Engineer I - Grid Operations

Alliant Energy is seeking an Engineer I for Grid Operations in Ottumwa, IA. This role involves supporting the planning, design, and maintenance of power systems while ensuring safety and compliance with engineering standards. Ideal for recent graduates, the position emphasizes learning and collaboration within a structured environment. Benefits include competitive pay, health coverage, and opportunities for professional development.
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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.

Job Summary

Are you an Electrical Engineer with a passion for Power Systems Engineering? We're looking for a motivated individual to perform a variety of engineering tasks in a structured environment, with guidance from experienced engineers. In this role, you'll support the planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of structures, facilities, systems, equipment, and components used in generation, transmission, and distribution systems. Recent or new graduates with relevant experience are encouraged to apply and start their career with us!

What you will do
• Follows safety rules and practices to identify and correct unsafe conditions for self and team. Strives to identify problems and solutions and makes safety suggestions to assist in maintaining a safe work environment, uses tools and standards to design safety in operating and maintaining equipment.
• Learns basic customer needs and expectations and strives to identify system problems and solutions within assigned work with guidance.
• Applies regulatory and organizational engineering standards, processes, and procedures to solve problems limited in scope.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of electric utility system operations and maintenance practices with a focus on reliability and resiliency including risk assessment. With guidance from supervisor, learns how to make low-risk decisions that involves direct application of technical knowledge.
• Learns to communicate and build relationships with employees, business unit stakeholders, and contractors. Learns to discuss technical issues with others from non-technical backgrounds.
• Learns how the utility business operates with particular emphasis on operations.
• Learns and offers recommendations which provide technically sound, and the most cost-effective solutions applied to a specific problem.
• Develops, with guidance, simple solutions to a system problem including simple scopes of work with a cost estimate and sequence. Learns the difference between capital investments and O&M spend.
• Performs or supports basic engineering design and specification of protective microprocessor relay schemes, devices and settings to ensure protection of distribution and generation systems. Responsible for performing power system studies, system protection settings coordination, and SCADA programming on various projects (up to 345-kV voltage level).
• May provide technical support and assistance to field personnel during system disturbances or outages.
• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy’s Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Education Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission Required

Preferred Experience
• Previous technical and/or professional experience
• An internship or co-op in engineering

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).
• Works in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Key Skills
• Asset Life Cycle Management • Continual Improvement Process • Data Analysis • Data Quality Management • Electrical Engineering • Outage Management • Power Engineering • Standards Compliance

Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.

Alliant Energy offers a comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

Pay Range:

$68,000 - $80,000

This position is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.

It's not just what we do; it's how we do it.

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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 background check, and a drug screen where applicable.

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.