Grid Planning & Analysis Researcher Job at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Posting Title
Grid Planning & Analysis Researcher
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Location
CO - Golden
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Position Type
Regular
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Hours Per Week
40
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COVID-19 Safety Protocols
Employment at NREL is contingent upon your compliance with all NREL and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) safety protocols and mitigation efforts directed at the COVID-19 pandemic.
Working at NREL
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.
From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our eight employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.
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Job Description
Our Capacity Expansion and Electricity Markets team is hiring for professionals to join the Grid Planning and Analysis Center (GPAC). GPAC research staff contribute to an exciting portfolio of energy research & analysis, applying advanced modeling and simulation tools to optimally plan for, design, and analyze distribution and bulk power systems.
We are researchers, engineers, software developers, modelers, physicists, product managers, thought leaders, system thinkers, and life-long learners. Our staff engage in different research projects and find ways to contribute uniquely based on our interests and skillsets.
Come join a team whose mission is to innovate, inform, and create value for energy systems transitions, including renewable energy, distribution systems, transmission systems, energy storage, markets and economics and much more
Example types of ongoing research and analysis include:
- Innovating new data, models, tools, and systems that are needed for the future grid
- Working directly with U.S. and international communities to directly impact their pursuit of clean energy
- Examining the necessary grid services and market structures to support the future grid
- Developing the design and integration of new technologies and systems
- Studying the impacts and developing mitigation strategies of climate change and extreme events
We partner with DOE, other federal agencies, states, utilities, ISO/RTOs, communities, and technology developers on grid planning and analysis. Our work informs policymakers and utilities by developing and analyzing future grid scenarios that answer big questions about how the electric power system is transforming.
For this researcher role, our portfolio of projects is constantly evolving. Potential projects include a range of efforts to support power system and energy-system planning through modeling. These include:
- Projects with an emphasis on analysis related to decarbonization pathways for international partners in South/Central America
- Projects exploring emission impacts across a suite of power system expansion futures
- Projects with a strong tool develop and coding element to support an integrated modeling approach
Additional job responsibilities may include:
- Developing and advancing grid modeling tools
- Executing models, analyzing, and interpreting results
- Project coordination with teams
- Researching, acquiring, organizing, and analysis of large data sets
- Contributing to the writing of results and analyses in peer-reviewed journals and technical reports
- Communicating findings with both internal and external stakeholders
- Collaborating with other researchers, industry, and communities
What we can offer:
- A collaborative, supportive, and fun work environment
- Training to build upon or learn new technical skills
- Interesting work where you don’t do the same thing every day
- Projects, professional development, and growth opportunities to help you meet your career goals
- A professional environment that encourages innovation and imaginative thinking to understand and plan the future electric power system
- Adaptable schedule to promote work-life balance.
Please include a cover letter with your application.
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Basic Qualifications
This role can be hired as a Level II or Level III.
Level III:
Relevant PhD . Or, relevant Master's Degree and 3 or more years of experience . Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 5 or more years of experience . Demonstrates broad understanding and wide application of engineering technical procedures, principles, theories and concepts in the field. General knowledge of other related disciplines. Demonstrates leadership in one or more areas of team, task or project lead responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in management of projects. Very good writing, interpersonal and communication skills.
Level II:
Relevant Master's Degree . Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 2 or more years of experience . General knowledge and application of engineering technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques. Training in team, task or project leadership responsibilities. Intermediate abilities and knowledge of practices and techniques. Beginning experience in project management. Good writing, interpersonal and communication skills.
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Additional Required Qualifications
- Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and in team settings.
- Background or education in engineering, economics, or other analytical-based fields.
- Experience with developing and running optimization-based planning tools, such as capacity expansion or production cost models.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with modeling and programming languages (such as GAMS, python, or Julia), electric power systems, and data analysis.
- Exposure to energy futures modeling and attention to detail.
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Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Researcher III / Annual Salary Range: $75,500 - $135,900
Job Profile: Researcher II / Annual Salary Range: $69,400 - $114,500
NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.
Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.
- Based on eligibility rules
Submission Guidelines
Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at NREL you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.
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