Puget Sound Energy · 1 day ago
Principal Engineer - Substation Planner
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $207K/yr
10+ years expPuget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! The Principal Engineer - Substation Planner will evaluate distribution system improvements to meet customer needs and provide technical direction on complex projects, while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
Utilities
Responsibilities
Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, evaluations and studies utilizing specialized distribution planning analytical skills
Responsible for solving unique problems using advanced analytical techniques
Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms
Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements
Identifies potential areas of weakness with team’s work, and initiates corrective action
Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE’s engineering workforce
Provides technical leadership to others in the department and throughout the company
Ensures that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment
Maintains knowledge of industry developments and best practices and their application at PSE to further business objectives
Engages with utility professionals and subject matter experts to collaborate on planning practices
Coordinate and review the work of engineers, engineering assistants, field technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments (including contractors/consultants)
Plans and schedules engineering resources to meet department needs
Develops and executes department strategy to support overall business objectives
Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures. Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil, or other appropriate engineering field
Extensive experience in planning, design, specification preparation, maintenance, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after 10 or more years practice as a degreed engineer)
Advanced technical and scientific expertise
Experience leading engineering projects
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work effectively and collaborate with a wide range of internal and external customers
Preferred
Experience working within the utility industry
Possession of a Professional Engineering License
Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices
Experience working on complex engineering projects
Familiarity with power flow software (Synergi or similar)
Experience developing and applying load forecast scenarios
Knowledge of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Electric Vehicles (EV) and impact to the distribution grid
Benefits
Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
There are additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare, and an Employee assistance program (EAP).
For long term savings, PSE offers a 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan.
Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year.
Company
Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is Washington state’s oldest local energy company.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Wade Smith
EVP & COO
Lorna Luebbe
General Counsel/Senior Vice President/Chief Sustainability Officer
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