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
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.
Learns basic customer needs and expectations and strives to identify system problems and solutions within assigned work with guidance.
Learns to communicate and build relationships with employees, business unit stakeholders, and contractors. Learns to discuss technical issues with others from non-technical backgrounds.
Applies regulatory and organizational engineering standards, processes, and procedures to solve problems limited in scope.
Learns to facilitate meetings and lead discussions with stakeholders in support of system studies with guidance provided.
Develops critical thinking skills necessary in the interpretation of governmental regulations, regional or company business practices
Learns risk assessment methodologies or philosophies applying technical knowledge. Makes low-risk decisions with guidance provided.
Learns basic understanding of the departmental budgeting and planning processes. Learns oversight of multi-year plan and development of simple scopes of work with cost estimate, sequencing, and prioritization with guidance provided.
Learns the basics of the property unit catalog and the difference between capital investments and O&M spend.
Learns basic understanding of system modeling methodologies and software with support. Builds simple models and performs power flow studies or analysis.
Learns basic understanding of interconnection agreement or other relevant agreement language, terminology, technical requirements and how studies support development of contract terms with guidance provided.
Learns basic understanding of the tools, data, and process for supporting simple technical reviews and studies related to distribution energy resource interconnection applications with guidance provided. Learns basic understanding of power quality concepts.
Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy’s Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's Degree Engineering program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission Required
Preferred Experience
Previous technical and/or professional experience
An internship or co-op in engineering
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
Key Skills
Data Analysis • Feasibility Studies • Grid Interconnection Studies • Power Engineering • Power Flow Analysis and Modeling • Power Systems Planning • Short Circuit Simulation & Analysis • Standards Compliance • Transient Analysis
Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.
Alliant Energy offers a comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.
Pay Range:
$66,000 - $85,000This position is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.
It's not just what we do; it's how we do it.
Live Safety. Everyone. Always | Make Things Better | Care For Others | Do The Right Thing | Act For Tomorrow | Think Beyond. Be Bold
Alliant Energy and its subsidiaries are committed to creating a culture of belonging and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law.
All candidates selected for employment with Alliant Energy will be required to successfully complete a background check, and a drug screen where applicable.
Visa sponsorship not supported.
Disclaimer:
The above information on this description has been crafted to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not crafted to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Applicants in need of a reasonable accommodation for any part of the hiring process, please email [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering program accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, project management)
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and inclusive work environment
- Willingness to follow safety rules and practices and identify/correct unsafe conditions
- Ability or willingness to build simple power system models and perform power flow studies or analysis
- Knowledge or ability in grid interconnection studies, short circuit simulation and transient analysis
- Background check and drug screen (where applicable)
- Previous technical and/or professional experience
- Internship or co-op in engineering
What We Do
Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: LNT) is an energy holding company with more than 4,000 employees. Our top priority is providing nearly 953,000 homes, farms, and businesses in Iowa and Wisconsin with safe, reliable energy and power in a variety of sustainable forms. Honored in Newsweek’s 2021 list of America’s Most Responsible Companies. Our corporate headquarters are located in Madison, Wisconsin. Additional general offices are located in Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, Iowa. We provide inclusive work environments, and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognize and respect diversity. We appreciate the differences and perspectives a diverse culture brings to the work environment, the company and our customers. Alliant Energy is a responsible corporate citizen. We are careful stewards of the environment, we support the communities in which we do business and we aggressively pursue emerging technology and safe, sustainable methods of energy production.
