PG&E Corporation

Senior Advising Transmission Planning Engineer

PG&E Corporation$173K — $213K *
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field
  • 13 years of experience in electrical engineering
  • Experience in transmission planning studies
  • Knowledge of PG&E's electric transmission system
  • Knowledge of NERC and WECC reliability standards
  • Experience with GE PSLF Program or similar
  • Programming skills in Matlab, Python, or VBA
  • California PE license in Electrical Engineering (preferred)
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and manage PG&E's transmission load forecast methodology
  • Lead the development of complex models and methodologies
  • Create innovative solutions for transmission issues
  • Serve as lead planner in multi-department project teams
  • Lead WECC-wide studies and inter-regional planning efforts
  • Implement projects requiring complex permitting and inter-regional coordination
  • Support compliance and regulatory audits when necessary

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment
  • Opportunity to collaborate on significant transmission projects
  • Participation in advancing NERC and WECC standards
  • Involvement in shaping company transmission policy
  • Commitment to community service and environmental sustainability
Full Job Description
Requisition ID # 168321

Job Category: Engineering / Science

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Position Summary

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

The Senior Advising Engineer is a recognized expert within their area of responsibility, and someone who can apply their extensive knowledge of engineering principles and practices and system analysis to develop creative solutions to complex problems.

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, $173,856

CA Maximum, $213,624

Job Responsibilities

Basecase Preparation
  • Understand methodology, constantly seek improvements in the methodology and manage approval process for PG&E's transmission load forecast.
  • Primary lead and/or advisor in developing complex models
  • Primary lead/advisor in developing methodology and assumptions complex issues.


Transmission System Studies
  • Develop innovative solutions for complex transmission issues
  • Participate as lead transmission planner in multi-department project team to develop project scope for large, complex projects including interstate bulk transmission projects.
  • Lead WECC wide study or study groups
  • Primary lead on inter-regional planning efforts
  • Provide guidance on planning criteria, standards, and regulations


Project Implementation
  • Lead in the implementation of projects involving inter-regional coordination including but not limited to path ratings and inter-regional RAS studies, settings and designs.
  • Lead in the implementation of projects that require complex permitting proceedings, including CPCN.
  • Compliance and Regulatory
  • Support or lead compliance and regulatory audits as necessary
  • Acts as a company witness/liaison/information provider to outside parties for project support or any other regulatory proceedings impacting PG&E business.


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
  • 13 years of experience in electrical engineering


Desired:
  • Experience in transmission planning studies
  • Knowledge of PG&E's electric transmission system
  • Knowledge of NERC and WECC reliability standards
  • Experience in system operations, engineering, asset strategy, or system protection
  • Previous experience with GE PSLF Program or similar load flow program
  • Experience in programming languages such as Matlab, Python, VBA, EPCL
  • Current and active California PE license, Electrical Engineering
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering


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