Hiring: Generation Planning Advisor Company: Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) Location: Carmel, IN Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:43:09 Target Skills & Keywords : Project Management, RTOS About the job Experience: •8 years: Experience across several of the following areas:o Generation Planningo Resource adequacyo Electric utilities, ISOs, or RTOso Power system operationso Competitive wholesale electricity marketso Regulatory and legislative frameworkso Emerging generation technologieso Reliability planningo Grid modernization •5 years: Leadership experience through supervision, project management, technical leadership, or leading cross-functional initiatives. Required Skills: •MISO is seeking a Generation Planning Advisor to help shape that future. •If you're passionate about generation planning, resource adequacy, grid reliability, and helping prepare the power system for tomorrow's challenges, we'd love to hear from you. •Lead the Future of Generation Planning! You'll serve as a strategic advisor focused on evaluating how the changing resource mix will impact reliability, planning, and system operations for years to come. •Evaluate the impacts of growing inverter-based resources (wind, solar, battery storage), distributed energy resources, electrification, and large load additions on future generation portfolios. •Assess emerging resource adequacy challenges, generation fleet evolution, fuel diversity, transmission dependency, system flexibility, and reliability risks. •Analyze how extreme weather events, changing grid characteristics, and emerging technologies influence long-term resource planning. •Identify gaps in existing generation planning methodologies, analytical tools, planning assumptions, and business processes. •Develop recommendations that improve long-term generation planning strategies and support a reliable, resilient electric system. Qualifications: •Master's degree in Engineering, Economics, Public Policy, Business Administration, Applied Mathematics, or related discipline. •At least five years of leadership experience through supervision, project management, technical leadership, or leading cross-functional initiatives. •Electric utilities, ISOs, or RTOs Compensation: •$147,000 - $157,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Position is also eligible for an annual bonus if individual performance and company objectives are met Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!