DCPP Telecommunications Engineer, Senior

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Avila Beach, CA

2d•$161,520 - $207,504•Onsite

About The Position

Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a safe, clean, reliable and vital energy resource for California. The plant provides low-cost, carbon-free electricity for more than three million people and plays a key role in allowing PG&E to deliver some of the clean energy in the nation to its customers. All plant operations are overseen and monitored by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This position requires the ability to perform all Journey level work independently. In addition to these roles, provides leadership among engineers, including high level of technical knowledge; possesses leadership skills, including excellent written and verbal communications; leads engineering teams on larger projects; manages or assists with client communications/meetings; review & approval of designs for compliance with all applicable standards, regulations, and best practices; review & approval of engineering estimates; works closely with other engineers, including attendance at client meetings, to ensure consistent, high-quality engineering product delivery to clients; provides final approval of designs and estimates prior to issuance to clients through Project Services team. PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. A reasonable salary range is: California Minimum: $161,520 California Maximum: $207,504 To obtain and maintain employment, you must be able to pass a drug and alcohol screen, a security background check for unescorted access to a nuclear plant, psychological screen, and be subject to random drug and alcohol screening in fulfillment of federal requirements. May be required to fill a rotation in the DCPP Emergency Response Organization (ERO) as necessary.

Requirements

A 4-year BS Degree in Engineering or a 4-year BS degree in an Information Technology discipline in the US or the equivalent from inside/outside the US
Mastery of the Journey level Engineer job duties and demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform the basic duties of the Senior level Engineer.
Meets specific technical requirements gained through a minimum of 8 years cumulative experience in engineering, planning and/or operations.

Nice To Haves

Current and active California PE license and/or recognized industry credentials and or certification
Demonstrate knowledge and abilities required for the Associate and Journey level Engineer and also: Demonstrate ability to handle multiple large scale, large budget complex projects without supervision.
Demonstrate good presentation skills including knowledge transfer presentations.
Ability to serve as the leader for guiding the project team.
Complete assignments of broad scope and complexity.
Ability to integrate information from a variety of sources.
DCPP Qualifications: ENGDRI, TLBIE, ENGNTS5, TPROC, and PRITR

Responsibilities

Manage large highly complex projects and perform engineering analyses, comparative studies of various alternatives, and develop conceptual designs
Develop innovative solutions to resolve challenging technical issues and help on operational issues as needed
Provide technical advice to Project Mangers in scheduling of different technical activities as related to a complex project and their budget impact.
Perform Telecom Project work on large and system-wide projects.
Provide input to SME’s on Technical Standards Development.
Coach, direct, and assist technical employees and teams. May act as team leader.
Support root cause analysis and makes recommendations for improvement.
Mentor associate and journey Telecom Project engineers.
Provide contractor technical oversight and peer reviews
Lead shop meetings
Resolves problems of complex scope. Assignments may require complex solutions. Works independently with limited feedback from other engineers and supervisor.
Works with internal and external personnel. External contacts include vendors, PG&E contractors, customers and regulatory agencies. May include other governmental contacts as assigned by supervisor.