Planning Engineer
Career Developers · Posted Nov 6, 2026
- Gainesville, Virginia, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Mid
- $125K–$160K per year
- 3+ years
Performs prudent planning, engineering, operational, and economical studies and develops reliable and cost-effective solutions to design, construct, and safely operate the electrical system.
Compensation
Salary: $125K - $160K Base Salary Plus Bonus
Responsibilities
- Issues well-justified recommendations for the annual capital budget to meet compliance, capacity, or reliability requirements.
- Utilizes engineering analysis software tools, models, and databases to identify needed projects and support project justification
- Develops Short Range and Long Range Plans for the electrical system, including substations, transmission, and distribution construction, and improvement projects.
- Independently designs electrical layout and interconnections for data centers, large commercial customers, and new subdivisions.
- Determines system protection requirements and limitations by independently performing coordination studies, voltage drop studies, and fault current studies, and issues recommendations to improve and optimize electrical system performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Nice to have: Master's in Electrical Engineering
- Nice to have: NCEES EIT certification
- Nice to have: Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Nice to have: Electric utility experience