Manager, Transmission Planning & Utility Services

Overview

COMPANY OVERVIEW

 

Pattern Energy is a leading renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates high-quality wind and solar generation, transmission, and energy storage facilities. Our mission is to transition the world to renewable energy through the sustainable development and responsible operation of facilities with respect for the environment, communities, and cultures where we have a presence. 

 

Our approach begins and ends with establishing trust, accountability, and transparency. Our company values of creative spirit, pride of ownership, follow-through, and a team-first attitude drive us to pursue our mission every day. Our culture supports our values by fostering innovative and critical thinking and a deep belief in living up to our promises.  

 

Headquartered in the United States, Pattern has a global portfolio of more than 46 power facilities and transmission assets, serving various customers that provide low-cost clean energy to millions of consumers.

Responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

The Manager, Transmission Planning and Utility Services provides technical leadership and project management support across Pattern’s transmission and generation portfolios to support transmission owner, generator owner, and planning authority requirements. Serving as a primary interface among Asset Management, Development, Operations, utilities, independent system operators (ISOs), regional transmission organizations (RTOs), and reliability organizations, this role ensures assets are accurately modeled and represented in planning processes while minimizing regulatory, reliability, operational, and commercial risk.

The position builds internal transmission planning and utility-facing capabilities to support Pattern’s expanding transmission infrastructure portfolio and long-term asset value preservation.

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

 

• Transmission Planning: Lead planning activities for Pattern-owned transmission infrastructure, including regional planning participation, utility coordination, technical study reviews, and model oversight. Identify emerging reliability risks and coordinate mitigation before they affect project economics, operations, or compliance.
• Transmission Owner Obligations: Support annual filings, planning requirements, remedial action scheme oversight, planning criteria maintenance, and applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance obligations.
• Generation Modeling: Ensure generation assets are accurately represented in utility, ISO/RTO, and reliability organization planning cases. Coordinate model updates, validations, technical data responses, and related compliance requirements across markets, balancing authorities, and planning regions.
• Asset Management and Risk Mitigation: Support infrastructure data management, outage risk assessment, regional planning forums, and fleet-wide reliability risk mitigation in partnership with Asset Management, Operations Engineering, Grid Integration, and NERC Compliance.
• Internal Technical Capability: Develop power system modeling tools, repositories, standards, processes, and documentation supporting interconnection, transmission planning, and compliance. Build internal knowledge to reduce reliance on external consultants while maintaining technical quality.
• Consultant and Stakeholder Coordination: Define and manage consultant study scopes and technical deliverables; coordinate engineering and modeling contractors; and represent Pattern in utility and regional planning discussions. Provide cross-functional technical leadership without direct supervisory authority over most participating resources.
• Planning Priorities and Financial Stewardship: Prioritize planning and modeling activities, determine necessary model and database updates, and escalate reliability, compliance, and modeling risks. Share responsibility for planning, compliance study, and modeling consultant expenditures; partner with department leadership on strategic investments, major compliance positions, and significant budget commitments.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent education.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.

 

Required Work Experience

• Eight or more years of experience in transmission planning, interconnection, utility planning, system studies, transmission operations, or related power industry functions.
• Experience supporting utility, ISO/RTO, or transmission owner planning processes and working with utilities and reliability organizations.
• Experience with NERC Reliability Standards applicable to transmission owners, transmission planners, and generator owners.
• Experience using power system simulation and modeling software and managing consultants, technical studies, and cross-functional projects.
• Experience with California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) planning processes, transmission owner organizations, renewable generation modeling, and NERC compliance programs preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Strong technical power systems knowledge and working knowledge of transmission planning methodologies, generator interconnection processes, and transmission service frameworks.
• Ability to work with power flow, stability, and short-circuit modeling platforms, such as PSS®E, PSLF, PowerWorld, and ASPEN.
• Working knowledge of WECC planning processes and CAISO transmission owner requirements, with general knowledge of protection and control systems.
• Strong analytical problem-solving, technical project management, risk management, and regulatory compliance capabilities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts across business functions and coordinate stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Ability to provide technical leadership across multiple business units and maintain accurate models and planning information as system configurations, software, operating requirements, and regulatory standards evolve.

The expected starting pay range for this role is $120,000 - $150,000 USD. This range is an estimate and base pay may be above or below the ranges based on several factors including but not limited to location, work experience, certifications, and education. In addition to base pay, Pattern’s compensation program includes a bonus structure for full-time employees of all levels. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, voluntary benefits, family care benefits, employee assistance program, paid time off and bonding leave, paid holidays, 401(k)/RRSP retirement savings plan with employer contribution, and employee referral bonuses.

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