Ameren · 1 day ago
Transmission Outage Planning Engineer
399 Glen Carbon TOCC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$71K/yr - $215K/yrAmeren is dedicated to planning, constructing, and operating transmission systems across various energy markets. The Transmission Outage Planning Engineer develops consistent job packages and outage schedules, coordinating with multiple teams to ensure system reliability and efficient execution of construction and maintenance work.
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Responsibilities
Work with project management, engineering, construction, and operations teams to develop and maintain accurate outage sequence plans throughout the life cycle of a project. The outage sequence plans should be optimized to ensure system reliability is maintained while safely and efficiently executing capital construction and maintenance work
Coordinate with Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois, and Ameren Transmission maintenance organizations to efficiently schedule maintenance outages. Ensure outages are well-coordinated with internal and external parties including the distribution control offices, generation facilities, load customers, neighboring utilities, and Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
Enter outage requests with the MISO via the MISO outage request portal per the submission guidelines
Apply expertise to assess the Bulk Electric System (BES) and perform power flow studies to identify conflicting outages. Work with project teams to adjust outage schedules and/or real-time operations and MISO to develop mitigation options
Coordinate with operations support teams to ensure that equipment ratings databases, EMS and MISO network models, and EMS displays are updated accurately to reflect changes in substation equipment, system topology, and ratings
Assist Ameren’s Transmission Operations Supervisors and Transmission Dispatchers as needed with switching plans, WPA, and to implement real-time actions that ensure the safe, stable, and reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System
Provide transmission operations input and technical expertise to capital project scope development work/teams and offer input from an Operations perspective in terms of outage constraints, operational flexibility, and system enhancements
Provide mentorship and informal leadership to less-experienced coworkers
Perform special projects as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited University required
Ability to work on complex projects and to work effectively with conflicting priorities and stressful situations in a team-oriented environment
Excellent oral and written communications skills and computer skills
Maintain knowledge of generation methods and equipment and transmission systems/equipment and act accordingly
Maintain knowledge of MISO operational reliability practices and SERC (NERC regional reliability entity) supplements and their respective policies and act accordingly
Possess knowledge of interconnected system operations, emergency operations, restoration procedures, generation methods, operating reserve requirements, voltage and VAR control and power flows
Ability to use computers and analytical methods to analyze various operational problems
Must pass NERC Cyber Security Background check
Knowledge of EMS / SCADA and/or industrial control systems and processes
Competency in Transmission-specific computer applications
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited university is preferred
Experience in substation or line design, substation or line maintenance, system relay, construction, operations, power plant or project management is preferred
Benefits
Medical coverage on date of hire
100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave
Company
Ameren
Ameren is a delivery company that specializes in natural gas and electric distribution, as well as electric transmission services.
Founded in 1881
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.35B2025-09-15Post Ipo Debt· $350M
2025-05-12Post Ipo Equity· $521.74M
2025-03-26Post Ipo Debt· $500M
Leadership Team
Michael Moehn
Senior Executive Vice President and CFO, Ameren Corp; Chairman and President, Ameren Services
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Kevin DeGraw
Vice President, Renewable and Storage Projects
Recent News
2026-01-16
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