Alliant Energy
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EngineerII-GridPlanning
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“Engineer II - Grid Planning at Alliant Energy. Skills: Grid Interconnection Studies, Power Systems Planning, Power Engineering, Power Flow Analysis and Modeling, Power Systems Performance Monitoring. technical review and oversight of distributed energy resource (DER) interconnections. ensuring projects meet compliance standards”
What You'll Achieve.
building a more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy future; serving customers and building stronger communities
Industry & Context.
solving complex challenges; identifies problems and solutions; critical thinking skills necessary in the interpretation of governmental regulations, regional or company business practices and the development of recommendations to address system issues or Planning Criteria violations; understands risk assessment methodologies or philosophies applying technical knowledge; addresses moderately complex technical or operational problems
travel up to 20% of the time across our territory, background check, drug screen
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission, 2 years of related experience
Nice to Have
Kubernetes a plus
What You'll Do.
technical review and oversight of distributed energy resource (DER) interconnections
ensuring projects meet compliance standards
supporting grid reliability
enabling the transition to a cleaner energy mix
identifying and correcting unsafe conditions
proposing solutions for customer needs and expectations
identifying and solving problems within assigned area of responsibility
making recommendations for changing processes and procedures
facilitating meetings and leading discussions with stakeholders
interpreting governmental regulations
regional or company business practices
making recommendations to address system issues or Planning Criteria violations
applying technical knowledge to risk assessment
making lot-to-medium risk decisions
participating as a key team member
addressing moderately complex technical or operational problems
participating in departmental budgeting and planning processes
developing moderately complex scopes of work with cost estimate
determining the classification between capital investment projects and O&M spend work
building moderately complex models
performing power flow studies or analysis
supporting modifications to existing or development of new agreements
supporting moderately complex technical reviews and studies related to distribution energy resource interconnection applications
applying power quality concepts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborating across teams; maintains communication and relationships with employees, business unit stakeholders, and contractors; comfortable discussing technical issues with others from non-technical backgrounds; learns the difference between departmental team and cross functional team; participates as a key team member making positive, supportive contributions
Communication Scope
comfortable discussing technical issues with others from non-technical backgrounds
Process & Methodology
oversees multi-year plan, develops moderately complex scopes of work with cost estimate, sequencing, and prioritization
Full Job Description
**Bring YOUR energy to Alliant Energy!** At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what's next in energy. When our employees say "I am energy", it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between. We want you to be safe, happy and healthy. That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off. **Job Summary** **Be the Power Behind a Smarter, Cleaner Grid.** Alliant Energy is growing — and so is our commitment to building a more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy future. As an **Engineer II – Grid Planning** , you’ll join a high-impact team that leads the technical review and oversight of **distributed energy resource (DER) interconnections** , including **solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, battery energy storage systems (BESS)** , and other **renewable energy technologies** across the state. This role blends engineering expertise with regulatory insight, ensuring projects meet compliance standards while supporting grid reliability and enabling the transition to a cleaner energy mix. If you’re an electrical engineer who thrives on solving complex challenges, collaborating across teams, and shaping the future of energy, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact. This position will require travel up to 20% of the time across our territory. **What you will do** * Follows safety rules and practices to identify and correct unsafe conditions for self and team. Strives to identify problems and solutions and makes safety suggestions to assist in maintaining a safe work environment, uses tools and standards to design safety in operating and maintaining equipment. * Maintains an awareness of customer needs and expectations and proposes solutions. Is proactively inv
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