Senior Distribution Electric Engineer

Puget Sound Energy•Kent, WA

2d•$108,200 - $180,200

About The Position

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is seeking qualified candidates to fill an open Senior Distribution Electric Engineer position within its Engineering Operations team. PSE is Washington's largest and most established energy company, serving over 1.26 million electric customers across Western Washington with a complex electric distribution system. This field-focused role involves providing engineering expertise, technical guidance, and field support to identify and resolve safety, reliability, operational, and asset-performance concerns. The engineer will support the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of electric facilities, coordinate complex projects, review designs, and apply engineering judgment to challenges. The position requires collaboration across teams, sharing technical knowledge, and ensuring the electric system remains safe, resilient, and reliable, including supporting emergency response operations. All PSE employees must uphold safety compliance standards, promote a culture of total safety, and conduct business honestly and ethically, consistent with the company's core values and Code of Conduct. 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 eight (8) 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.
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 designs, standards, studies and analyses.
Provides a detailed design review of internal or external technical documents.
Prepares cost estimates and project evaluations without direct supervision.
Plans and develops project budgets with appropriate documentation.
Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
Identifies potential areas of weakness with assigned work, and initiate 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.