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Introduction
Bring your engineering excellence to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin! Join a diverse, multi-disciplinary team working to ensure the reliability of Wisconsin’s electrical grid!
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is currently recruiting for a Senior Energy Markets Engineer in the Office of Regional Energy Markets. This position directly contributes to the practical understanding of engineering issues and problems facing electric utilities in Wisconsin.
This position contributes technical expertise on multidisciplinary issue teams associated with wholesale energy markets, transmission planning and forecasting, purchase power agreements, generation resource adequacy, adequacy of the transmission system to export and import power, environmental externalities, distributed energy resources, short- and long-term electric supply and demand assessments in Wisconsin.
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is an independent state agency that is responsible for regulating more than 1,100 Wisconsin public utilities, which provide electric, natural gas, combined water and sewer utilities, and certain aspects of local telephone service to households and businesses throughout the state! The PSC’s mission is to ensure that safe, sufficient, and reasonably priced utility services are provided to all Wisconsin customers.
The PSC is a great place to work! In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, we offer a competitive benefits package featuring: Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of vacation to start, 9 paid holidays, and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year. Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits ( health plan options start at just $36/month for single plans and $89/month for family plans after two months of employment) A casual office atmosphere, flexible work schedules, and telework options depending on the position’s requirements An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan Well Wisconsin Wellness Program A free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being
In addition to our generous employee benefits, we strive for inclusivity and celebrate different religious holidays and cultural observances and provide flexibility for utilizing paid time off for such celebrations.
Position Summary
The primary responsibilities of the Senior Energy Markets Engineer (Public Service Engineer Senior or Advanced) involve the review and analysis of electric transmission plans for reliability and resource adequacy purposes, including the performance of transmission systems within the regional energy markets as defined by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), other regional transmission organizations/independent system operators (RTO/ISO), and Regional State Committee (RSC) involving state and federal authorities including the Commission, as assigned by the Director of the Office of Regional Markets, the Director of the Bureau of Electric Analysis and Engineering (BEAE), or the DERA Administrator.
The research and analysis performed will contribute to the practical understanding of electrical and power system engineering issues and problems facing electric utilities in Wisconsin. This position will sometimes act as an electrical engineering subject matter expert on various issues or projects pertaining to electric generation, distribution, and transmission system plans or proposals, primarily through the application or review of power flow, economic dispatch, and expansion planning assumptions and models.
This position will be hired at the Senior or Advanced level depending on qualifications.
To review the position description in full, please reach out to Hannah Robarge at hannah.robarge@dot.wi.gov .
Salary Information
Starting salary for the Public Service Engineer Senior (pay schedule-range 14-13) is $65,000-$81,120 ; for Advanced (pay schedule-range 14-13) is $72,800-85,196 . A twelve month probationary period is required. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the Wisconsin State Compensation Plan.
Job Details
Prior to any appointments for position(s) filled from this announcement, candidates may be subject to a comprehensive criminal background check.
The Public Service Commission is a registered participant in the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-Verify to verify employment eligibility of all employees hired on or after June 18, 2015.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is unable to sponsor work visas for new hires. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States.
Certain positions within this Department may allow remote/work from home flexibility for a portion of their work schedule, depending on the needs of the position and the work unit. This topic and any remote work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process. For positions that do allow remote work flexibility, although residency in the State of WI is not required for permanent positions, it is not anticipated that working outside of WI or bordering cities will be allowed as positions may at times need to report to office locations in WI on short notice.
All state employees are required to report their COVID vaccination status, whether vaccinated or not, and must provide supporting documentation if vaccinated. Newly hired employees will be required to submit this information within their first two weeks of employment.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirement:
4-year degree in engineering or a related field, EIT credential, or Professional Engineer (PE) credential
In addition to the above requirement, qualified applicants will also have experience with all the following: Experience working with electrical engineering theories and principles as related to power generation, transmission, or distribution systems. Experience and/or training with electric utility planning processes. This experience may include: transmission and distribution planning practices or using generation expansion planning, power flow analysis, or production cost modeling tools, such as PowerWorld, EGEAS, PROMOD, PSS/E, MATLAB or similar models. Experience developing technical presentations, updates, or reports to a varied audience or group of stakeholders
Candidates at the Advanced level will have: experience working with regional transmission organizations and independent system operators, including all aspects of the associated energy markets; coordinating or leading a team or project(s) (formal or informal), being responsible for meeting deadlines, planning work, and assignment or project completion; and experience with public utility engineering (may include analyzing federal, state or regional regulations as they impact utility operations, transmission planning and cost structure; experience working with rates and rules, service areas, power system and operating practices, and characteristics of Wisconsin electric utilities; experience working with utility regulation theory and with Regional Transmission Operators or Independent System Operators).
How To Apply
Apply online! To apply, click “Apply for Job” to start the application process. Then, you will access your existing account or to create a new account if you don’t have an account. Once you are logged in, click “Apply for Job.” Follow the steps outlined in the application process and submit your application.
Your application materials are very important parts of your application and are used during our evaluation process to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. For instructions on how to develop and what should be included in these materials, click here . For more information on the basics of the selection process and how the State of WI ensures fair and equitable treatment of all applicants, click here . The vast majority of applicants are able to outline their background and experience in their resume in 1-3 pages. Any resumes submitted with more than 10 pages will not be considered after page 10. If this job posting requires a letter of qualifications, the same limit applies.
Permanent classified state employees who are eligible for consideration (transfer or voluntary demotion) should complete the application process as described above by the stated deadline.
Submitted materials will be evaluated by a panel of job experts and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Questions can be directed to Hannah Robarge at 608-266-0753 or hannah.robarge@dot.wi.gov .
Deadline to Apply
The deadline to apply is 11:59 CT on March 16th, 2022. |
