
Distribution Planning Engineer
St Louis, MOFull-time$73–176K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Distribution Planning Engineer participates in Ameren Missouri’s long-term planning process and performs studies to identify investments that improve electric distribution capacity and reliability. The role develops projects from initial justification through approval, supports Field Engineering and Operations, and contributes technical analysis, forecasting, reporting, and contingency response. The position focuses primarily on 4 and 12 kV circuits and terminal equipment.
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001X HQ (St_Louis_MO)
Full time
034413
About Ameren Missouri
Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.
Our benefits include:
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Medical coverage on date of hire
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100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
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401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
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Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
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Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave
Visit our Benefits & Perks (https://www.ameren.com/company/careers/why-ameren/benefits) Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.
About The Position
The Engineer will participate in the long-term planning process across Ameren Missouri. The engineer will perform system studies in the tactical and strategic planning windows to identify opportunities for system investments to improve distribution capacity and reliability. Collaboratively develop projects from initial justification through project approval for optimum electric distribution system development (primarily the 4 and 12kV, circuits and terminal equipment) and provide various technical support for Field Engineering workgroups as requested.
Key responsibilities include:
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Perform power flow and reliability studies for the Ameren power delivery and electric distribution system.
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Identify system performance that does not meet planning criteria and develop solutions to bring the system back to a state of compliance
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Develop conceptual design for new facilities, collaborate with Field Engineering and other workgroups to reach consensus, and issue scoping documents to initiate project implementation.
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Responsible for the Load Analysis long term load forecasting process.
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Prepare and present engineering reports to adjacent teams and key stakeholders.
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Follow and understand planning criteria and guidelines.
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Evaluate system load additions.
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Develop and maintain expertise in power systems analysis utilizing Synergi and other tools.
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Use computer modeling techniques and engineering expertise to assess electric distribution system adequacy and to identify the optimum size, configuration, and timing of changes to facilities.
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Perform special studies and participate in research as needed.
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Collaborate with Field Engineering and other departments, functions, and companies in joint studies and/or provide technical support.
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Establishes, communicates, and reinforces expectations for superior personnel safety performance.
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Provide support to operating groups in responding to specific contingency conditions, including the impact of planned facility outages.
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Support the Operations personnel and participate in call-outs for storm restoration.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited college or university required, preferably in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in power. Other engineering degrees will be considered if the applicant has five or more years of 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 referred.
In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:
Working knowledge of personal computer applications including the Microsoft suite of applications. Working knowledge of corporate computer applications (Oracle portfolio management, ADMS) and Synergi. Excellent analytical, decision-making, communication, and human relations skills. An ideal candidate will have the ability to interact effectively with various stakeholders to reach consensus. Must have initiative, a strong sense of ownership, and pride in their areas of responsibility.
Compensation Range:
$72,600.00 - $176,100.00
- 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:
Friday November 13, 2026
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.
Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.
Please be aware that Ameren uses artificial intelligence (AI) in connection with its recruitment and employment processes. However, all final hiring and employment decisions are made by a human.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,488 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$73–176K/yr
- Missouri median$105–175K/yr98 salary ranges
- US median$108–170K/yr6,699 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $124K, is 12% below the Missouri median midpoint ($141K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in Missouri.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 195 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Missouri and 10,488 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Missouri
- Burns & McDonnell36 open
- Olsson22 open
- CDM Smith15 open
- Experience
- Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (8,746 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,999 of the 10,488 open Electrical Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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