Principal Consultant - Transmission Planning
*REMOTE Role - Can be located anywhere in the USA or Canada*
Role Description:
A Transmission Planning Principal Consultant is responsible for performing a variety of engineering tasks independently. A Principal Consultant independently makes decisions on engineering problems and methods and represents the organization to resolve important questions. A Principal Consultant leads team members with minimal management direction for projects and groups of projects. A Principal Consultant is a key technical resource, and their diverse experience is a selling point to clients.
What You’ll Do:
- Maintains deep expertise in transmission planning and advanced analytical methods
- Leads complex calculations, modeling, workflows, and QA/QC for major projects
- Guides process improvements and helps develop new standards and procedures
- Communicates technical concepts clearly to leaders, clients, and stakeholders
- Manages large cross‑functional projects, identifies risks, and drives mitigations
- Serves as primary client contact and ensures compliance with industry standards
- Mentors engineers and technicians; develops documentation for knowledge transfer
- Supports major proposals and contributes to industry committees and presentations
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited university required
- 15 years of related experience
- Required experience may be reduced to 12 years for well qualified individuals with a Professional Engineering (PE) License, or P.Eng License
- Professional Engineering (PE) License, OR P.Eng License
- Knowledge of multiple engineering analysis software packages such as PSSE, PSLF, PSCAD, ASPEN, ETAP, TARA
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Who We Are:
ENTRUST Solutions Group, an ENR Top 100 company, is a community of people, 3,000+ strong, who are committed to our clients and each other. We provide comprehensive and dependable engineering, consulting, and automation services to gas and electric utilities, telecommunication service providers, pipeline operators, and industrial companies.
In return for top talent, ENTRUST Solutions Group offers:
- Generous paid time off and benefits
- 401(k) retirement program with a company match
- Career development programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible work schedule
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ENTRUST Solutions Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
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What We Do
ENTRUST Solutions Group, an ENR Top 100 company, provides comprehensive and dependable engineering, consulting, and automation services to pipeline companies, gas and electric utilities, and industrial customers. With first-hand experience operating and maintaining energy infrastructure, our engineering professionals provide expertise in Pipeline Engineering, Integrity Services, Automation Integration, Electrical Design, Fiber & Broadband Communications, Industrial Solutions, and Process Safety Management. ENTRUST provides innovative engineering solutions to meet our clients’ needs, while consistently maintaining the highest level of ethics and integrity. Our success is achieved through the valued contributions of our talented and diverse employees with more than 3300 professionals across 42 offices.
