (1 MW–10 MW), including feasibility studies, system impact studies, energy storage, and cluster studies
- Knowledge of software automation and scripting
- Experience creating protective device settings files
- Understanding of 8760 simulations in LoadSEER or similar software
- Experience with grid modernization challenges including FLISR, electrification, protection and control, sectionalizing, and wildfire mitigation studies
Benefits
- Innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement culture
- Opportunities to grow expertise and lead transformative projects
- Opportunities to contribute to grid modernization and critical infrastructure projects
- Collaboration across disciplines and teams
- Equal Employment Opportunity employer
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