Hybrid Senior Power Generation Project Engineer – Electrical

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Job title: Senior Power Generation Project Engineer – Electrical
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $153,828 - $197,628 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Flash
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Antioch, United States

About the role

• Senior Project Engineer specializing in power generation, battery storage, and solar facilities for PG&E. Leading engineering projects and asset management strategies to optimize generation performance.

Responsibilities

• Performs functions of a Senior level Project Engineer, including more complex and higher profile programs.
• Program lead for various mechanical and/or electrical asset programs related to fossil and renewables equipment.
• Responsible for engagement with stakeholders and ensuring the strategic plans for these programs are aligned with Business Operational requirements as well as regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Responsible for developing and documenting strategic plans associated with the Fossil and Renewables Asset Family within the Powerhouse Asset Management Plan.
• Responsible for investment strategies and technical scope requirement development for the purposes of long-term planning, including investment strategies for major capital projects as well as maintenance and inspection activities.
• Leads fossil and renewables asset family on development and implementation of maintenance strategies, programmatic solutions, process improvements, regulatory relations, risk analysis for portfolio of generation facilities.
• Responsible for assisting in providing the strategic portfolio risk view to support long term portfolio management.
• Supports scope clarifications for project execution efforts for moderately complex generation projects that can be discipline specific, multi-discipline, or programmatic in nature.
• Provides broad and in-depth technical support to O&M as needed including incident investigation and development of corrective actions.
• Proactively controls scope, schedule, cost, and quality of Asset Management Systems and their programs.
• Provides leadership, coaching, technical direction, oversight and quality control for assigned programs and technical work done in discipline, knowledge transfer, and assistance to many technical and/or project execution employees and teams; most technical services often overlap with those provided to operations & maintenance.
• Performs and/or reviews engineering analyses and studies, reviews detail scopes, viable alternatives, conceptual designs, and recommended fixes to ensure safe/reliable operation of generation assets.
• Interprets and applies applicable codes and regulations.
• Approves and stamps technical specifications and standard design drawings.
• Works with supervisors and others to represent PG&E to internal and external organizations as required.
• Identifies gaps between current business practices and stated objectives and provides recommendations for process improvements to address gaps.

Requirements

• A 4-year BS Degree in Engineering from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US is required.
• Current and active California PE license required.
• Mastery of the Associate and Journey level Project Engineer job duties and demonstrated knowledge, leadership, and ability to perform the job duties of the Senior level Project Engineer.
• Meets specific technical requirements gained through a minimum of eight years of cumulative experience in engineering, design, and construction (or water rights, as assigned); at least five of which must be in generation or heavy industry.
• A MS Degree in Engineering or Business in addition to a BS degree in Engineering is desired.
• A diploma or certification in Asset Management is preferred.
• Familiarity with ISO 55001 Asset Management standard and requirements is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience in natural gas fired power plants and mechanical equipment such as rotating equipment, turbines, valves, ASME pressure vessels and balance of plant systems and its designs.
• Knowledge and experience in natural gas fired, battery storage, and solar generation and associated electrical equipment such as synchronous generators, exciters, power transformers, HV/MV breakers, arc flash, grounding, and balance of plant systems and its designs.
• Understanding of asset planning, FMEA, equipment testing and maintenance, along with risk and condition assessment of equipment associated with the fossil and renewable power industry.
• Leads the development and/or presentation of findings to both internal and external organizations, including regulatory bodies, contractors, outside vendors and senior leadership.
• Able to stamp and/or certify engineering drawings and documents.
• Has demonstrated a broad and in-depth knowledge of engineering and asset management concepts, principals, practices, and engineering requirements for generation assets; ability to advise on moderately complex design changes, project scopes, and project plans; and provide in-depth investigation & analysis support to O&M.
• Has a working knowledge of power generation industry including understanding of design, construction, and/or operation of rotating machines, and experience interpreting applicable codes, standards, regulations, and practices.
• Demonstrate informed judgment when making decisions and recommendations and use of technical & business judgment in applying engineering and program management principles and techniques to determine cost effective and practical solutions.
• Track record of building consensus around moderately complex and controversial Asset Management & technical issues and successfully persuading others to act on agreements reached; able to build upon foundation of technical and business knowledge to shape the opinions of others.
• Able to provide clear and effective technical direction and guidance to less experienced engineers, project managers, drafters, and analysts, and to provide training to these and other groups as needed.
• Able to independently provide technical and/or program oversight and direction to consultants, suppliers, and construction firms to meet moderately complex program needs.
• Track record of taking ownership of problems and their solutions.
• Able to identify gaps between current business practices and stated objectives and provide recommendations for process improvements to address gaps.
• Proactively evolves asset management, engineering and program management skills and knowledge through industry associations & conferences, technical workshops, trade publications, and additional formal education.