Principal Engineer- Climate Resiliency Planning

Description

• Responsible for solving unique problems using advanced analytical techniques to assess and mitigate the impacts of temperature, sea-level rise, precipitation, wildfire and cascading events on the transmission and distribution energy delivery system.
• Identifies potential areas of weakness with team’s work, and initiates corrective action.
• Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms.
• Plans, schedules and coordinates engineering and other cross-functional resources to meet corporate climate resiliency objectives and priorities.
• Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, specifications, standards, evaluations and studies utilizing specialized analytical skills, with a focus on improving resiliency of the energy delivery system.
• Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE’s engineering workforce.
• Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures. Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
• Develops and supports execution of corporate strategies to mitigate climate-related hazards to the transmission and distribution system over intermediate and long-term timeframes.
• Provides technical leadership to others in the department and throughout the company.
• Ensures that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment.
• Coordinates and reviews the work of engineers, engineering assistants, field technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments (including contractors/consultants).

Requirements

• Experience leading engineering projects.
• Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices.
• Possession of a Professional Engineering License.
• Maintains knowledge of industry developments and best practices for conducting vulnerability assessments and implementing climate change adaptation techniques to mitigate identified hazards, and applies this knowledge at PSE to further business objectives.
• Experience working on complex engineering projects.
• Knowledge of climate impacts and adaptation solutions, including the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Climate READi Framework.
• Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil, or other appropriate engineering field.
• Experience working within the utility industry.
• Advanced technical and scientific expertise.
• Ability to work effectively and collaborate with a wide range of internal and external customers.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Extensive experience in planning, design, specification preparation, maintenance, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after 10 or more years practice as a degreed engineer). Years of acquired experience is provided as a guide and alone does not constitute readiness for job level as individual’s skill acquisition rates can vary significantly.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance