at Ameren in Peoria, Illinois, United States
Job Description
If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:
About The Position
The Engineer is responsible for the identification, stratification and implementation of reliability improvement and Advanced Distribution Automation opportunities in Illinois.
Key responsibilities include:
+ Support the integration of the Volt-Var Optimization (VVO) program and Distributed Energy
+ Resources (DER’s) into the distribution electric operations system both for reliability and
+ Provide support, technical expertise and guidance to Illinois Distribution Control staff as well as Division engineering staff.
+ Provide expertise in the area of data analysis, outage management, SCADA, distribution automation (DA), circuit coordination, post disturbance analysis, etc.
+ Consult collaboratively with all Illinois Distribution Control and Reliability stakeholders on projects that will help drive performance excellence across Ameren Illinois Operations.
+ Provide management oversight of turn-key DA projects for Illinois Operations.
+ Provide analysis and recommendations to maximize the positive impact of Illinois budgetary allocations for reliability-based projects and initiatives.
+ Work as part of a team to develop and implement a long-term plan for overall reliability improvement within Illinois.
+ Support the Ameren Illinois Emergency Operations Center during significant events.
+ Provide on call support for the various software systems utilized in Distribution Control and the DA areas. Work location is primarily in an office environment, although construction site visits/inspections involving outside activities are required periodically
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university required. Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certification or Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration preferred. Engineering experience preferred.
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.
Our workforce is dedicated to keeping the lights on and the gas flowing – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. That same kind of dedication and longstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has helped us build an “All-In” supportive and accepting diverse culture where opinions are shared in an environment where all are respected and the best solutions are put into action.
Our vision is “Leading the Way to a Sustainable Energy Future” and our mission is “To Power the Quality of Life.” Our company values include safety and security, integrity, respect, diversity equity and inclusion, accountability, stewardship, teamwork and a commitment to excellence. Our “All-In” culture reflects how we care, serve with passion, deliver for customers, communities and shareholders and win together.
Ameren’s co-workers spend thousands of hours each year giving back to their communities. The company supports their donations of time through a Dollars for Doers program and also offers a Matching Grant program for donations made to postsecondary schools.
Ameren has an unwavering commitment to sustainability. That includes how we perform as a steward of the environment, how we manage our relationships with customers, communities and workforce and provide robust governance and oversight of our practices. We are committed to clean energy. The company has established a net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2045 across all its operations in Missouri and Illinois. In addition, Ameren laid out plans for its largest-ever expansion of clean wind and solar generation that maintains the reliability and affordability that customers have come to expect. Interim carbon emissions goals include a 50% reduction by 2030 and an 85% reduction by 2040, from 2005 levels.
St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation powers the quality of life for 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries. Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Ameren Missouri provides electric generation, transmission and distribution services, as well as natural gas distribution service. Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois operates a rate-regulated electric transmission business in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. For more information, visit Ameren.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3228409-1&h=4163191186&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ameren.com%2F&a=Ameren.com) , or follow us on Twitter at @AmerenCorp , Facebook.com/AmerenCorp , or LinkedIn.com/company/Ameren .
Ameren is committed to equal employment opportunities and 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 applicable law.
