Engineer II – Grid Operations Fulltime

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.

Alliant Energy has an opening for an Engineer II – Grid Operations. At Alliant Energy, we’re not just powering homes and businesses – we’re powering the future. We’re committed to delivering reliable, sustainable energy solutions that support our communities and protect our environment. Join us in leading the charge towards a brighter tomorrow.

Role Overview: As an Engineer II – Grid Operations, you’ll tackle a diverse range of engineering challenges, from moderate to complex, all aimed at designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining energy structures, systems, and equipment. You’ll play a crucial role in supporting the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of energy for commercial, residential, and industrial customers. This position involves active participation in multi-functional teams, providing mentorship to junior colleagues, and contributing to critical initiatives that shape our energy landscape.
• This is a hybrid position that will require travel to our locations in Beaver Dam, WI and Sheboygan, WI OR to Portage, WI and Baraboo, WI.

What you will do
• Follow safety rules and practices. Strive to identify problems and solutions and make safety suggestions to assist in maintaining a safe work environment. Use tools and standards to design safety into operating and maintaining equipment.
• Maintain an awareness of customer needs and expectations and propose solutions. Be proactively involved in the identification and solution of problems falling within assigned area of responsibility.
• Apply regulatory and organizational engineering standards; make recommendations for changing processes and procedures.
• Develop and apply knowledge of electric utility system operations and maintenance practices with a focus on reliability and resiliency, including risk assessment. Make low- to medium-risk decisions that involve direct application of technical knowledge with minimal guidance from supervisor.
• Maintain communication and relationships with colleagues, business unit customers, and contractors. Be comfortable discussing technical issues with others from non-technical backgrounds.
• Explain technical problems to internal customers and accurately prepare detailed documents such as technical studies and project documentation.
• Frequently use critical thinking skills necessary to develop recommendations which provide technically sound and highly efficient solutions for specific problems.
• Learn and participate in the departmental budgeting and planning processes. Develop, with limited guidance, solutions to system problems including moderately complex scopes of work with cost estimates and sequences. Learn the basics of the property unit catalog and the difference between capital investments and O&M spend.
• Perform or support detailed engineering design and specification of protective microprocessor relay schemes, devices, and settings to ensure protection of distribution and generation systems. Be responsible for performing power system studies, system protection settings coordination, and SCADA programming on various projects (up to 345-kV voltage level).
• Perform root cause analysis of system disturbances and outages; provide technical support for corrective actions to enhance system reliability.
• Engage in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy’s Values; help deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Required Experience
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university through the Engineering Accreditation Commission. Electrical Engineering degree with power emphasis is preferred.
• 2 years of related experience.

Key Skills
• Asset Life Cycle Management
• Continual Improvement Process
• Data Analysis
• Data Quality Management
• Electrical Engineering
• Outage Management
• Power Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Standards Compliance
• System Performance Monitoring

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 is committed to providing an inclusive work environment for all 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 expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

All candidates selected for employment with Alliant Energy will be required to successfully complete a drug screen and background check.

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.

Alliant Energy and subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. Applicants in need of a reasonable accommodation for any part of the hiring process, please email talent@alliantenergy.com.

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