Hybrid Principal Engineer – Substation Physical Design

at Puget Sound Energy

• Job title: Principal Engineer – Substation Physical Design
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $124,600 - $207,400 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Snoqualmie, United States

About the role

• Principal Engineer contributing to substation physical design projects at Puget Sound Energy. Focused on engineering design for high and medium voltage equipment consistent with safety standards.

Responsibilities

• 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