Resource Planning EngineerA Resource Planning Engineer position in the Resource Planning Department is open for placement. This position could be filled at an Engineer I, Engineer II, Engineer III, or Senior Engineer level based on the applicant's education and experience, see the Qualifications section for additional requirements. Under the overall direction of the Vice President (V.P.), Corporate Operations & Strategy, the incumbent provides leadership and oversight of WFEC's Resource Planning activities and workflow. The incumbent evaluates current and future electric generation capacity and energy needs. The incumbent evaluates proposed new generation resources including contract and asset resources to meet future power production and energy requirements. The incumbent reviews and evaluates current generation projects, proposed plant upgrades, and plant modifications to ensure ongoing efficient operations. In addition, the incumbent leads economic and financial evaluation of a broad range of potential traditional and non-traditional power projects and performs or coordinates economic comparisons of projects. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors required.
Education and Experience:
Resource Planning Engineer I - ($92,401 - $143,316): A bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering is required. Knowledge of power plant construction, design, operation, or maintenance is preferred. Experience in the evaluation of proposed updates, modification, or new construction of power generation resources, renewable resources and purchase power agreements is preferred. Resource Planning Engineer II - ($101,915 - $159,741): A bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering with a minimum of two (2) years directly related experience in power plant construction, design, operation, or maintenance is required. Experience in the evaluation of proposed updates, modification, or new construction of power generation resources, renewable resources and purchase power agreements is preferred. Resource Planning Engineer III - ($111,863 - $177,190): A bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering with a minimum of five (5) years directly related experience, of which three (3) years must be engineering experience in an electric utility or power plant generation environment is required. Related engineering experience in power plant construction, design, operation, or maintenance is required. Experience in the evaluation of proposed updates, modification, or new construction of power generation resources, renewable resources and purchase power agreements is preferred. Senior Resource Planning Engineer - ($122,235 - $195,672): A bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering and eight (8) years of directly related experience in power plant construction, design, operation, or maintenance, of which three (3) years must be engineering experience in an electric utility or power plant environment is required. Professional Engineer's (P.E.) license is required. Experience in engineering and financial modeling and evaluation of proposed updates, modifications, and new construction of power generation resources is required.
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees, managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, calculus and differential equations. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Computer Skills: Requires two (2) years' experience operating personal computers using the following or equivalent software: Visual Basic, Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Project. Experience with turbine or boiler modeling programs is desirable. This position requires a current driver's license. Professional Engineer's (P.E.) license is required for the Senior Resource Planning Engineer. Additional work scheduled, and unscheduled outside of normal hours will be required. May be asked to travel on short notice. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must climb ladders and stairs and work on elevated platforms or scaffolding; wear personal safety equipment including breathing apparatus; work in confined spaces. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to occasional risk of electrical shock; moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment may usually be loud. In accordance with WFEC Administrative Procedure 805-Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace this position is classified as "safety sensitive".MUST MEET ALL PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTSWFEC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER AND TAKES AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND PROTECTED VETERANS
