The Director of Integrated Grid Operations provides executive leadership for critical electric system functions including real-time engineering, market operations, transmission and distribution operations, power system operations training, GIS, and scheduling and interchange, ensuring 24/7 safe, reliable, compliant, and operationally excellent performance.
Compensation
Minimum Pay Rate: $223,995.20
Maximum Pay Rate: $311,937.60
Responsibilities
Manages, organizes, oversees, and coordinates a united approach to the operations and functions of Real-Time Engineering, EIM Operations, Transmission and Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Operations, Power System Operations Training, and Scheduling & Interchange.
Promotes the safety of SMUD employees, contractor staff, and customers through adherence to established SMUD policies and goals.
Manages, oversees, supports, and coordinates reporting managers in Integrated Grid Operations with other SMUD departments and external entities.
Management responsibility for Geographical Information System unit to ensure accurate and timely updates of the grid.
Employs prudent utility practices and provides leadership to interpret, implement and comply with all mandated NERC and WECC Reliability Standards, regulatory requirements, and policies.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline from an accredited college or university
Nice to have: Balancing Authority experience
Nice to have: California ISO
Senior Distribution Planning and Advanced Analysis Engineer 1 - Grid
Senior-level engineering role in Sargent & Lundy’s Distribution Planning and Advanced Analysis group
Compensation
$84,762 - $129,498
Responsibilities
Lead and support advanced technical studies involving distribution system performance, DER integration, power quality, EMT, system planning, and protection coordination
Lead load allocation, load flow, short-circuit, flicker, and protection coordination studies on electric distribution networks
Evaluate the impact of existing and proposed loads and DER interconnections on voltage regulation, equipment loading, power quality, and overall service reliability
Conduct regulator and capacitor bank placement studies to support Volt/VAR optimization initiatives
Support DER interconnection applications for wind, solar PV, BESS, and traditional thermal generation
Requirements
Degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program
Nice to have: Master’s degree in electrical engineering
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (PE) license
Nice to have: FE/EIT certification
Nice to have: Modeling inverter-based and renewable resources using CYME, PSS/E, PSLF, ETAP, PSCAD
Senior-level engineering role in Distribution Planning and Advanced Analysis, leading technical studies on electric distribution networks and DER integration.
Compensation
$84,762 - $129,498
Responsibilities
Lead load allocation, load flow, short-circuit, flicker, and protection coordination studies
Evaluate impact of existing and proposed loads and DER interconnections on voltage regulation, equipment loading, power quality, and reliability
Conduct regulator and capacitor bank placement studies
Support DER interconnection applications for wind, solar PV, BESS, and traditional thermal generation
Perform protection coordination studies and develop relay setpoints
Requirements
Degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program
Nice to have: Master’s degree in electrical engineering
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (PE) license
Nice to have: FE/EIT certification
Nice to have: Modeling inverter-based and renewable resources using CYME, PSS/E, PSLF, ETAP, PSCAD
Lead and support advanced technical studies involving distribution system performance, DER integration, power quality, EMT, system planning, and protection coordination/relay settings.
Compensation
$84,762 - $129,498
Responsibilities
Lead load allocation, load flow, short-circuit, flicker, and protection coordination studies on electric distribution networks.
Evaluate the impact of existing and proposed loads and DER interconnections on voltage regulation, equipment loading, power quality, and overall service reliability.
Conduct regulator and capacitor bank placement studies to support Volt/VAR optimization initiatives.
Support DER interconnection applications for wind, solar PV, battery energy storage systems, and traditional thermal generation.
Perform protection coordination studies and develop relay setpoints and configuration files to ensure safety and reliability.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program
Nice to have: Master’s degree in electrical engineering
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (PE) license
Nice to have: FE/EIT certification
Nice to have: modeling inverter-based and renewable resources using CYME, PSS/E, PSLF, ETAP, PSCAD
Lead and support advanced technical studies involving distribution system performance, DER integration, power quality, EMT, system planning, and protection coordination.
Responsibilities
Lead load allocation, load flow, short-circuit, flicker, and protection coordination studies on electric distribution networks.
Evaluate the impact of existing and proposed loads and DER interconnections on voltage regulation, equipment loading, power quality, and overall service reliability.
Conduct regulator and capacitor bank placement studies to support Volt/VAR optimization initiatives.
Support DER interconnection applications for wind, solar PV, BESS, and traditional thermal generation.
Perform protection coordination studies and develop relay setpoints and configuration files.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program
Nice to have: Master’s degree in electrical engineering
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (PE) license
Nice to have: FE/EIT certification
Nice to have: modeling inverter-based and renewable resources
Lead and manage National Grid’s compliance and standards development programs for NERC and NPCC requirements, ensuring regulatory readiness and implementation across the organization.
Locations (2)
Northboro, Massachusetts, United States
Syracuse, New York, United States
Compensation
Northboro, MA: $123,000 - $144,000 a year
Syracuse, NY: $109,000 - $128,000 a year
Responsibilities
Lead end‑to‑end readiness for new and revised NERC Reliability Standards
Coordinate SME review, comments, and voting recommendations
Evaluate requirements for applicability, implementation impacts, and compliance risks
Drive cross‑functional engagement with technical SMEs and senior stakeholders
Represent National Grid in industry forums and coordinate positions on proposed standards
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, risk management, cybersecurity, legal, or a related discipline
Seeking a power system engineer with deep stability expertise to execute transient stability and dynamic simulation studies, serve as a technical resource, and mentor junior engineers.
Locations (3)
United States
Canada
Puerto Rico
Compensation
The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $119,323.00 - $202,850.00
Responsibilities
Lead transient stability and dynamic simulation studies for utility planning and interconnection work using PSS/E, PSLF, and TSAT, evaluating conventional generation, inverter-based resources (IBR), and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Develop, review, validate, and tune dynamic models, including generic renewable models (e.g., WECC) and user-defined models, through model quality tests such as flat-start, step-response, and fault ride-through checks.
Nice to have: Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM)
Assess stability performance against NERC TPL-001 and regional planning criteria and PRC-024/PRC-029 ride-through requirements, including voltage recovery, damping and oscillatory behavior, and critical clearing times.
Perform voltage stability (PV/QV), weak-grid, and short-circuit-ratio screening, and coordinate with electromagnetic transient (EMT) studies where needed.
Perform NERC reliability standards studies and assessments, including TPL-001 stability analysis and MOD-026/027/032/033 model verification and validation.
Requirements
BS in Electrical Engineering
closely related engineering discipline
Nice to have: Advanced experience with transient stability studies
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