Senior Transmission Planning Engineer

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; West Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 162.000 - 208.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Pacific Gas and Electric Company seeks a Senior Transmission Planner to provide technical, planning and project implementation support for transmission, substation, and distribution systems. The role grows with experience and demonstrated ability.

The position is hybrid, based in PG&E service territory in California. The company notes a salary range within California and will determine pay based on skills, licenses, and internal equity.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field from an accredited curriculum in the US or equivalent.
• 8 years of experience in electric transmission planning or operations.
• Advanced knowledge in power system theory; knowledge of NERC/WECC standards.
• Experience in electric system operations; programming skills in Matlab, Python, VBA, EPCL.

Aufgaben

• Basecase preparation.
• 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.
• Lead complex transmission planning studies and long-term strategy development.
• Lead development of Annual Transmission Planning Assessment and Expansion Plan.
• Provide technical guidance to internal departments on planning and policy issues.
• Lead interconnection studies and related analysis.

Kenntnisse

Advanced power theory

Electric system operations

NERC/WECC standards familiarity

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

Matlab

Python

VBA

EPCL

Jobbeschreibung

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The Transmission System Planning (TSP) department is responsible for:

• Conducting interconnection studies and multi-year assessments.
• Developing transmission expansion plans to ensure safe and reliable electric service.
• Adhering to NERC and WECC planning standards.
• Participating in the development of reliability standards and transmission expansion policy.
• Supporting various internal departments such as operations, law, and contracts.

Position Summary

This position is represented by the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

The Senior Transmission Planning is responsible for providing technical, planning and project implementation support for transmission, substation, and distribution systems. The responsibility level of this position increases with experience and demonstrated ability.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The a ssigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of thejob posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will bebased on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience,market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

The salary range is:

CA Minimum, $161,520

CA Maximum, $207,504

Job Responsibilities

• Basecase preparation
• 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.
• 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 (Engineering, Operations, Substation and T-line asset strategy, Distribution Planning etc.) 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.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• 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 or operations
• Advanced knowledge in power system theory
• Knowledge of PG&E’s transmission system
• Knowledge of NERC/WECC standards
• Experience in electric system operations
• Programming skills in Matlab, Python, VBA, EPCL

Purpose, Virtues and Stands

OurPurposeexplains "why" we exist:

• Delivering for our hometowns
• Serving our planet
• Leading with love

OurVirtuescapture "who" we need to be:

• Trustworthy
• Curious
• Nimble
• Owners

OurStandsare "what" we will achieve together:

• Everyone and everything is always safe
• Catastrophic wildfires shall stop
• It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E
• Clean and resilient energy for all
• Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors

EEO
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires aworkforce that reflects the hometowns we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition or any other factor that is not related to the job.

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