Principal Engineer – Substation Planner
Puget Sound Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bellevue • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $124,600 - $207,400 per year
Job Level
About the role
- 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.
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 insurance
- 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
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) investment option
- cash balance retirement plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
engineering plansdesignsevaluationsanalytical techniquesplanningspecification preparationproject cost estimatingschedulingtechnical leadershipemergency response
Soft Skills
communication skillsinterpersonal skillscollaborationproblem-solvingcorrective actionteamworkstrategic planningdocumentationpublic speakingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor of Science degreePE license