Engineer II - Transmission and Asset Integration

Puget Sound Energy • Bellevue, WA

1d • $82,000 - $136,300

About The Position

This position supports PSE’s Energy Supply Merchant organization by providing engineering, technical, and analytical support for merchant transmission portfolio management, asset integration, transmission service strategy and administration, resource delivery, and regional transmission activities. The Engineer II independently performs defined transmission and asset integration assignments and works collaboratively with Resource Acquisition, Resource Development, Electric Resource Planning, PSE Transmission, and other internal stakeholders. The role supports the evaluation, acquisition, optimization, and implementation of transmission rights and services needed to deliver PSE’s generation resources, power purchase agreements, tolling agreements, battery storage resources, and other portfolio resources. This includes performing transmission analyses, administering transmission service activities, supporting generator interconnection and affected system coordination, coordinating with transmission providers, supporting asset integration and operational readiness, and evaluating regional transmission and market developments. Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety. Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations. This job is considered “safety sensitive” as defined in RCW 49.44.240 and is subject to pre-employment drug screening that includes screening for the presence of marijuana and marijuana metabolites.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil or other appropriate engineering field. A PE license may qualify in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in planning, design, specification preparation, technical field work, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after three (3) or more years practice as a degreed engineer). Years of acquired experience is provided as a guide and alone does not constitute readiness for job level as individual’s skill acquisition rates can vary significantly.
• Organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with both internal and external customers on projects.
• Familiar with codes and equipment utilized in the design and operation of utility systems.
• Experience with coordinating external consultants in the execution of a project.
• Possession of EIT certificate and ability to acquire PE license.
• Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices.
• Experience using PowerWorld or other power-flow software.
• Working knowledge of merchant transmission portfolio management, transmission service rights, transmission procurement, and resource delivery requirements.
• Experience with FERC Open Access Transmission Tariffs, transmission provider business practices, BPA transmission processes, or regional transmission coordination.
• Experience supporting transmission service requests, generator interconnection processes, affected system coordination, transmission planning studies, or resource integration activities.
• Understanding of power markets, balancing authority operations, scheduling, E-Tagging, pseudo-ties, resource designation, congestion, curtailment, OATI tools, and NAESB standards.

Responsibilities

• Provides engineering, technical, and analytical support for the management, optimization, and administration of PSE's merchant transmission portfolio across planning, procurement, integration, and operational horizons.
• Evaluates transmission availability, deliverability, curtailment, outage impacts, transmission rights, service options, and system constraints affecting portfolio resources.
• Develops technical recommendations for routine and moderately complex transmission service, resource delivery, and asset integration matters.
• Prepares, submits, administers, and tracks transmission service requests, renewals, modifications, redirects, generator interconnection requests, and related transmission provider processes.
• Supports asset integration of generation resources and other contracted or owned assets.
• Supports resource acquisitions and self-build projects by evaluating transmission and interconnection requirements, delivery assumptions, costs, and potential constraints.
• Applies working knowledge of FERC tariffs, transmission provider business practices, BPA processes, generator interconnection, and applicable commercial transmission rules.
• Coordinates with internal stakeholders and external transmission providers to support transmission-related decisions, implementation activities, documentation, and issue resolution.
• Monitors and analyzes transmission, tariff, policy, and market developments that may affect deliverability, transmission access, congestion, curtailment, or cost exposure.
• Develops and maintains analytical tools, datasets, reports, and documentation supporting transmission strategy, portfolio management, asset integration, and operational readiness.
• May coordinate the work of engineering assistants, technicians, contractors, consultants, or others supporting assigned work activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance
• supplemental life insurance
• accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• 401(k) investment option
• cash balance retirement plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level