Senior Grid Transmission Planning Leader

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Dublin (CA); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company seeks a senior engineer to modernize the electric grid through comprehensive transmission planning and project leadership in Dublin, CA. The role blends development, testing, and operational handoff across multiple project phases within a hybrid work model.

The position requires a deep understanding of power systems, NERC/WECC standards, and experience guiding large-scale projects from concept to implementation.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 8 years of experience in electric transmission planning studies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage approval process for PG&E’s transmission load forecast.
• Lead generator testing and model development.
• Develop HVDC or other non-standard equipment models for power flow and dynamic stability analysis.
• Transmission System Studies
• Primary lead in transmission planning studies including long-term studies that develop strategy and comprehensive plan to ensure safe, reliable, economic and efficient operation of the electric transmission system.
• Lead and support development of Annual Transmission Planning Assessment and Expansion Plan.
• Provide technical guidance to internal departments on planning and policy issues
• Lead complex studies such as RAS design related studies.
• Develop and standardize new analytic methods for power system analysis/modeling
• Lead the development of interconnection handbook, criteria, and standards for WECC/NERC compliance
• Guide and direct the work of lower level engineers on interconnection studies, where appropriate.
• Project Implementation
• Provide technical expertise and lead in the implementation of complex and large-scale projects including projects that require a Permit to Construct (PTC) permit.
• Implement complex projects requiring CPCN permit with guidance.
• Compliance and Regulatory
• Lead in preparation of need portion of filings with regulatory agencies on transmission projects as necessary.
• Lead FERC/NERC/WECC/CAISO compliance requirements such as F1004 forms, RIMS, FNM, and FAC, TPL, NUC, and MOD reliability standards and criterion.
• Lead annual Gap Analysis for FERC/NERC compliance.
• Participate in short and long-term strategy and capital investment planning activities.

Skills

Advanced power system theory

Experience in transmission planning

Knowledge of WECC/ NERC standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

California PE license

Tools

MATLAB

Python

VBA

EPCL

Job description

Pacific Gas and Electric Company seeks a senior engineer to modernize the electric grid through comprehensive transmission planning and project leadership in Dublin, CA. The role blends development, testing, and operational handoff across multiple project phases within a hybrid work model.

The position requires a deep understanding of power systems, NERC/WECC standards, and experience guiding large-scale projects from concept to implementation.