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  • Conducts operating and clearance studies including power flow and contingency analysis to ensure grid reliability.
  • Models transmission constraints in the ISO market and provides engineering support for market validation.
  • Represents operations engineering in WECC committees and develops automated monitoring tools.

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US

  • Prepare generator interconnection applications and models for renewable and conventional generation.
  • Perform power system studies including steady-state, dynamic, transient stability, and short-circuit analyses.
  • Review ISO studies and provide technical guidance to clients on interconnection strategies.

Our partner is a consulting firm specializing in utility planning, generator interconnection, and transmission planning for conventional and renewable energy projects. The team works remotely with multidisciplinary experts and values technical quality, collaboration, and innovation.

North America

  • Lead advanced power system modeling and dynamic studies for inverter-based resources across complex energy projects.
  • Perform technical compliance assessments for grid interconnection, including ISO-specific requirements and NERC reliability standards.
  • Leverage Python, AI, and automation tools to improve engineering quality, productivity, and innovation.

This partner company specializes in power systems engineering for renewable and emerging energy technologies, helping to build a modern, secure, and resilient power grid. They foster an innovative, technically driven environment with opportunities to work alongside experienced industry leaders.

US

  • Provide independent technical oversight of plant control philosophies and ensure stable, resilient, and compliant operation for large, isolated power systems.
  • Review and challenge dynamic studies, control narratives, plant controller strategies, and protection philosophies without directly performing detailed PSS®E or PSCAD modeling.
  • Validate integration between GT controls, BESS EMS/PPC systems, SCADA, and coordination strategies for frequency response, voltage control, inertia management, and black start.

Sargent & Lundy is a consulting firm that supports electric power projects, evaluating and optimizing technical, commercial, environmental, and financial aspects for a variety of clients. The company offers comprehensive healthcare plans, generous paid time off, and has been recognized with Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards for compensation and benefits.

  • Participates in the design, development and maintenance of standards for telemetry and revenue metering equipment.
  • Assists market participants in troubleshooting issues and developing technical solutions.
  • Supports Full Network Model builds and certification of resources for ISO markets.

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) manages the flow of electricity across the high-voltage, long-distance power lines that make up 80 percent of California's power grid. The company's function is often compared to that of air traffic controllers, operating the grid reliably 24/7 for 30 million Californians.