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Senior Engineer/Staff Engineer - Electric Transmission Area Planning

at Dominion Energy

📍 GLEN ALLEN, VA, US, 23060 Hybrid Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

This role involves developing transmission expansion plans, performing power system analysis, and supporting grid reliability within energy transmission projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop transmission plans
  • Perform power flow and contingency analysis
  • Support FERC compliance
  • Automate workflows
  • Design substations

Technical Overview

Technical scope includes transmission planning, power flow, contingency analysis, automation scripting in Python, and substation design.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level engineer with over 5 years of experience in transmission planning, power flow analysis, and substation design, proficient in Python and SQL, capable of supporting regional transmission expansion projects.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years related experienceTransmission PlanningPower flow analysisContingency analysisShort circuit studiesPythonSQL

Nice-to-Have Skills

Transmission or Distribution experienceSubstation componentsProtection principlesRelay functional drawings

Tools & Platforms

PSSETARAPROMODAspen One LinerPythonSQL

Required Skills

Transmission PlanningPower FlowContingency AnalysisShort Circuit StudiesPythonSQLAspen One LinerTARAPROMODSubstation DesignProtection PrinciplesRelay Functional Drawings

Hard Skills

Transmission PlanningPJMPower FlowContingency AnalysisShort Circuit StudiesPythonSQLAspen One LinerTARAPROMODSubstation DesignProtection PrinciplesOne Line Diagrams

Soft Skills

independent workcollaborationcommunicationleadershiptime management

Industry & Role

Industry Energy
Job Function Transmission planning and system analysis engineering

Keywords for Your Resume

Transmission PlanningPower FlowContingency AnalysisShort Circuit StudiesPythonSQLAspen One LinerTARAPROMODSubstation DesignProtection PrinciplesRelay Functional DrawingsTransmissionDistributionEnergy PlanningSystem ProtectionRelay functional drawings

Deal Breakers

Less than 5 years of related experience, Lack of experience with transmission planning tools, No proficiency in Python or SQL, Unfamiliarity with power system analysis

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