# Senior Associate/Transmission Strategy & Planning (Energy practice)

**Company**: Charles River Associates
**Location**: Boston, MA, United States; New York, NY, United States; Salt Lake City, UT, United States; Washington, DC, United States
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $130,000-$152,500
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Charles River Associates (CRA) is seeking a Senior Associate/Transmission Strategy & Planning to play a key role in managing and executing client engagements in the energy practice.

The Energy practice advises clients in the regulated energy space on crucial issues. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leaders to deliver high-quality analysis and serve as a day-to-day point of contact for clients and project teams.

Typical responsibilities include:

- Managing day-to-day execution of transmission planning and strategy engagements

- Supporting transmission planning analyses, including regional and local planning, interconnection strategy, and evaluation of transmission expansion opportunities

- Applying and interpreting power system and market models to inform planning and investment decisions

- Supporting large load and generation interconnection strategy

- Conducting analysis of planning processes and regulatory frameworks

- Developing clear, structured insights on transmission development

- Contributing to stakeholder processes, including regulatory proceedings and technical working groups

- Mentoring and guiding junior team members

- Preparing client-ready deliverables

Desired Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, Engineering Economics, or a related field; Master's degree preferred

- 5–8 years of experience in transmission planning, power system analysis, or electricity market modeling

- Familiarity with RTO/ISO transmission planning processes, interconnection procedures, and cost allocation frameworks

- Experience with power system and market modeling tools

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Strong problem-solving capabilities

- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in a team-oriented environment

Salary and other compensation: A good-faith estimate of the annual base salary range for this position is $130,000-$152,500. This position is eligible for additional bonus incentive compensation. CRA offers a comprehensive benefits package.

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Power Systems Engineering
- Engineering Economics
- transmission planning
- power system analysis
- electricity market modeling
- RTO/ISO transmission planning processes
- interconnection procedures
- cost allocation frameworks
- power system and market modeling tools

### Nice to have
- Master's degree
- experience with power system and market modeling tools

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