Senior Transmission Planning Engineer, Reliability

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 153,828 - 197,628; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Dublin, California, is recruiting a senior Transmission Planning Engineer to lead the modernization of the electric grid, manage long-term studies, and coordinate with internal teams to ensure safe, reliable, and economical operation of the transmission system.

The role requires advanced power system knowledge, extensive experience in transmission planning, and strong leadership to drive multi-year capital programs within PG&E's service territory.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge in power system theory.
• California PE license or pursuing licensure a plus.
• 8 years of experience in electric transmission planning studies.
• Master’s degree preferred for senior role.

Responsibilities

• Lead transmission load forecast approval process.
• Lead generator testing and model development.
• Develop HVDC or other non-standard equipment models for power flow and dynamics.
• Lead transmission planning studies and long-term strategic plans.
• Provide technical guidance to internal departments on planning and policy issues.
• Lead complex studies such as RAS design related studies.
• Guide lower level engineers on interconnection studies.
• Oversee projects requiring CPCN or Permit to Construct (PTC).
• Coordinate compliance with FERC/NERC/WECC/CAISO standards.

Skills

Power system theory

Transmission planning

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in electrical engineering

California PE license

Tools

MATLAB

Python

VBA

EPCL

Job description

Location Dublin, California;

Requisition ID # 173360

Job Category: Engineering / Science

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Dublin

Department Overview

The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of electric engineering—including electric standards and process safety, electric design engineering, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and electric investment planning—are in place to safely enable a strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners. Our organization is accountable for program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of approximately 2,000 coworkers.

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Position Summary

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

This is a senior-level engineer responsible for implementing programs required to modernize the electric grid allowing for safe, resilient and efficient operations. This position will include participating in a cross functional team of internal and consulting participants being tasked with leading the transition of a project from development and testing to being operational for each phase of each project.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned 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 the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based 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, $153,828

CA Maximum, $197,628

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.
• 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 (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 studies

Desired:

• 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
• A California PE license
• Master’s degree in electrical engineering