Senior Generation System Studies Engineer (Civil, Electrical or Mechanical)

Winnipeg, MB

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Defined-benefit pension plan for long-term financial security.
• Nine-day work cycle, typically resulting in every other Monday off to support a balanced approach to work, family life and community.

• Lead complex studies of the integrated generation, AC transmission and HVDC systems, determine financial and generation reliability impacts and make recommendations to support long term planning decisions that are strategic and high impact for existing and new infrastructure. These studies include developing concepts, cost estimates, operating parameters and operational constraints for generation and transmission alternatives.
• Undertake and/or lead generation and transmission studies that support the HVDC Reliability project. These activities include development of potential failure mitigation measures, determining system wide impacts to operations, load serving and revenue impacts of prolonged outages.
• Act as departmental subject matter expert regarding transmission considerations and issues within integrated resource planning studies and act as the interface between transmission and generation modelling within GSPro.
• Lead generation system studies and provide technical direction to staff to assess system capability, generation reliability and operability by utilizing the resource planning modelling tools including SDDP and NCP. 
• Ensure that the principles of operation of the Manitoba Hydro generating and transmission system that change over time are reflected in generation system models.
• Responsible for coordinating interconnection requests under the OAIT, represent AP&D as the generation customer and ensure timely achievement of commercial operation designation for capacity projects.
• Develop the transmission and HVDC representation and energy/capacity losses within generation system modelling through collaboration with Grid Infrastructure Planning Department and System Performance Department.
• Manage cross-functional teams of internal subject matter experts and consultants to undertake plant level life cycle planning studies for existing and future generation facilities. 
• Lead energy production cost modelling and economic analysis and evaluations for generation resource options, supply side enhancements and transmission upgrades by analyzing proposed performance improvements and/or capacity increases through consultation with external departments. 
• Undertake engineering and economic evaluations supporting the Integrated Resource Plan, write reports and technical memoranda documenting results of studies including conclusions and recommendations.

• A graduate in Civil or Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University and have a minimum of seven years related experience with a minimum four years' experience related to energy resource planning.
• Professional member in good standing with Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba (or willingness and ability to attain within a specified amount of time).
• Extensive knowledge of the operation of Manitoba Hydro's integrated system including generation, transmission and HVDC operations and associated loadings.
• A thorough understanding of the MISO market and the Open Access Interconnection Tariff.
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of engineering economic analysis and evaluations.
• Advanced knowledge, understanding and experience with generation system modelling using PSR software or similar software.
• Experience with advanced computational analysis and programming using Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic and Python.
• Demonstrated ability to write technical reports.
• Analytically minded with a high degree of initiative and be able to work well both independently and in a team environment.