Senior Grid Modernization Engineer

Senior Grid Modernization Engineer

We are designing the grid of the future!

The Senior Grid Modernization Engineer will serve as a technical leader within EPE's Distribution and Grid Modernization team, providing deep expertise in ADMS, Distribution Automation, DER integration, and grid modernization strategy. This role is focused on leading complex utility projects, conducting advanced analysis associated with locational value of DER and flexible interconnection, and delivering actionable recommendations that help utilities modernize their distribution systems and prepare for a high-DER future.

Responsibilities

How you can make an impact :

• Lead, oversee, and deliver advanced distribution system studies and assessments, including ADMS performance evaluations, FLISR and Volt / VAR Optimization reviews, Distribution Automation strategies, and DER integration studies, Locational Value of DER and Flexible Interconnections.
• Lead the development and implementation of grid modernization best practices, including ADMS / DERMS integration, DER orchestration, flexible interconnection, and standards such as IEEE 1547 2018, IEEE 2030.5 and UL 1741.
• Support the planning, management, and execution of utility smart grid and DER enablement projects, helping clients integrate technologies such as solar, storage, EVs, demand response, and microgrids into operational frameworks.
• Provide technical advisory services to utilities on emerging Distribution System Operator (DSO) models, helping clients define their future-state strategies, organizational capabilities, and technology roadmaps.
• Guide the assessment and optimization of field device coordination (reclosers, relays, sectionalizers, capacitors, regulators), ensuring alignment between protection settings, ADMS logic, and restoration strategies.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers by transferring technical knowledge and methodologies, while ensuring delivery of high-quality, client-ready deliverables such as assessment reports, gap analyses, and roadmap presentations.

Qualifications

Bring your passion, here's what's needed :

Technical Skills

Soft Skills

Lead the change!

Be a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence. For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid.

Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy.

How we support you :

Location : This position will be located in US or Canada

Travel : Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)

EPE is an equal opportunity / AA / Disability / Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster, and its supplement are available using the following links : EEOC is the Law Poster

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