Engineer III – Distribution Capacity Planner
Puget Sound Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bellevue • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $94,300 - $156,900 per year
About the role
- Improve the capacity and operating performance of the distribution system
- Provide technical review of potential system impacts from proposed substantial load additions
- Monitor and analyze the electric distribution system operation performance
- Prepare highly complex engineering analyses and studies of the electric system
- Provide a detailed design review of internal or external technical documents
- Develop, prepare and justify capacity improvement projects
- Identify potential areas of weakness with assigned work and initiate corrective action
- Document and share work with others to strengthen skills within PSE’s engineering workforce
- Evaluate new emerging technologies to ensure all issues are addressed holistically
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 5 or more years practice as a degreed engineer)
- Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience working in the utility industry (desired qualification)
- Familiar with codes and equipment utilized in the design and operation of utility systems (desired qualification)
- Possession of a Professional Engineering license (desired qualification)
- Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices (desired qualification)
- Experience working on complex engineering projects (desired qualification)
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and 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 & Tools
engineering analysisdesign reviewcapacity improvementproject cost estimatingschedulingtechnical documentationemerging technologiesutility system designelectric distribution system operationproject management
Soft Skills
organizationdocumentationprioritizationcommunicationinterpersonal skills
Certifications
Bachelor of Science degreeProfessional Engineering license