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Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

This position performs engineering analysis of the LG&E and KU transmission system, which includes identifying system constraints, evaluating potential solutions, and recommending projects or operating guides to mitigate the constraints.

Position to be filled at the Engineer I, II, III, or Principal level based upon applicant's qualifications and background.

Responsibilities

+ Analyze Inverter-Based Resources through power flow, stability, and electromagnetic transient (EMT) analyses using PSS/E and PSCAD software.

+ Build dynamic and steady state computer models of the interconnected transmission system that represent the near-term and long-term planning horizon.

+ Analyze steady state power flow and dynamic simulations in accordance with the LG&E and KU Transmission Planning Guidelines, which incorporates the NERC TPL-001 reliability standard, to identify areas of improvement.

+ Support the Independent Transmission Organization (ITO) in the performance of Generator Interconnection (GI) and Transmission Service Request (TSR) studies.

+ Contribute to GI and TSR queue reform keeping in line with advancing industry standards and practices.

+ Identify and recommend transmission projects to reliably serve customers at the lowest reasonable cost.

+ Prepare compliance documentation and identify evidence to be used in audits for compliance with NERC Reliability standards.

+ Participate in various reliability and regulatory study groups as assigned.

+ Provide engineering support to other groups as necessary.

+ Serve as a liaison between Transmission Strategy & Planning and the ITO.

+ Compiles with all policies and standards.

+ All other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education

ABET Accredited Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology.

Required Experience

Engineer I - No years of experience required. Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective. Utility system operator experience will be counted as engineering experience for this position.

Engineer II - Minimum 2 years of experience in engineering. Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective. Utility system operator experience will be counted as engineering experience for this position.

Engineer III - Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering. Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective. Utility system operator experience will be counted as engineering experience for this position.

Principal Engineer - Minimum 10 years of experience in engineering. Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective. Utility system operator experience will be counted as engineering experience for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience using Siemens PSS/E, Python, and PSCAD.

Required Education

ABET Accredited Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology.

Required Experience

Engineer I - No years of experience required. Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective. Utility system operator experience will be counted as engineering experience for this position.

Engineer II - Minimum 2 years of experience in engineering. Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective. Utility system operator experience will be counted as engineering experience for this position.

Engineer III - Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering. Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective. Utility system operator experience will be counted as engineering experience for this position.

Principal Engineer - Minimum 10 years of experience in engineering. Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective. Utility system operator experience will be counted as engineering experience for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience using Siemens PSS/E, Python, and PSCAD.

+ Analyze Inverter-Based Resources through power flow, stability, and electromagnetic transient (EMT) analyses using PSS/E and PSCAD software.

+ Build dynamic and steady state computer models of the interconnected transmission system that represent the near-term and long-term planning horizon.

+ Analyze steady state power flow and dynamic simulations in accordance with the LG&E and KU Transmission Planning Guidelines, which incorporates the NERC TPL-001 reliability standard, to identify areas of improvement.

+ Support the Independent Transmission Organization (ITO) in the performance of Generator Interconnection (GI) and Transmission Service Request (TSR) studies.

+ Contribute to GI and TSR queue reform keeping in line with advancing industry standards and practices.

+ Identify and recommend transmission projects to reliably serve customers at the lowest reasonable cost.

+ Prepare compliance documentation and identify evidence to be used in audits for compliance with NERC Reliability standards.

+ Participate in various reliability and regulatory study groups as assigned.

+ Provide engineering support to other groups as necessary.

+ Serve as a liaison between Transmission Strategy & Planning and the ITO.

+ Compiles with all policies and standards.

+ All other duties and projects as assigned.

Remote Work

The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identify, genetic information, disability status, or any other protected characteristic.