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Posted 16 hours agoGeneration & Load Opt Lead
at NiSource
On-site
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Responsibilities
- Distill ambiguity surrounding load and resource availability into future projections and analysis.
- Analyze system capacity, reliability, and cost impacts under various load growth and resource availability scenarios.
- Support studies and location decisions needed to assess the impact of new large load customers (e.g., data centers, industrial users) on the generation and transmission systems.
- Collaborate with transmission and gas planning teams to ensure coordinated system development and cost analysis as it relates to location-centric planning.
- Prepare technical reports, deal economics and presentations as it relates to the large load portfolio.
- Analyze complex portfolio, customer, and system planning data and present key insights, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership to support informed decision-making.
- Maintain accurate records of modeling assumptions, methodologies, and results at the individual deal and portfolio level.
- Report any unsafe conditions and take actions to prevent personal injuries.
- Support our interdependent safety culture by ensuring the safety of your co-workers.
Requirements
- Qualifications For Position Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, Economics, or a related field 5+ years of
- experience in load forecasting, utility planning, energy modeling, capacity expansion planning or data analysis.
- Knowledge of utility generation planning, IRP processes, and regulatory environments.
- Ability to support large load integration studies and location‑based system impact analysis.
- Proficiency with energy and capacity expansion modeling tools (e.g., PLEXOS, Aurora or similar).
- Skill in translating complex data and assumptions into clear reports, deal economics, and presentations.
- Ability to collaborate cross‑functionally with planning, engineering, regulatory, and customer teams.
- Proficient in SQL, R or python.
- Knowledge of NIPSCO and Columbia Gas systems.
- Experience with large load integration studies or economic development support.
- As a public utility, NiSource is required to provide continuous service to customers at all times.
- To ensure we fulfill that obligation, employees may be required to work outside their normal work hours and perform tasks outside of their normal
Benefits
- You can view or download them using the links below: E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) E-Verify Participation Poster English and Spanish Right to Work Poster (English and Spanish) If you have the right to work, don't let anyone take it away Salary Range*: $113,500.00 - $170,300.00 *The salary offered to a candidate is based on several factors including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, job-related knowledge, and relevant
- experience , as well as internal pay equity .
Contact
- ADA Accommodations If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the hiring process or to perform the essential functions of the position, please contact OneHR at OneHR@nisource.com or 1-888-640-3320 Safety Statement Promote a safe work environment by actively participating in all aspects of our employee safety program.
Additional details
- Job Summary The Generation & Load Optimization Lead supports the development of long-term generation and resource planning strategies to meet the utility's large load portfolio requirements.
- This role focuses on data analysis, data and deal governance, modeling, and scenario planning to evaluate generation portfolio options focused on supporting large load opportunities.
- Essential Functions Provide bespoke deal support and analysis for individual large load customers, ensuring input and assumption consistency with respect to Integrated Resourcing Planning (IRP).
- Work closely with planning, engineering, regulatory, and customer development teams to align analysis with strategic goals. Required
- Strong analytical and modeling skills to evaluate generation, capacity, reliability, and cost scenarios.
- Physical Demands Standing - Occasionally Walking - Occasionally Sitting - Constantly Lifting - Rarely Carrying - Rarely Pushing - Rarely Pulling - Rarely Climbing - Rarely Balancing - Rarely Stooping - Rarely Kneeling - Rarely Crouching - Rarely Crawling - Rarely Reaching - Rarely Handling - Occasionally Grasping - Occasionally Feeling - Rarely Talking - Constantly Hearing - Constantly Repetitive Motions - Frequently Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Frequently The preceding description is not designed to be a
- responsibilities in support of emergency operations.
- Work Authorization Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
- Workplace Connection Value inclusion within your day to day
- responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.