Design Engineer, Transmission Line
About The Position
The Electric Engineering department, comprising approximately 2,000 coworkers, is responsible for all aspects of electric engineering, including standards, process safety, design, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, regulatory compliance, and investment planning. Their goal is to ensure a safe, strategic, and stable workplan for Electric Operations partners, managing program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution. This position, represented by Engineers and Scientist of California (ESC) and subject to collective bargaining, is for a Transmission Line Design Engineer. This role is crucial for connecting widespread generation, meeting increased capacity demands (residential, commercial, industrial), and improving system reliability in California, ensuring excellent service for these projects. The position is hybrid, requiring work from a remote office and an assigned work location within the PG&E Service Territory based on business need.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or graduating with a bachelor of engineering by June 2026; OR, its equivalent in education and experience, to include education and design drafting experience totaling six years, or education and experience totaling four years including two years at PG&E as a Design Drafter or Senior Design Drafter
- Must possess and maintain a valid Class C California Driver's License (or higher) by day 1 of hire
Nice To Haves
- Experience in electric transmission design
- Skilled in MicroStation or AutoCAD or PLS-CADD
- Familiarity with PG&E standards and construction practices
- PE/EIT certification
Responsibilities
- Actively promote safe practices and conduct in accordance with the Corporate Safety policy.
- Accomplish the department goal of zero injuries & avoidable auto incidents.
- Foster teamwork, innovation and embrace new approaches to accomplish our work more efficiently and effectively.
- Coordinate project information (studies, sketches, computations, other complex data) for the engineering and construction of electric transmission facilities including equipment relocations and replacements, capacity additions, reliability, and automation improvements. This involves interfacing with other disciplines (such as civil, substation and protection engineers), and reviewing existing facilities and developing conceptual designs.
- Prepare Electrical Transmission design drawings using MicroStation & PLS-CADD software. Drawings include structure requirement drawings, structure data sheets, plan and profile drawings, stringing drawings, arrangement drawings, hardware drawings, phasing drawings, etc.
- Prepare bill of materials, conductor studies, reports, and presentations using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other applications.
- Conduct design review meetings with project teams.
- Provide Construction Administration assistance to the Responsible Engineer, including review of shop drawings, RFIs and submittals.
- Ensure delivery of high-quality design products on budget, on time, and on purpose.
- Travel 10% of the time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
