Engineer III - Electric Grid Asset Management

Puget Sound Energy • Bellevue, WA

2d • $94,300 - $156,900

About The Position

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is seeking qualified candidates to fill an open Engineer III - Electric Grid Asset Management position within its Planning team. This role provides professional engineering services to support team goals in fully realizing asset value through managing risk, performance, and cost over the lifecycle of assets. The position drives existing asset management programs and develops new ones from the ground up. Key programs include distribution cable/feeder remediation, resilience enhancements, marine crossing, transmission equipment inspection and replacement, pole inspection and remediation, substation reliability, substation SCADA, and electric vehicle enablement for the electric system. The role involves reviewing asset attributes to ensure alignment with PSE’s asset management strategy roadmap and expectations, interpreting and applying existing guidelines and engineering principles to complex assignments, and supporting the continued development of PSE’s engineering workforce by sharing knowledge. The position also supports emergency response operations when needed. All PSE employees are expected to uphold safety compliance standards, conduct business honestly and ethically, and adhere to regulatory compliance obligations. This job is considered "safety sensitive" and is subject to pre-employment drug screening.

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.
• Substantial experience in planning, design, specification preparation, technical field work, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after five (5) 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.
• Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in the utility industry, particulary in electric distribution area.
• Familiar with codes and equipment utilized in the design and operation of utility systems.
• Possession of a Professional Engineering license.
• Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices.
• Experience working on complex engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Interprets and/or modifies available guidelines for application to existing problems or processes.
• Prepares complex project portfolios addressing capital cost investments to gain systematic benefits to align with asset management strategy, grid modernization and clean energy goals.
• Prepares cost estimates and project evaluations in IDOT/ PowerPlan.
• Plans and supports 5 year program budgets with appropriate documentation.
• Collaborates with wide range of business groups to document business plans and develop new Capital Spending Approval Plans.
• Develops maintenance plans and collaborates with execution teams for successful implementation.
• Provides a detailed review of internal or external technical documents and strategic white papers.
• Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
• Identifies potential areas of weakness with assigned work processes, and initiates corrective action.
• Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE’s engineering workforce.
• Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms.
• Ensures that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment.
• Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures.
• May lead or coordinate the work of junior engineers, engineering assistants, field technicians, and others who assist on specific projects. (This includes contractor/consultants.)
• 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