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Sr. (Lead) Engineer I (II) - REQ-2024-3840

DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES: Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid

PJM plays an essential role in ensuring the reliability of the electricity grid covering over 65 million people in the Eastern Interconnection. PJM runs the largest competitive wholesale electricity market that looks forward to incorporate the everchanging energy landscape, adapting to the growing demand for electricity, new regulatory policies, and the clean energy transition. PJM is at the forefront in innovating new business roles, processes, and tools to ensure the lights stay on in an economical and reliable manner.

PJM has more to offer: - Hybrid work schedule without set weekly onsite requirements and flexible hours - Comprehensive and competitive benefits program - Ample personal development training/opportunities - Open, inclusive, and collaborative work environment

How you will make a difference on the team: - Hands-on experience working directly with PJM's 24x7 Dispatchers who operate the grid - Highly visible and meaningful work with reports to large audiences and executives - Variety of projects based on skillset/interests ranging from highly technical data analytics to project management - Numerous generation business areas to become subject matter expert including outage planning, operational data gathering/analysis, gas-electric coordination, Black Start services, compliance with industry standards, performance monitoring and reporting, and many more - Working with team members to solve real-time operational issues - Direct interactions with stakeholders, including generation owners, market participants, and industry leaders across both electric and gas sectors

Essential Functions: * Identification and reporting of generation performance, including development of internal generator performance tools; outreach with generation resource owners as needed to resolve issues. * Maintain applicable PJM manuals and support NERC Standards development and compliance activities as required. * Support for Generation Department initiatives with PJM stakeholder groups, including presentations. * Create and maintain visualization to portray findings from data analysis on various generation related datasets.

Characteristics and Qualifications: Required: * BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering or equivalent work experience 5+ years of power industry experience * Ability to produce high-quality work products with attention to detail * Experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis * Ability to communicate effectively with management, peers, and customers * Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint) * Ability to possess a customer focus and an awareness of the importance of the customer in a service organization such as PJM * Experience with major substation and transmission line construction and maintenance, or generation operation, construction and maintenance activities * Ability to interface with individuals at multiple levels and influence decisions based upon expertise and knowledge

Preferred: * MS, degree in Electrical Power Engineering * At least 8 years of experience working in power generation, specifically power plant operations * Experience with PJM operations, markets, and planning functions  * Experience in the Generation and Transmission functions * Experience with power system engineering concepts, principles, theories, regulations, standards, reliability concepts and techniques especially as they apply to PJM operations and planning  * Ability to work independently and to train, guide or assist others to perform complex assignments  * Ability to work with, and gain the confidence of, parties with frequently conflicting interests to develop solutions to complex concerns

Equal Opportunity Employer-minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity