Edison Electric Institute · 3 weeks ago
Senior Principal Engineer (Electric Power, NERC, FERC)
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$159K/yr - $191K/yr
10+ years expThe Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association representing all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. They are seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership on electric power industry reliability planning and operations issues, focusing on mandatory reliability standards and engaging with relevant organizations.
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Responsibilities
Provide subject matter expertise to EEI and its members related to transmission and distribution questions
Plan, organize, and lead technical discussions with EEI’s Reliability Technical Committee. Responsibilities include establishing an agenda of key NERC and industry reliability and resilience issues, identifying and coordinating with subject matter experts to participate in the discussion, and meeting facilitation
Perform analytical evaluations and draft comments on NERC Reliability Standards, reliability guidelines, technical documents and other reliability and resilience related documents and activities, drive member consensus positions, and ensure timely submittal of EEI comments
Provide technical support and assist in the development of EEI comments for FERC and DOE rulemakings and proceedings
Proactively engage in reliability and resilience activities with NERC, FERC, and other organizations to identify potential concerns with direction early on and identify solutions to address risks to the electric grid
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
10 years of relevant experience in the electric power industry with a focus on grid planning, operations, or reliability
Understanding of transmission and distribution system operations or engineering/planning of the bulk-power system
Knowledge of the NERC industry standard development process
Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with diverse sets of internal and external stakeholders to build consensus
Must be able to manage time effectively, prioritize workload, and multi-task while maintaining attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Strong research and fact-finding skills
Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook) required
Preferred
Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401k
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Wellness incentives and programs
Transportation subsidy
Professional development opportunities
Performance based bonus
Company
Edison Electric Institute
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association of U.S. Shareholder-Owned Electric Companies. EEI's members serve 95 percent of the
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