The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies as a "Best Place to Work" in the Federal government! This ELECTRICAL ENGINEER position is located in the Office of Office of Electric Reliability. For more information visit: Office of Electric Reliability (OER) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
As an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER some of your typical work assignments include: For GS-13: Applying advanced industry knowledge to review filings submitted to the Commission on a wide range of electrical engineering concepts related to assessing, inspecting and approving the Bulk Power System; conducting audits and investigations of the users, owners and/or operators of the Bulk Power System and, contribute to the development of rulemakings, orders and policy statements.
Conducting comprehensive engineering analysis to assess and enhance the reliability of the Bulk Power System.
Responsibilities include evaluating the reliability impacts of Reliability Standards and proposed rate, tariff, and market rule filings; monitoring daily and near-term reliability performance by gathering and analyzing event data to maintain situational awareness; performing in-depth analysis of system disturbances and reliability trends following bulk power system incidents, notifications, requests, or complaints and; studying electric utility systems' proposals to identify reliability benefits and costs related to transmission access and simultaneous import capability.
Performing electrical engineering work often as a team member and occasionally as a team leader, working on multiple projects concurrently, and in a different capacity, as the need dictates. Effectively communicating policy issues, Commission directives on Reliability Standards during the standards development process and recommend policy options in matters such as pending cases or rulemakings under Commission consideration, involving bulk power system reliability.
For GS-14: Applying expert industry knowledge to review filings submitted to the Commission on a wide range of electrical engineering concepts related to assessing, inspecting and improving the Bulk Power System; conduct highly complex studies and, audits and investigations of the users, owners and/or operators of the Bulk Power System and, contribute to the development of rulemakings, orders and policy statements.
Conducting advanced engineering analysis to assess and enhance the reliability of the Bulk Power System. Responsibilities include analyzing bulk power incidents such as abnormal frequency excursions; conducting extensive analysis of Reliability Standards and recommending required modifications to senior agency officials and serving as an expert on highly complex issues relating to rate, tariff and market rule filings or Commission initiatives.
Performing electrical engineering work often as a team leader, working on multiple projects concurrently to analyze proposed Reliability Standards or tariff revisions with reliability implications, draft Commission orders, conduct investigations on system disturbances and, as part of a Commission, NERC and/or industry team to assess compliance or reliability performance of users, owners and/or operators of the Bulk Power System.
Effectively communicating major policy issues and innovative policy options to agency senior officials, in matters such as pending cases or rulemakings under Commission consideration involving bulk power system reliability.
This position has an education requirement and therefore, transcripts are required. Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts at the time of application will result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not receive further consideration.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.
Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
Nancy.Queen@ferc.gov · 202-502-6016
This position is with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
The posted pay range is $121785 – $187093/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-23.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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