Sr. (Lead) Engineer at PJM Interconnection in Audubon, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Team Lead role supervising a group of engineers to facilitate the interconnection of new generation and merchant transmission projects to the PJM system.  Coordinates, with the transmission owning companies and the project developers, the engineering of all transmission expansion related activities associated with the interconnection of new generation resources.

Because of COVID-19 this position will be temporarily working from home until a return to campus plan is finalized.

Essential Functions:

• Supervises a team of engineers to provision new projects, manage workload among the team across a large footprint of the PJM system, act as a liaison for customer issues, and work with the other Senior Lead Engineers to ensure consistency across the department.




• Serve as a liaison and develop required external interfaces between PJM and the key stakeholders, transmission owners, generation and project developers and other entities regarding design, and scheduling of new connections to the PJM bulk power system.




• Develop and coordinate project work plans for generation and transmission system reinforcement projects involving multiple customer needs across multiple transmission owner systems.




• Perform project management functions related to establishing time lines and monitoring achievement of milestones and critical path tasks from engineering design to signing of the interconnection service agreement.




• Proactively work with other members of the applicable PJM divisions to coordinate system reinforcement requirements.




• Coordinate, develop and issue interconnection studies and agreements related to generation and merchant transmission projects.




• Monitor and analyze existing project management methods and promote the development of new methods and the introduction of improved and emerging progress monitoring technologies in the development of construction activities.




• Develop and implement tactical plans consistent with the division/department strategy.

Characteristics and Qualifications:

Required:

• BS, Engineering, Electrical Engineering or at least 5 years of experience equivalent or applicable work experience




• At least 5 years of experience in field experience with major substation and transmission line construction and maintenance, or generation operations, construction and maintenance activities is required




• Ability to produce high-quality work products with attention to detail




• Experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis




• Ability to use mathematical and electrical theory




• Ability to troubleshoot and provide technical support

Preferred:

• MS, Engineering




• Experience with PJM operations, markets, and planning functions




• Experience using PSS/e (power system analysis program)