What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer position at PPL Corporation?
Company Summary Statement
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.
Overview
This position is responsible for providing engineering support for the reliable operation of the LG&E/KU transmission system. This includes real-time engineering support, outage coordination, operations planning, transmission operations compliance and various other projects & tasks that support transmission operations.
The position will be filled at the appropriate level based on the selected candidates education and experience.
Responsibilities
Education Requirements
ABET Accredited Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technoligy is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.
Overview
This position is responsible for providing engineering support for the reliable operation of the LG&E/KU transmission system. This includes real-time engineering support, outage coordination, operations planning, transmission operations compliance and various other projects & tasks that support transmission operations.
The position will be filled at the appropriate level based on the selected candidates education and experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide real-time engineering support for the reliable operation of the transmission system.
- Provide on-call engineering support to transmission operations, as needed.
- Perform analysis using power system software such as PSS/E and TARA.
- Develop/maintain transmission system models.
- Develop/maintain automation to improve efficiency performing studies and other tasks.
- Perform analysis using state estimation and contingency analysis tools.
- Develop process/procedure documents and internal controls.
- Participate in relevant industry working groups.
- Develop/maintain metrics to support transmission operations.
- Support transmission operations in the development and maintenance of compliance documentation.
- Act as a liaison between transmission operations and other work groups to facilitate the flow of real-time information.
Education Requirements
ABET Accredited Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technoligy is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective.
- Good communication/interpersonal skills and works well in a team setting.
- Experience performing power flow analysis and utilizing state estimation/contingency analysis tools.
- NERC System Operator Certification.
- Coursework in Power Systems is preferred.
