Senior Project Planner

Company: MISO Energy
Location: Carmel
Posted on: May 17, 2020

Job Description:

Position Location: Carmel, IN; Eagan, MN; or Little Rock, ARAre you interested in directly influencing the planning for our future power plants that will serve the demand for the next several decades? Does the thought of being part of a company that impacts over 42 million people by helping ensure they have electricity excite you?If so, read on...As our Senior Project Planner, you will help the generation interconnection team manage the interconnection queue and regional study cycles so they can comply with MISO's generator interconnection procedures and ensure transmission system reliability as new generating resources plan to connect to the MISO transmission system.You will be part of a talented team that administers queue activity, processing new interconnection requests, providing project management services to the engineering staff, negotiating agreements for interconnection to MISO, and coordinating grid integration of generating facilities as they achieve commercial operation. This team has a range of years of experience and divides technical and non-technical tasks amongst themselves while handling the demand for information and vigorous pace of work to meet the challenging balance with stakeholders.As our Senior Project Planner, you will also have the opportunity to work on processing new interconnection requests as they prepare for MISO queue, providing project management services for interconnection projects in specific MISO regions, process improvements to the interconnection queue process, as well as coordinating and maintaining compliance evidence for Tariff obligations.In one year as our Senior Project Planner, you will know you were successful if: you can field questions and lead ad hoc discussions related to MISO's generator interconnection procedures you can independently manage daily tasks related to managing study project regions you are able to effectively communicate study cycle status you can ensure documentation is maintained to demonstrate compliance with Tariff processesWe are looking for talented professionals who have: A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Management or related field OR 8 years of relevant work experience Specific experience within any of the following: project management, project financing, transmission design, generation planning, transmission planning, transmission operations, transmission maintenance, transmission construction, procurement, contract management or state/federal regulatory processes Additionally, we also prefer the following experience: At least three years of related energy industry experience PMP Certification Appropriate level will be determined based upon experience and knowledge.See what MISO is all about!MISO manages the electricity super highway in the Central U.S. Through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 42 million people. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future - it's what our immensely talented and dedicated team does every day.For more info about MISO, check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEypBUCg7W0Apply today for the opportunity to help us keep the lights on!

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