Job Description

Description

Be a part of something powerful at America's premier energy provider!

At Exelon, we are united by our values and shared vision for a cleaner and brighter future. We encourage curiosity, value diverse perspectives and we never stop looking for ways to be, work and do better. We know the future is in our hands. That's why we're looking for people like you, who have the power to make a difference.

As the nation's largest utility company, we serve more than 10 million customers through six fully regulated transmission and distribution utilities; Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). All 18,000 of us are committed to delivering safe, reliable and affordable energy to our customers, strengthening our communities, supporting a clean energy future and reducing our impact on the changing climate.

Our people are the heart and soul of our business. Whether it's powering lives, supporting communities, or collaborating with colleagues, an Exelon employee is talented, compassionate, forward-thinking and inspired. We are empowered to evolve and advance our careers in an open and inclusive environment. We pride ourselves on being the kind of place where people want to come and stay. We know that investing in our employees' futures strengthens ours, which is why we offer competitive compensation, incentives and health and retirement benefits.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Lead the regional transmission reliability planning team to perform various reliability related analysis on the transmission system in multiple Exelon transmission zones. Coordinate with the Economic & Technical Studies, Reinforcement, and Strategy & Contract teams to analyze the system and to generate a future outlook for the transmission business including aspects related to safety, reliability, economics, operability and NERC compliance, etc. The study results provided by the team and other analytical expertise will aid the Exelon Utilities organization in the implementation of strategic initiatives and development of policy positions. Primary job responsibilities include overseeing the maintenance of transmission models, modeling new transmission projects, running a comprehensive set of stead-state load flow analysis, coordinating and confirming results with internal and external entities (ISO, RF, etc.), fostering and maintaining an environment that promotes safety, diversity, high productivity and environmental stewardship. Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead engineering team, promoting high performance, diversity, and business unit objectives (20%)
• Oversee various annual and ad-hock steady-state load flow studies relevant to ISO/RF/FERC processes or requests (20%)
• Oversee steady-state load flow studies relevant to local transmission concerns and new transmission interconnections (20%)
• Oversees various transmission modeling maintenance for use in local and regional transmission reliability studies (10%)
• Coordinate and develop new initiatives or prioritization of initiatives along with other Transmission Strategy groups (10%)
• Oversee NERC compliance efforts in related transmission planning activities (10%)
• Identify new analysis or technologies to improve efficiency (5%)
• Provide input into performance reviews/evaluation (5%)

JOB SCOPE

• Manage a staff of 5-10 direct reports (variation in total directs based on Company requirements) and provide leadership for the west regional transmission reliability planning team.
• Oversee various reliability planning initiatives and provide technical & financial analysis that support the policy positions, project proposals, interregional analysis and interconnection studies in the west region.
• Ensure work, and budget are aligned to achieve performance targets most effectively.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or other technical discipline
• Experience 5-10 years of industry experience in various engineering or operations areas.
• Experience with analytical tools such as PSS/E, TARA, PROBE, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of business drivers and system requirements and investment strategy to balance short and long-term system performance.
• Self-initiator with proven strategic talent.
• Requires leadership ability in a high-performance culture.
• Demonstrated ability to performance long range planning and strategy, build consensus, establish trust, communicate effectively, foster culture change and balance multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement process enhancements and efficiencies including technology and performance.
• Demonstrated business acumen, customer awareness and ability to create value.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Graduate degree or Graduate level work in Business Administration
• Electric power industry background in the construction, maintenance and troubleshooting of transmission & substation equipment and systems.
• Previous supervisory experience.