Area Planning Engineer

Southern Company • Atlanta, GA

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

The GPC Area Planning team is looking for a forward-thinking and skilled teammate who is excited to shape the future of energy in Georgia!  This position has a variety of key responsibilities that produce real-world impacts, such as developing effective solutions for new and existing customers, maintaining the reliability of Georgia Power's transmission and substation facilities, and providing area planning services for Georgia Integrated Transmission System (ITS) participants.  The successful candidate will gain valuable experience towards understanding how our system works from both technical and business perspectives, while also deepening communication and presentation skills with peers and leaders.

The successful candidate will support one of the following GPC areas: Metro (Atlanta) North, Northwest (Rome), or Northeast (Athens), primarily based on demonstrated experience and operational familiarity. This posting may be used to select multiple qualified candidates.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Engineering Technology or significant utility experience (10+years) required.
• A minimum of 3 years Transmission and/or Distribution experience is required.
• Technical knowledge in Distribution Reliability, Distribution Planning, Distribution Engineering, Substation Design or Protective Equipment Applications, Transmission Construction, Transmission Line Design, Substation P&C Field Services, Transmission Maintenance (Line or Sub), Transmission Project Management or System Operations.
• Knowledge of the Transmission and/or Distribution system
• Self-Motivated and able to work in a team environment.
• Customer-focused with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to build and maintain professional working relationships with internal and external clients.
• Effective communication skills at all levels: executives, management, peers, covered employees, contract employees, business leaders, and all customers
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize, develop, and manage multiple concurrent projects
• Demonstrate Our Values
• Models ethical conduct
• Exhibits strong initiative and ability to make difficult decisions
• Adaptable to internal and external demands
• Ability to develop creative solutions to solve problems and balance the needs of the company and external public
• Ability to resolve conflict between individuals and functional areas
• Ability to cultivate an inclusive team environment for project success
• Attention to detail and following processes and procedures

Nice To Haves

• Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree/discipline preferred.
• Professional Engineer's License a plus.
• Experience with Southern Company internally-developed software (particularly TEAMS and STOMP) preferred
• Experience with PSS/E or other System Modeling software is a plus.
• Experience using the Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Access, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for electric service to new and existing customers, maintaining the reliability of Georgia Power's transmission and substation facilities.
• Forecast, plan, and develop transmission and/or substation addition and improvement projects for a 5-year budget period.
• Perform normal and contingency loading studies for substation and sub-transmission lines, voltage drop, flicker, transformer capability and other technical studies. Develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for resolving these problems.
• Proactively build and maintain relationships with associates in Transmission, Distribution, Sales, ITS, and other organizations.
• Provide Area Planning services for the Georgia Integrated Transmission System (ITS) Participants including peak load and forecast data.
• Facilitate and execute both virtual and in person (field locations, substations, and line rights of way) solution team meetings.

Benefits

• Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level