Transmission Planning Operations Engineer

Are you ready to be part of a companythat'snot just talking about the future, but actively shaping it? Join The AES Corporation, the largest US-based global power company witha teamof 8,300employees across 12 countries.AES has beenranked #1 byBloombergNEFin renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, providing electricityfor**millions of peopleworldwide.**We are proud to foster a strong workplace culture, earning prominent positions in Great Place to Work rankings across the markets where weoperate. AES was also named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th consecutive year in 2026, highlighting our dedication to integrity, transparency, and responsible business practices. Our spirit of innovation continues to earn industry recognition. AES is the only seven-time winner of the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Awards in the twenty-first century, a distinction honoringglobal leadership in advancing the electric power industry.Ifyou'reready to be part of a companythat'snot just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you.We'renot just building a more sustainable future,we'repowering it. Apply now and energize your career with a true leader inglobalenergy. The Transmission Planning Operations Engineer will be responsible for independently conducting operational planning coordination in connection with the transmission project portfolio, including construction schedule coordination, management of change support, and outage and network model coordination across MISO and PJM. Job Responsibilities - Perform with assistance the maintenance of a coordinated construction project list and integrated project schedule, using P6 as the source of schedule data, to provide a common reference across planning, development, engineering, execution, and close-out stages, and to capture project shifts and scope adjustments as they occur. - Perform withassistancequality control review of consultant-prepared construction schedules, including but not limited to Facility Study schedules. - Perform withassistancethe annual review of the coordinated project list to inform prioritization andscopefidelity as electric network conditions and needs evolve, supporting long-lead material planning and labor resource planning. - Perform with assistance the team's existing NERC Management of Change compliance structure by evaluating when project changes require review or re-evaluation by the appropriate subject matter experts, including but not limited to PRC-004, PRC-025, PRC-027, FAC-002, and FAC-008, and routing changes to the appropriate owners within the compliance structure. - Independently support long-term (three-year and one-year) and short-term (three-month) operational planning horizons for outage coordination,utilizingpower flow models to coordinate planned outages and reduce the risk of projectsfailing to obtainrequired outage approvals. - Coordinate outage-related planning input with the System Operations and PMO functions to support holistic outage scheduling across the business. - Independently manage the MISO and PJM operational/network models and coordinate with the System Planning team on forecasted modeling changes. - Independentlysubmitand maintain tickets in MISO CROW and PJMeDARTto reflect project and outage-related model changes. - Provide the Transmission Operations ControlCenterassistancein times of emergency such as extreme weather events, emergency repairs, or system restoration to ensurea timelyreturn to energization of AES customers. Position Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or similar. A minimum of 2 years' experience working in the Electric Utility industry