Pacific Gas and Electric Company · 1 month ago
Senior Transmission Planning Engineer
Oakland General Office (OGO)
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$154K/yr - $198K/yr
8+ years expPacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking a Senior Transmission Planning Engineer to provide technical, planning, and project implementation support for transmission, substation, and distribution systems. The role involves conducting interconnection studies, developing transmission expansion plans, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
EnergyEnergy EfficiencyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$30.29BKey Investors
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2024-12-17Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $2.35B
2024-09-24Grant· $34.5M
Leadership Team
Patricia Poppe
Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation
Sumeet Singh
Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company and EVP, Energy Delivery
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