Director, Transmission Planning (Generation, Modelling and Compliance)

Salary Range: $181,014-$241,352
Relocation: Yes

About Us

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 144,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.

Position Summary

As a Director of Transmission Planning at Oncor, you’ll direct planning activities associated with the overall development of Oncor’s transmission system. This role is responsible for the development and execution of all policies and procedures required to maintain an evolving transmission development plan. This role focuses on Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) interaction, compliance, modeling activities, training and generation interconnections. This role is responsible for identifying and incorporating the impact of emerging trends, developing and advocating policy changes at relevant external organizations, and incorporating strategic decisions that support Oncor’s competitive objectives. This position leads an organizational culture that values continuous process improvement, high levels of communication, and employee development and career growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct the inclusion of all transmission planning data assumptions, including but not limited to generation interconnections, large load additions, load growth assumptions, and emerging technologies, as well as, ensuring all compliance requirements are met to produce complete and accurate planning models that will be used for various purposes. This is done through ensuring complete and accurate Annual Load Data Request (ALDR) development and Steady-State Working Group (SSWG) participation


• Direct Transmission Planning’s compliance activities.


• Ensure that documentation of compliance with Reliability Standards and other binding documents are completed and available as needed for Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) and National Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), audits. This includes preparation of Oncor’s annual assessment for Transmission System Planning (TPL) 001-5 and other Model on Demand (MOD) and Facilities Design, Connections, and Maintenance (FAC) standards.


• Direct Oncor’s technical studies resources to deliver adequate support for transient and dynamic study analysis for various projects, assessments (such as load and generation interconnections), ERCOT Regional Planning Group (RPG) submittals and NERC compliance activities. 


• Maintain expertise within the team to perform economic assessments and security constrained power flow where appropriate.


• Advocate company policy on industry working groups such as Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions (FERC), NERC, Texas Reliability Entity (Texas RS) and ERCOT subcommittees to develop standards, procedures, or other requirements which impact Oncor Electric Delivery.


• Establish the structure and assume coordination of all training activities to ensure transmission planning has an established training program to support various engineering skillsets within the department.


• Support Oncor’s regulatory teams in various activities at the Public Utility Commission, including
  Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) applications, rate case filing, and rulemaking and policy development.


• Collaborates with Oncor business units to support technical evaluations, troubleshooting and root cause analysis, and asset management systems.


• Facilitate a high-performance team culture including hiring high-potential job candidates, providing mentoring to professionally develop team members, and demonstrating continuous improvement practices.


• Directs the evaluation of existing system capabilities and development of recommendations for requested capacity for projects on client accelerated timelines.


• Represents Business and Operations Services organization in cross functional committees, projects, and initiatives.


• Supports special projects as necessary.

Skills:

• In depth knowledge of company operations, policies and procedures.


• Detailed knowledge of Oncor Electric Delivery, NERC and ERCOT transmission system and the technical planning and operating requirements and procedures.


• Demonstrated communication and team-building skills for effective interface with internal and external entities.


• Ability to persuade and negotiate competitively advantageous solutions while exhibiting strong business judgement.


• Demonstrated prudent stewardship of company resources while delivering maximum benefit.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar and 5+ years of work-related experience in planning, design, construction, operation, or maintenance of transmission facilities required.


• In addition to the above, 5+ years of technical management and supervisory experience is required.


• Applicants that are registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas are encouraged to apply.

Measure of Success:

• Support of timely and high-quality transmission plans and compliance documentation for Oncor Electric Delivery.


• Collection and maintenance of accurate modeling data for existing and future Oncor Electric Delivery system facilities.


• Satisfaction of all NERC, ERCOT, and regulatory requirements for information and actions related to transmission planning.

Benefits

At Oncor, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, compensation and performance management programs designed specifically to attract, retain, motivate and reward our high-performing workforce. Our supportive and inclusive culture allows every team member the opportunity to thrive and make a difference. We invest in our employee’s success and well-being by offering such things as:

• Annual incentive program.


• Competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).


• Ability to earn wellness incentives (up to $2,300 in 2026 as an Employee only) and other wellbeing resources.


• 401k with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%.


• 401k match with student debt program.


• Cash balance pension plan.


• Adoption Assistance.


• Mental health resources.


• Employee resource groups.


• Tuition reimbursement.


• Competitive vacation, 10 company holidays and 2 personal holidays.


• Paid parental leave.


• Salary continuation for up to 6 months for approved employee illness or injury.


• Other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, appliance purchase plan.

Participation in benefit programs for employees in collective bargaining units is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.