Senior Lead Engineer (Electric Utility)

Liberty Utilities•Tahoe Vista, CA

8d•$185,000 - $277,000

About The Position

Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) LLC is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer to provide cross-discipline technical leadership and perform hands-on engineering work across Grid Modernization, Line Design, Planning, Asset Management, Operations, Substation Design, System Protection, and Telecommunications. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports. Depending on business needs, assignments may include leading major programs, large projects, or the development and implementation of standards. The role develops and maintains engineering standards, procedures, design criteria, and technical requirements; approves technical approaches; resolves cross-discipline conflicts and high-consequence technical issues; and delivers assigned programs and projects within approved budgets. The Senior Lead Engineer reviews complex engineering work, advises senior leadership on capital programs and infrastructure decisions, develops long-range investment recommendations, supports regulatory filings and testimony, represents the company externally, evaluates new technologies, and mentors engineers. Occasional travel to utility facilities, project sites, substations, conferences, and industry meetings is required. Technical support during significant system events or emergencies outside normal business hours may also be required. The stated pay range is $185,000–$277,000, with a 15–30% bonus. Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, skills, education, and training.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering school.
20 or more years of progressively responsible utility engineering experience.
Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in California, or current licensure in another state with the ability and willingness to obtain a California P.E. license within six months.
Technical leadership experience across multiple engineering disciplines.
Demonstrated expertise in electric utility design, planning, protection, operations, reliability, asset management, capital programs, regulatory requirements, and grid modernization.
Demonstrated ability to prepare written regulatory testimony and serve as a company witness.
Demonstrated ability to represent the company at the state and federal level.
Ability to communicate technical and non-technical information clearly, accurately, and in an organized manner to individuals or groups.
Strong executive advisory, technical governance, risk assessment, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Develop, establish, and maintain engineering standards, procedures, design criteria, and technical requirements with support from Engineering leadership.
Approve technical approaches on assigned projects, resolve technical conflicts between disciplines, and lead resolution of high-consequence technical issues, including non-standard designs, major project risks, and system performance problems.
Deliver assigned programs and projects, including standards development and implementation, grid modernization, and substation projects, within approved budgets; own implementation through scoping, planning, prioritization, and coordination.
Set peer-review and technical-review expectations and review complex designs, studies, and analyses.
Advise the Director and senior leadership on major capital programs, critical infrastructure decisions, complex system risks, regulatory impacts, technology strategy, and investment priorities.
Develop technical and investment recommendations for long-range capital planning, asset renewal, modernization, and reliability improvement.
Prepare and support written regulatory testimony, filings, and data-request responses, and serve as a company witness when assigned.
Represent the company at state and federal levels, in industry forums, and in strategic partnerships.
Evaluate and implement new technology solutions, including grid modernization, digital substations, automation, and advanced protection schemes.
Train, mentor, and coach engineers and support succession planning for the engineering technical leadership pipeline.
Provide technical support during significant system events or emergencies outside normal business hours when required.
Travel occasionally to utility facilities, project sites, substations, conferences, and industry meetings.