What are the responsibilities and job description for the Power System Engineer - Grid position at ARK Solutions, Inc.?
Position : Grid Project Manager / Grid Technical consultant
12 Months Contract
Washington, DC (Hybrid – One day onsite in a week)
Education : Bachelor’s degree in power systems or electrical engineering, economics, mathematics, or other STEM field.
Master’s degree preferred.
Job Description :
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Grid Technology Consultant to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a profound understanding of electric utilities and grid technologies, with a strong background in power system engineering, planning, and operations. This role requires a strategic thinker with the ability to lead teams, mentor junior staff, and provide insightful briefings to senior leaders on key electricity and grid issues.
Required Skills :
- 10-12 years of experience working with electric utilities on matters related to electricity delivery system and the next-generation grid technologies, from grid edge, distribution, transmission, and micro-grid technologies, tools and technique.
- Deep understanding of the power system engineering, planning, and operations for electricity delivery system, transmission and distribution, grid equipment manufacturing and labor, and energy policy and markets
- Deep experience with system modeling and planning, grid planning and management methodologies, key tenets of grid operations, and technologies for secure operations of the power systems
- Experience with energy storage and integration of renewable energy resources
- Knowledge of Regional Transmission Operator / Independent System Operator market rules, business practices, and stakeholder procedures related to adoption, deployment, or valuation of new / emerging technologies.
- Knowledge of Institute of Electrical, Electronics Engineers and International Electrotechnical Commission and other standards related to data, sensing, controls, etc. and the industry standards development process in the U.S.
- Familiarity with power systems planning and modeling software (PowerFactory, PLEXOS, Hitachi PROMOD, PSS / E)
- Knowledge of standard industry stakeholder roles, roles of the relevant government entities, compliance rules, regulations, and technical bodies (e.g., North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), independent system operators, public utility commissions, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to succinctly and cogently brief senior leaders on key electricity and grid issues,
- Experience leading teams and mentoring junior staff to undertake analysis and lead research and operations activities
- Experience publishing in technical journals, working on academic research, and exposure to research and development processes (R&D), preferred.
Preferred Skills :
Power system planning, distributed energy resources planning, battery energy storage system (grid and distribution-level), power engineering, electrical engineering, federal consulting, project management, technical writing, technical requirements, grid codes, NERC standards.
