Senior Design Engineer, Electric Transmission Line
About The Position
The Senior Design Engineer works within PG&E’s Transmission Line Engineering Services Department, supporting electric transmission engineering and design work. The role contributes to generation interconnection, increased residential, commercial, and industrial capacity demand, and system reliability improvements in California. The engineer helps provide excellent service for projects and works hands-on in a team environment, with responsibility for coordinating and delivering design work. The position directs and mentors employees performing design work and ensures high-quality design products are delivered on budget and on time. It prepares transmission and distribution substation designs using Bentley Substation software, covering indoor equipment such as SCADA, relays, meters, batteries, annunciators, and metal-clad switchgear, and outdoor equipment such as open-air bus structures, support structures, circuit breakers, transformers, and disconnect switches. The role also creates and updates single-line diagrams, AC and DC schematics, indoor and outdoor arrangements, control-room layouts, station-service documents, and circuit and conduit schedules. The position promotes safe work practices in accordance with corporate safety policy and supports the department’s goal of zero injuries and avoidable auto incidents. It is represented by Engineers & Scientists of California (ESC) and subject to collective bargaining. The work arrangement is hybrid, split between a remote office and an assigned work location based on business need; the assigned location will be within PG&E’s service territory. The stated hourly pay range is $67.57 to $85.59, subject to collectively bargained wage increases and other individual factors.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent education and experience totaling six years, including education and design-drafting experience; alternatively, education and experience totaling four years, including two years at PG&E as a Design Drafter or Senior Design Drafter.
- Experience in design work, or equivalent experience and ability.
- Must possess and maintain a valid Class C California Driver’s License or higher by the first day of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
- Familiarity with PG&E standards and processes.
- PE or EIT certification.
- Experience in electric transmission design using MicroStation, AutoCAD, or PLS-CADD.
- Fluency with Microsoft Office programs, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
Responsibilities
- Promote safe practices and conduct in accordance with the Corporate Safety policy.
- Support the department goal of zero injuries and avoidable auto incidents.
- Foster teamwork and innovation, and embrace new approaches to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Direct the work of employees performing design work for jobs and projects.
- Mentor junior employees.
- Ensure high-quality design products are delivered on budget and on time.
- Prepare transmission and distribution substation designs using Bentley Substation software for indoor and outdoor equipment.
- Create and update single-line diagrams, AC and DC schematics, indoor and outdoor arrangements, control-room layouts, station-service documents, and circuit and conduit schedules.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
