Low Voltage Planning Engineer

About Ameren Illinois

Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Every day, we deliver electricity to 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and southern Illinois. We deliver safe, reliable energy to more than 1,200 communities. 

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits and Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees. ​

About The Position

The Engineer will assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of the planning process across Ameren Illinois.  Collaboratively identify, justify, and initiate projects for optimum electric distribution system development (4, 12, and 13.2kV, circuits and terminal equipment), renewable distributed energy resource (DER) integration and provide various technical support for Field Engineering workgroups as requested.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop conceptual design for new facilities, collaborate with Field Engineering and other workgroups to reach consensus, and issue engineering documents to initiate design and construction.
• Establishes, communicates, and reinforces expectations for superior personnel safety performance.
• Responsible for the Load Analysis forecasting process.
• Perform power flow and reliability studies for the Ameren power delivery and electric distribution system.
• Evaluate system load additions and renewable solar, wind, battery storage, and other DER generator interconnections.
• Develop and maintain expertise in power systems analysis utilizing Synergi and other tools. Perform special studies and participate in research as needed.
• Use computer modeling techniques and engineering expertise to assess electric distribution system adequacy and to identify the optimum size, configuration, DER hosting capacity, and timing of changes to facilities.
• Support economic analyses to evaluate project alternatives including non-wire-alternative (NWA) solutions.
• Provide support to operating groups in responding to specific contingency conditions, including the impact of planned facility outages.
• Emergency call-out for storm restoration
• Prepare engineering reports, produce engineering planning criteria and guidelines.  Organize responses to ICC data requests. 
• Collaborate with Field Engineering and other departments, functions, and companies in joint studies and/or to provide technical support.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably with an emphasis in power, from an accredited college or university required. Other engineering degrees may be considered if the applicant has five or more years of relevant experience working in the electric utility industry. Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certification or P.E. (Professional Engineer) registration preferred. Experience in power system analysis, field engineering, or related fields preferred.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

Working knowledge of personal computer applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio). Working knowledge of corporate computer applications (OAS, CSS, Maximo, ADMS) and Synergi, PSSE preferred. Good analytical, decision-making, communication, and human relations skills and ability to interact effectively with various stakeholders to reach consensus.  Must have initiative, a sense of ownership, and pride in their areas of responsibility.

Ameren’s selection process includes a series of interviews and may include a leadership assessment process.  Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

Compensation Range:

* This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant's credentials.

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.