Transmission Operations Engineer

Location: Vacaville, CA, US

Employment Type: Full-time

Requisition ID # 174136 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Vacaville

Department Overview

Our coworkers in Transmission Operations Engineering provide engineering and technical support to the teams that monitor and operate the PG&E transmission power system in real-time 24/7/365.

Our Operations Engineers use applications including computer models of the entire PG&E transmission system and/or interconnecting systems to run power system studies. Team members conduct research and analysis of operating problems to evaluate power system operations and make recommendations to the dispatchers and grid operators. The Operations Engineers utilize their understanding of power systems to partner with and support Transmission Planning, Transmission Outage Planning, System Protection, Substation Engineering, & Substation Asset Strategy to ensure system reliability. Team members maintain relationships with counterparts at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), WECC, RC West and other external entities in order to review procedures, make recommendations, coordinate operations, and ensure safe and reliable operations of the transmission power system. Engineers may be focused in any of the following areas: regional service areas, 500 kV, compliance, and/or special projects to improve the transmission system.

Position Summary

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

This is a journey-level engineer job that requires executing routine operations engineering duties with minimal assistance This position requires a moderate level of training, direction and review of work from more senior engineers and peers.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need.

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 annual salary range is:​

CA Minimum, $120,888

CA Maximum, $193,020

Job Responsibilities

May perform all duties below:

• Provides timely and accurate engineering analysis, contingency analysis and clearance support, operating procedures and instructions, power flow studies, and other technical support concerning operation of the electric system to internal and external partners.
• Works with limited supervision and guidance, both independently and/or as a member of a team.
• Uses independent judgment in applying engineering principles and techniques to determine cost effective and practical solutions.
• Provides guidance and support on compliance with industry standards (e.g. NERC, WECC, RC West) to operations personnel and may develop compliance programs.
• Investigates/analyzes assigned technical issues, with applicable method, progress, and resources.
• Assists other engineers, project teams, and supervision by developing, compiling, and providing technical data.
• Prioritizes, plans, and recommends solutions.
• May provide technical training to operations personnel.
• Participates in post-event analysis as needed.

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.
• 3 years of cumulative experience in electric system operations engineering.

Desired:

• Knowledge of power system stability studies and transmission operations.
• General understanding of related engineering disciplines, such as system protection, transmission planning, substation design.
• Current and active California PE License.