About the role

  • Senior Advising Engineer developing transmission expansion plans for PG&E. Leading complex studies, project implementations, and ensuring compliance with transmission reliability standards.

Responsibilities

  • Understand methodology, constantly seek improvements in the methodology and manage approval process for PG&E’s transmission load forecast
  • Primary lead and/or advisor in developing complex models
  • Primary lead/advisor in developing methodology and assumptions complex issues
  • Develop innovative solutions for complex transmission issues
  • Participate as lead transmission planner in multi-department project team to develop project scope for large, complex projects including interstate bulk transmission projects
  • Lead WECC wide study or study groups
  • Provide guidance on planning criteria, standards, and regulations
  • Lead in the implementation of projects involving inter-regional coordination including but not limited to path ratings and inter-regional RAS studies, settings and designs
  • Lead in the implementation of projects that require complex permitting proceedings, including CPCN
  • Support or lead compliance and regulatory audits as necessary
  • Act as a company witness/liaison/information provider to outside parties for project support or any other regulatory proceedings impacting PG&E business.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
  • 13 years of experience in electrical engineering
  • Experience in transmission planning studies
  • Knowledge of PG&E’s electric transmission system
  • Knowledge of NERC and WECC reliability standards
  • Experience in system operations, engineering, asset strategy, or system protection
  • Previous experience with GE PSLF Program or similar load flow program
  • Experience in programming languages such as Matlab, Python, VBA, EPCL
  • Current and active California PE license, Electrical Engineering
  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job title

Senior Transmission Planning Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$173,856 - $213,624 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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