Puget Sound Energy

Senior Engineer – Grid Modernization

Puget Sound Energy

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bellevue • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $108,200 - $180,200 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provides professional engineering services and technical leadership and expertise in a specialized field of engineering to broadly stated technical problems.
  • Solutions provided by the engineer may involve unconventional or advanced problem-solving techniques.
  • Assignments involve a substantial degree of complexity, with many interrelated elements, requiring considerations not previously encountered.
  • Evaluates new emerging technologies to ensure all issues are addressed holistically and that solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment.
  • Includes preparing of cost estimates and evaluations for project alternatives.
  • Develops strategies and pilot project plans for presentation to senior management on emerging grid technology.
  • Develops and builds interdepartmental consensus on analytical approaches and related critical input assumptions that will shape the Company's grid modernization strategy and/or its implementation.
  • Collaboratively builds and maintains strong relationships with internal departments and external stakeholder groups related to grid modernization.
  • Responsible for solving unique problems using advanced analytical techniques.
  • Communicates solutions and strategies to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds including in public forums in both verbal and written forms.
  • Develops, executes and maintains department strategy to support overall business objectives.
  • May lead or coordinate the work of engineers, engineering assistants, field technicians, and others who assist on specific projects.
  • Reviews the work of internal and external (consulting or contract) engineering staff.
  • 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.
  • Maintain knowledge of industry developments and best practices.
  • Interprets and/or modifies available guidelines for application to existing problems or processes.
  • Identifies potential areas of weakness with team’s work, and initiate corrective action.
  • Ensures that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment.
  • Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
  • Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.
  • Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil or other appropriate engineering field.
  • Substantial experience in planning, design, specification preparation, technical field work, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after 8 or more years practice as a degreed engineer).
  • Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Experience working within the utility industry (desired).
  • Possession of a Professional Engineering License (desired).
  • Ability to work effectively and collaborate with a wide range of internal and external customers (desired).
  • Knowledge and experience with emerging grid technologies (desired).
  • Experience leading or managing interdepartmental teams (desired).
  • Strong written and oral presentation skills (desired).
  • Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices (desired).
  • Experience working on complex engineering projects (desired).
Benefits
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Basic life insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • 401(k) investment option
  • Cash balance retirement plan
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project cost estimatingproject schedulingtechnical field workplanningdesignspecification preparationanalytical techniquesgrid technologyengineering economicsutility accounting practices
Soft skills
technical leadershipinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsorganization skillsdocumentation skillsprioritization skillsproject management skillscollaboration skillspresentation skillsproblem-solving skills
Certifications
Bachelor of Science degreeProfessional Engineering License