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Arcadis

Power System Planning & Study Engineer

Arcadis, San Jose, California, United States, 95199

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Arcadis Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people in over 70 countries dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description

Arcadis is currently seeking a highly motivated Power System Planning & Study Engineer to join our Power Delivery team. The position is a technical role within the Power Delivery unit of Arcadis. The incumbent will coordinate/develop the Power System Planning & Study team, and perform HVAC and/or HVDC planning/feasibility studies, interconnection studies, transient studies and systems analysis investigations for clients in North America primarily, but also globally. The incumbent will also work closely with other Power Delivery departments, including Substation Engineering, Transmission Engineering, Protection & Control Engineering, the Renewables teams, as well as with other Arcadis divisions on related system studies and power sector master plans. As part of the Power Delivery team, you will help improve quality of life. Role accountabilities

Support, develop, and deliver various complex power system study & planning projects within regulated, non-regulated, developer, or other industrial clients. Perform and review power systems analysis activities including load-flow, short-circuit, transient stability, electromagnetic transient, small-signal stability analysis, system impact study, reliability analysis etc. Perform planning/system performance studies and transient studies for compliance with prevailing standards and criteria and good engineering practice. Delivery of accurate and thorough planning, studies, system design, report summary and other client system study deliverables that will meet industry standards and specifications and meet good engineering practice with excellent constructability. Responsible for QA on client reports and deliverables. Maintaining close coordination and help other relevant Arcadis Business Units and Practices for cross selling and cross staffing opportunities. As well as Develop project scopes, budgets, and proposals. Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Master’s degree preferred. Minimum 5 years of direct experience with experience in power system study analysis and planning. Must be proficient with the PSS®E software package, including load-flow, short-circuit and transient stability analysis. Experience with alternative planning software applications, including TARA, PSLF, DigSILENT, or DSA Tools, is highly desirable. Must be familiar and experienced with key North American Market Operators (i.e. MISO, PJM, NE-ISO, NY-ISO, CAISO, ERCOT, SSP, AESO, IESO) policies, guidelines, regulations, rules, requirements and criteria as applicable to grid interconnection, performance and planning, especially related to bulk power systems. Preferred Qualifications

PE license. Benefits and Commitment

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $68,187 - $129,385. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location. Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging. We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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