Power Generation Electrical Engineer – Journey (Field & Design)

Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Pollock Pines (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

SMUD, a community-owned, not-for-profit utility serving over 1.5 million customers in Sacramento, seeks a journey-level Power Generation Electrical Engineer to support the design, analysis, and ongoing improvement of electrical systems at the Fresh Pond Maintenance Facility near Pollock Pines, California, about an hour east of Sacramento.

This site supports the Upper American River Project with multiple powerhouses, reservoirs, dams, and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Conduct engineering design for electrical systems on power generation assets.
• Develop Design Change Notices (DCN) packages and produce as-built drawings from field data; manage revision/approval in the design control system.
• Lead the preparation of bid packages for equipment and services; evaluate vendor bids and oversee contractor activities to ensure quality and cost control.
• Create electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, and construction documents using CAD; support GIS mapping for asset management and planning.
• Engage in project management tasks: plan, coordinate projects, manage schedules, budgets, and resources, and serve as main contact from start to finish.
• Identify potential risks, coordinate with external agencies, field crews, and contractors for smooth transitions from design to operation.
• Assess alternatives via technical evaluations and cost/benefit analyses to ensure optimal engineering solutions.
• Conduct field investigations to verify design compliance, update as-built records, and ensure safety/regulatory adherence.
• Represent SMUD at technical meetings, communicating project needs and progress.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project management

Vendor bid evaluation

Field data analysis

Tools

CAD software

GIS mapping

Job description

SMUD, a community-owned, not-for-profit utility serving over 1.5 million customers in Sacramento, seeks a journey-level Power Generation Electrical Engineer to support the design, analysis, and ongoing improvement of electrical systems at the Fresh Pond Maintenance Facility near Pollock Pines, California, about an hour east of Sacramento.

This site supports the Upper American River Project with multiple powerhouses, reservoirs, dams, and infrastructure.