Senior Electric Transmission Project Engineer

Pacific Gas And Electric Company • Oakland, CA

71d • $153,828 - $197,628

About The Position

The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of electric engineering—including electric standards and process safety, electric design engineering, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and electric investment planning—are in place to safely enable a strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners. Our organization is accountable for program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of approximately 2,000 coworkers. This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining. This is a senior-level engineer job that requires mastery of the journey engineer job duties and is responsible for leading engineering and design of complex projects. Applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices to resolve complex problems with only general direction. Provides leadership, coaching, technical direction, knowledge transfer and assistance to technical employees and teams. Additional responsibilities beyond the Project engineer include, but are not limited to, the following: Deliver presentations, lead team meetings, interpret industry practices and codes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US.
• 8 years of cumulative experience in electrical engineering and design.

Nice To Haves

• Current and active California PE license.
• Strong familiarity with GO 95, NESC, and PG&E transmission line standards and construction practices.
• Strong familiarity with transmission line engineering tools, i.e. PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, etc.
• Experience in multiple large and complex electric transmission projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage large complex projects and perform engineering analyses, studies, and develop conceptual designs.
• Lead, coach, direct, and assist technical employees and teams on technical issues.
• May act as an engineering mentor.
• Assist in finalizing contract project specification and technical evaluation of contract project bids.
• Provide support to other departments in land, permitting, and legal issues.
• Resolve problems of complex scope.
• Independently plan work to meet assigned general objectives.
• Provide technical direction to less experienced team members.
• Exchange information and solve problems with others outside the team.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree