Works with team to set strategy of a sustainable transmission replacement program and to maintain expected levels of reliability.
Facilitates the development of transmission projects.
Ensures Project and System support, 24/7 Operational support, and 24/7 Maintenance support by making sure the department has required resources and goals.
Oversees support for interconnection activities including interfacing with neighboring systems.
Responsible for ensuring department operations meet regulatory compliance.
Acts as a Protection SME for national committees and other external entities.
Determines most effective department metrics to measure performance against annual or longer term goals and objectives, for time bound projects or ongoing operational work.
Manages staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management and rewards and recognition.
Develops and manages department budget, regularly monitoring expenses against forecast, providing explanation or justification for budget items and/or variances.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in System Protection or specific to the field of electrical power or equivalent experience.
10 years of protection engineering experience including previous supervisory experience.
P.E. License, PMP, Lean Six Sigma
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Transmission Engineering or specific to the field of electrical power.
10 years of protection transmission engineering experience including previous supervisory experience.
Experience with bargaining unit employees, Supervisory experience, Substation, Grid Operations, and Transmission, Commissioning experience, Project Management experience, Leadership Roles in Industry Committees.
Expertise in electrical engineering concepts, theories and practices preferably transmission engineering.
Knowledge of California and Federal regulatory requirements such as FERC, NERC/CIP, WECC, CPUC, and CAISO.
Proficient with MS Professional Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point).

Benefits

PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills

protection engineeringtransmission engineeringproject managementbudget managementperformance metricssystem protectionsubstation operationsgrid operationscommissioningregulatory compliance

Soft skills

leadershipstaff managementtraining and developmentperformance managementeffective recruitmentcommunicationteam collaborationstrategic planningproblem-solvinginterfacing with external entities

Certifications

P.E. LicensePMPLean Six Sigma