Principal Engineer – Substation Physical Design
Puget Sound Energy
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Snoqualmie • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $124,600 - $207,400 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, specifications, standards, evaluations and studies utilizing specialized 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.
- 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.
Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance
- 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)
- 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
engineering plansdesign specificationsanalytical techniquesproject cost estimatingschedulingtechnical leadershipcompliance standardsproblem solvingplanningmaintenance
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillscollaborationproblem identificationcorrective actiondocumentationteam coordinationstrategic developmentemergency response supportverbal communication
Certifications
Bachelor of Science degreePE license