Requisition ID # 173360
Job Category: Engineering / Science
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Dublin
Department OverviewThe 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.
Position SummaryThis position is represented by the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.
This is a senior-level engineer responsible for implementing programs required to modernize the electric grid allowing for safe, resilient and efficient operations. This position will include participating in a cross functional team of internal and consulting participants being tasked with leading the transition of a project from development and testing to being operational for each phase of each project.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.
The salary range is:
CA Minimum, $153,828
CA Maximum, $197,628
Job Responsibilities- Basecase preparation
- Lead and manage approval process for PG&E's transmission load forecast.
- Lead generator testing and model development
- Develop HVDC or other non-standard equipment models for power flow and dynamic stability analysis.
- Transmission System Studies
- Primary lead in transmission planning studies including long-term studies that develop strategy and comprehensive plan to ensure safe, reliable, economic and efficient operation of the electric transmission system.
- Lead and support development of Annual Transmission Planning Assessment and Expansion Plan.
- Provide technical guidance to internal departments (Engineering, Operations, Substation and T-line asset strategy, Distribution Planning etc.) on planning and policy issues
- Lead complex studies such as RAS design related studies.
- Develop and standardize new analytic methods for power system analysis/modeling
- Lead the development of interconnection handbook, criteria, and standards for WECC/NERC compliance
- Guide and direct the work of lower level engineers on interconnection studies, where appropriate.
- Project Implementation
- Provide technical expertise and lead in the implementation of complex and large-scale projects including projects that require a Permit to Construct (PTC) permit.
- Implement complex projects requiring CPCN permit with guidance.
- Compliance and Regulatory
- Lead in preparation of need portion of filings with regulatory agencies on transmission projects as necessary.
- Lead FERC/NERC/WECC/CAISO compliance requirements such as F1004 forms, RIMS, FNM, and FAC, TPL, NUC, and MOD reliability standards and criterion.
- Lead annual Gap Analysis for FERC/NERC compliance.
- Participate in short and long-term strategy and capital investment planning activities.
QualificationsMinimum:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
- 8 years of experience in electric transmission planning studies
Desired:
- Advanced knowledge in power system theory
- Knowledge of PG&E's transmission system
- Knowledge of NERC/WECC standards
- Experience in electric system operations
- Programming skills in Matlab, Python, VBA, EPCL
- A California PE license
- Master's degree in electrical engineering
Purpose, Virtues and StandsOur
Purpose explains "why" we exist:
- Delivering for our hometowns
- Serving our planet
- Leading with love
Our
Virtues capture "who" we need to be:
- Trustworthy
- Empathetic
- Curious
- Tenacious
- Nimble
- Owners
Our
Stands are "what" we will achieve together:
- Everyone and everything is always safe
- Catastrophic wildfires shall stop
- It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E
- Clean and resilient energy for all
- Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors
More About Our Company
EEOPacific Gas and Electric Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a workforce that reflects the hometowns we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.
Employee Privacy Notice The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA grants new and far-reaching privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information PG&E collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed through the following link:
Employee Privacy Notice PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.
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