Home › Companies › Ameren › Director, Transmission Planning
Director, Transmission Planning
Ameren · St. Louis, MO · Active · $165,100–$255,900 / year · Workday Recruiting
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Ameren |
| Title | Director, Transmission Planning |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | - |
| Location | St. Louis, MO, United States |
| Work model | - |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Salary | $165,100–$255,900 / year |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | Workday Recruiting |
| Posted / first seen | 2026-06-20 / 2026-06-21 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-06-21 / 2026-06-21 |
Related slices
| Page | What it contains | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Company jobs | Active postings from Ameren. | Open |
| Company breakdowns | Role, location, ATS, and work model facets for this company. | Open |
| ATS provider jobs | Active postings observed through Workday Recruiting. | Open |
| Provider filtered search | The same provider as a filtered job collection. | Open |
| City jobs | Active postings in St. Louis. | Open |
| Lifecycle events | Open, update, close, and reopen events for this posting. | Open |
| Original posting | Canonical source or apply URL captured from the ATS. | Open |
Linked records
| Company | Ameren |
| Source | 17d94125-1879-4d4a-bebe-2c5728988783 |
| ATS provider | Workday Recruiting |
Description
About Ameren Transmission
Ameren Transmission is dedicated to planning, constructing and safely operating over 8,000 transmission miles across a variety of energy markets. We explore opportunities and develop projects that will enhance reliability, improve system performance and increase access to more diverse generation sources for customers across the country.
Our benefits include:
Medical coverage on date of hire
100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
Long Term Incentive Plan
Option to enroll in Deferred Compensation
Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave
Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.
About The Position
The Director, Transmission Planning is responsible for determining the need, size, location and timing of transmission system development to address environmental, political and regulatory constraints and provide economic benefits to customers. Directs the engineering analysis and long-term planning of the Ameren transmission system to ensure compliance with applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and other applicable reliability standards. The Director also ensures Transmission Planning provides timely technical analysis, scenarios, and system insights to support Ameren’s Integrated System Planning activities while maintaining clear accountability for transmission planning, reliability compliance, and transmission solution development.
Key responsibilities include:
Manage and direct a team of engineers and supervising engineers to perform steady-state, dynamic and economic analysis of the electric transmission system to maintain Ameren Missouri's, Ameren Illinois's, and Ameren Transmission Company's compliance with applicable NERC Standards and local planning criteria, and to identify and prioritize transmission projects that enhance value for customers.
Direct the annual Ameren Transmission Expansion Planning (ATEP) process and the incorporation of its results into the MISO Transmission Expansion Plan.
Manage the NERC compliance assessment of the Ameren transmission system as part of the ATEP process.
Research, develop and implement Ameren Transmission Planning Criteria and Guidelines to ensure continued electric system reliability and stability.
Develop transmission solutions for system modifications and enhancements to reliably serve local load, interconnect new generation, allow retirement of existing generation, and ensure overall reliability of the bulk electric system.
Coordinate closely with the Integrated System Planning team by providing transmission planning assumptions, technical analyses, sensitivities, and solution alternatives needed to inform integrated resource, transmission, and customer-focused planning decisions, while preserving Transmission Planning’s separate accountability for reliability standards, planning criteria, and transmission project identification.
Manage long-term Planning’s relationship with other Ameren groups to facilitate the overall transmission project process, including identification, scoping, cost estimating, scheduling, procurement, construction, regulatory support, and alignment with broader system planning objectives.
Direct the identification, research and analysis of potential competitive transmission project development opportunities within MISO, PJM RTO, and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) RTO.
Communicate and coordinate with external entities that have/seek interconnections with the Ameren transmission system as needed.
Establish and maintain effective relationships with RTO staff and Transmission Owners.
Provide input into the development of Ameren Transmission Policy positions, including policy matters that affect long-term transmission planning, regional planning, and integrated system planning outcomes.
Represent Ameren Transmission at Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO), industry associations, and other forums.
Coordinate Planning support transmission project filings at state regulatory agencies.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, mathematics or other technical discipline required.
Master’s degree in a technical discipline or business is preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE) certification, or capability to obtain certification, is preferred.
Ten (10) years of electric utility industry experience or equivalent is required.
Five (5) years of people leadership experience in electric utilities or equivalent experience in managing a technical organization is required.
In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:
Ability to effectively lead technical organizations in adapting to rapidly changing business conditions.
Relationship building skills with ability to achieve results through collaboration and teamwork, including close coordination with adjacent strategy, resource planning, operations, regulatory, and project execution teams.
Ability to make sound decisions with incomplete information and under tight deadlines.
Additional Information:
Ameren’s selection process includes a series of interviews and may include a leadership assessment. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.
#LI-KS2
Compensation Range:
$165,100.00 - $255,900.00
At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance. Director and above positions also include a Long-Term Incentive Plan and the option to enroll in a Deferred Compensation Plan.
If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:
Wednesday July 01, 2026
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law .
Full job record
| Job ID | 87cf98eba113125992efcdab3653f5c6a6157781 |
| Org ID | 0aa06765-834c-4be4-a690-bcf35620a669 |
| Source ID | 17d94125-1879-4d4a-bebe-2c5728988783 |
| Board ID | 17d94125-1879-4d4a-bebe-2c5728988783 |
| Provider | workday |
| Provider Job Key | /job/St-Louis-MO/Director--Transmission-Planning_033558 |
| Title | Director, Transmission Planning |
| Normalized Title | — |
| Status | active |
| Active | yes |
| Location Text | St. Louis, MO |
| Department | — |
| Team | — |
| Employment Type | full_time |
| Workplace Type | — |
| Remote Policy | — |
| Country | United States |
| Region | MO |
| City | St. Louis |
| Salary Raw | Compensation Range: $165,100.00 - $255,900.00 At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package f |
| Salary Min | 165,100 |
| Salary Max | 255,900 |
| Salary Currency | USD |
| Salary Period | year |
| Source URL | https://ameren.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/St-Louis-MO/Director--Transmission-Planning_033558 |
| Apply URL | https://ameren.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/St-Louis-MO/Director--Transmission-Planning_033558 |
| First Seen At | 2026-06-21 09:49:47Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-21 09:49:47Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-21 09:49:47Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-06-21 09:49:47Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2026-06-20 00:00:00Z |
| Source Updated At | — |
| Raw Payload Uri | s3://job-postings-prod-raw-590183727216/raw/provider=workday/board=ameren.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com|ameren|External/date=2026-06-21/2026-06-21T09-49-40-665Z-7b648e624cda4587aa8cc801f65a8db3bf6d20e741b7f82e395f1d1dcdeeaa0b.json |
Event Fields
{
"content_hash": "6815ee5a142f65e0af853a8cab78960f5cff6875f4de44964135bde14be137d8",
"source_hash": "6583408a49ae41a566271c215ddb07332188cce1f70d723cd44fb47e139a5491",
"last_changed_at": "2026-06-21T09:49:47.510Z",
"active_status": "active"
}Parsed Structured
{
"dedupe": null,
"language": "en",
"location": {
"raw": "St. Louis, MO",
"city": "St. Louis",
"region": "MO",
"country": "United States",
"is_remote": false,
"confidence": 0.8
},
"salary_max": 255900,
"salary_min": 165100,
"inferred_at": "2026-06-21T09:49:47.337Z",
"launch_scope": {
"reason": "workday_production_catalog",
"included": true,
"location": {
"raw": "St. Louis, MO",
"city": "St. Louis",
"region": "MO",
"country": "United States",
"is_remote": false,
"confidence": 0.8
},
"countries": [
"United States"
]
},
"remote_policy": null,
"salary_period": "year",
"workplace_type": null,
"salary_currency": "USD"
}Extensions
{}Native Structured
{
"list_job": {
"title": "Director, Transmission Planning",
"postedOn": "Posted Yesterday",
"timeType": "Full time",
"bulletFields": [
"033558"
],
"externalPath": "/job/St-Louis-MO/Director--Transmission-Planning_033558",
"locationsText": "St. Louis, MO"
},
"detail_errors": [],
"detail_job_posting_info": {
"id": "181b80ef4be010003220ba8967af0000",
"title": "Director, Transmission Planning",
"posted": true,
"country": {
"id": "bc33aa3152ec42d4995f4791a106ed09",
"descriptor": "United States of America"
},
"endDate": "2026-07-01",
"canApply": true,
"jobReqId": "033558",
"location": "St. Louis, MO",
"postedOn": "Posted Yesterday",
"timeType": "Full time",
"startDate": "2026-06-20",
"externalUrl": "https://ameren.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/St-Louis-MO/Director--Transmission-Planning_033558",
"jobPostingId": "Director--Transmission-Planning_033558",
"jobDescription": "<p style=\"text-align:left\"><b><u>About Ameren Transmission</u></b></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p style=\"text-align:left\">Ameren Transmission is dedicated to planning, constructing and safely operating over 8,000 transmission miles across a variety of energy markets. We explore opportunities and develop projects that will enhance reliability, improve system performance and increase access to more diverse generation sources for customers across the country.</p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p style=\"text-align:left\"><b>Our benefits include:</b></p><ul><li><p style=\"text-align:left\">Medical coverage on date of hire</p></li><li><p style=\"text-align:left\">100% employer paid cash balance pension plan</p></li><li><p style=\"text-align:left\">401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire</p></li><li><p style=\"text-align:left\">Long Term Incentive Plan</p></li><li><p style=\"text-align:left\">Option to enroll in Deferred Compensation</p></li><li><p style=\"text-align:left\">Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays</p></li><li><p style=\"text-align:left\">Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave</p></li></ul><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:left\">Visit our<a href=\"https://www.ameren.com/company/careers/why-ameren/benefits\" target=\"_blank\"><span><u> Benefits & Perks</u></span></a> Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees. </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p></p><p><b><i>About The Position</i></b></p><p><i>The Director, Transmission Planning is responsible for determining the need, size, location and timing of transmission system development to address environmental, political and regulatory constraints and provide economic benefits to customers. Directs the engineering analysis and long-term planning of the Ameren transmission system to ensure compliance with applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and other applicable reliability standards. The Director also ensures Transmission Planning provides timely technical analysis, scenarios, and system insights to support Ameren’s Integrated System Planning activities while maintaining clear accountability for transmission planning, reliability compliance, and transmission solution development.</i></p><p></p><p><b><i>Key responsibilities include:</i></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Manage and direct a team of engineers and supervising engineers to perform steady-state, dynamic and economic analysis of the electric transmission system to maintain Ameren Missouri's, Ameren Illinois's, and Ameren Transmission Company's compliance with applicable NERC Standards and local planning criteria, and to identify and prioritize transmission projects that enhance value for customers.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Direct the annual Ameren Transmission Expansion Planning (ATEP) process and the incorporation of its results into the MISO Transmission Expansion Plan.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Manage the NERC compliance assessment of the Ameren transmission system as part of the ATEP process.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Research, develop and implement Ameren Transmission Planning Criteria and Guidelines to ensure continued electric system reliability and stability.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Develop transmission solutions for system modifications and enhancements to reliably serve local load, interconnect new generation, allow retirement of existing generation, and ensure overall reliability of the bulk electric system.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Coordinate closely with the Integrated System Planning team by providing transmission planning assumptions, technical analyses, sensitivities, and solution alternatives needed to inform integrated resource, transmission, and customer-focused planning decisions, while preserving Transmission Planning’s separate accountability for reliability standards, planning criteria, and transmission project identification.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Manage long-term Planning’s relationship with other Ameren groups to facilitate the overall transmission project process, including identification, scoping, cost estimating, scheduling, procurement, construction, regulatory support, and alignment with broader system planning objectives.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Direct the identification, research and analysis of potential competitive transmission project development opportunities within MISO, PJM RTO, and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) RTO.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Communicate and coordinate with external entities that have/seek interconnections with the Ameren transmission system as needed.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Establish and maintain effective relationships with RTO staff and Transmission Owners.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Provide input into the development of Ameren Transmission Policy positions, including policy matters that affect long-term transmission planning, regional planning, and integrated system planning outcomes. </span></p></li><li><p><span>Represent Ameren Transmission at Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO), industry associations, and other forums. </span></p></li><li><p><span>Coordinate Planning support transmission project filings at state regulatory agencies.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><i><span>Qualifications:</span></i></b></p><ul><li><p>Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, mathematics or other technical discipline required. </p></li><li><p>Master’s degree in a technical discipline or business is preferred. </p></li><li><p>Professional Engineer (PE) certification, or capability to obtain certification, is preferred. </p></li><li><p>Ten (10) years of electric utility industry experience or equivalent is required.</p></li><li><p>Five (5) years of people leadership experience in electric utilities or equivalent experience in managing a technical organization is required.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><i><b>In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:</b></i></p><ul><li><p>Ability to effectively lead technical organizations in adapting to rapidly changing business conditions.</p></li><li><p>Relationship building skills with ability to achieve results through collaboration and teamwork, including close coordination with adjacent strategy, resource planning, operations, regulatory, and project execution teams.</p></li><li><p>Ability to make sound decisions with incomplete information and under tight deadlines.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><i><span>Additional Information:</span></i></b></p><p>Ameren’s selection process includes a series of interviews and may include a leadership assessment. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.</p><p></p><p>#LI-KS2</p><p></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:left\"><u><b>Compensation Range:</b></u></p>$165,100.00 - $255,900.00<p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:left\">At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance. Director and above positions also include a Long-Term Incentive Plan and the option to enroll in a Deferred Compensation Plan.</p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:left\"><span class=\"emphasis-2\"><b>If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:</b></span></p>Wednesday July 01, 2026<p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:left\"><b>All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law</b>.</p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p>",
"questionnaireId": "251cf27594851001ec901ad7d1990000",
"timeLeftToApply": "9 days left to apply",
"jobPostingSiteId": "External",
"includeResumeParsing": true,
"jobRequisitionLocation": {
"country": {
"id": "bc33aa3152ec42d4995f4791a106ed09",
"alpha2Code": "US",
"descriptor": "United States of America"
},
"descriptor": "001X HQ (St_Louis_MO)"
},
"jobPostingEndDateAsText": "End Date: July 1, 2026"
}
}Get this page with API
Rendered from the bluedoor Job Postings API. Reproduce it:
GET https://api.bluedoor.sh/job-postings/v1/jobs/87cf98eba113125992efcdab3653f5c6a6157781?include=descriptionJSONGET https://api.bluedoor.sh/job-postings/v1/orgs/0aa06765-834c-4be4-a690-bcf35620a669JSONGET https://api.bluedoor.sh/job-postings/v1/sources/17d94125-1879-4d4a-bebe-2c5728988783JSONGET https://api.bluedoor.sh/job-postings/v1/jobs/87cf98eba113125992efcdab3653f5c6a6157781/eventsJSON