The CARIAN Group

The CARIAN Group

Transmission Portfolio Engineer

Akron, Ohio · Mid · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$10k-$20kDetected 29 days ago
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About the role

  • This role will work at the intersection of transmission engineering, capital planning, project development, portfolio management, and project execution.
  • The ideal candidate brings a strong engineering foundation, an understanding of electric utility infrastructure, and the ability to translate technical needs and planning strategies into coordinated, executable capital investments.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity CARIAN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with utility planning organizations, portfolio engineers, project sponsors, project managers, and client leadership to develop and maintain the long-range transmission capital portfolio.
  • Support development and implementation of multi-year capital investment plans for transmission lines, substations, network/telecommunications systems, and related transmission infrastructure.
  • Identify opportunities to coordinate, bundle, sequence, or optimize projects to avoid duplicate scope and improve overall portfolio execution.
  • Develop and support conceptual project scopes, preliminary schedules, estimates, and budget requirements in coordination with project sponsors and project managers.
  • Coordinate with accounting and financial stakeholders to support project setup, funding alignment, and other financial requirements.
  • Develop analyses, reports, portfolio summaries, and other materials to support capital planning, coordination, prioritization, and project execution.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program.
  • 3+ years of relevant experience in electric utility engineering, transmission planning, project development, project management, capital planning, portfolio management, or a related technical environment.
  • Working knowledge of electric transmission infrastructure, including transmission lines, substations, and related utility systems.
  • Ability to evaluate technical project information and translate engineering and planning needs into actionable project and portfolio requirements.
  • Ability to coordinate effectively across engineering, planning, project management, project controls, finance, operations, and other utility organizations.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other standard business and project-management applications.
  • Ability to travel approximately 10-20%, depending on project assignment and client needs.
  • Experience supporting electric transmission planning, engineering, project development, or capital programs.
  • Experience with transmission lines, substations, network/telecommunications infrastructure, asset replacement, system upgrades, reliability investments, or other transmission capital projects.
  • Support development and compilation of information required for regulatory, rate, and capital investment filings.
  • Strong planning, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong professional judgment and stakeholder-management capabilities.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a client-facing environment.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Experience

Compensation

  • Support annual and long-range budget planning by working with utility stakeholders to determine appropriate project timing and investment years based on need, feasibility, funding, and execution considerations.

Company info

  • Coordinate with project sponsors to understand proposed projects, planning strategies, need dates, business justification, scope, and investment requirements.
  • Evaluate proposed projects for feasibility, timing, dependencies, budget requirements, constructability, and alignment with the overall transmission portfolio.
  • Support annual and long-range budget planning by working with utility stakeholders to determine appropriate project timing and investment years based on need, feasibility, funding, and execution considerations.
  • Review proposed projects to confirm appropriate technical justification, scope definition, engineering information, and supporting documentation are available for portfolio decision-making.
  • Review engineering estimates for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with proposed project scope.
  • Review project change requests, including scope, schedule, in-service date, and other changes, and evaluate their impact on the existing and long-range portfolio.
  • Coordinate with outage planning and other stakeholders to identify project dependencies, constructability considerations, outage conflicts, and sequencing requirements across the regional portfolio.
  • CARIAN is a purpose-driven, woman-owned consulting and advisory firm dedicated exclusively to the power sector.
  • We partner with leading electric and gas utilities to provide strategic advisory and disciplined execution across program management, business intelligence, and field execution oversight.
  • Guided by integrity, trust, excellence, and accountability, our team helps deliver complex capital programs and build the resilient energy infrastructure that communities depend on.
  • Position Overview
  • CARIAN is seeking a Transmission Portfolio Engineer to support the development, planning, and management of a major electric utility's transmission capital investment portfolio.
  • The Transmission Portfolio Engineer will collaborate directly with utility planning organizations, project sponsors, engineering teams, project managers, operations, project controls, and other stakeholders to develop and maintain an integrated long-range capital portfolio.
  • The role will support transmission line, substation, network/telecommunications, and related infrastructure projects from early portfolio development through project initiation.
  • Establish baseline scopes, schedules, and budgets for projects as they transition from portfolio planning into execution.
  • Analyze portfolio and project data to identify gaps, inconsistencies, risks, conflicts, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Support process improvements, templates, standards, tracking tools, and governance practices that improve consistency and efficiency across the transmission portfolio.
  • Provide knowledge transfer and support to utility personnel as portfolio-planning processes, tools, and capabilities are implemented or improved.

Equal opportunity

  • CARIAN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
  • We hire and develop talent based on qualifications, performance, and business needs.
  • Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
  • As a woman-owned firm dedicated to the power sector, we are committed to building a team that reflects professionalism, expertise, and integrity at every level.
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