Description
WSP is seeking a Senior System Planning Advisor to join their System Planning & Resiliency group within the Energy Advisory Services (EAS) business unit.
This role focuses on advisory services associated with system planning, transmission planning, data center integration, and integrating new infrastructure into the power system. The advisor combines deep expertise in power systems engineering with strong client-facing consulting, project leadership, and business advisory capabilities to help organisations navigate the evolving energy landscape.
Your Impact
- Lead transmission and power system planning studies, including load flow analysis, contingency analysis, short-circuit studies, stability and dynamic performance assessments, and voltage and reactive power analysis.
- Assess system reliability and compliance with NERC, FERC, and regional reliability standards.
- Identify transmission constraints and recommend system improvement solutions.
- Evaluate transmission expansion, grid modernisation, and resilience initiatives.
- Support integration of renewable generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), distributed energy resources (DERs), and emerging technologies.
- Advise utility and energy-sector clients on long-term planning strategies.
- Develop transmission and power system roadmaps aligned with electrification, decarbonisation, and load growth objectives.
- Support capital investment planning and infrastructure prioritisation.
- Assess regulatory, operational, and market impacts of proposed projects and programs.
- Provide technical support for regulatory filings and proceedings.
- Analyse transmission planning requirements across ERCOT, SPP, MISO, PJM, CAISO, NYISO, ISO-NE, and other jurisdictions.
- Support resource adequacy, interconnection, and system expansion planning activities.
- Develop technical reports, business cases, and executive-level recommendations.
- Build and maintain relationships with utility executives and industry stakeholders.
- Support proposal development, sales pursuits, and account growth activities.
- Contribute to industry conferences, publications, and thought leadership initiatives.
- Identify emerging trends in grid transformation, resilience, and energy transition.
Who You Are
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of experience in power system planning, transmission planning, utility operations, energy consulting, or related fields.
- Demonstrated leadership of planning studies and client-facing engagements.
- Experience working with electric utilities, transmission operators, ISOs/RTOs, or energy developers.
- Strong knowledge of power system planning, transmission systems, and grid operations.
- Experience with industry tools such as PSS®E, PSLF, PowerWorld, ASPEN, CAPE, TSAT.
- Understanding or familiarity of NERC Reliability Standards, FERC regulations, Integrated Resource Planning (IRP), transmission expansion planning, renewable integration studies, and grid modernisation and resilience initiatives.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation; paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalisation proceedings.
Compensation
- Expected Salary (all locations): $127,600 - $227,500
- Expected Salary (Colorado only): $127,600 - $213,500