Senior Engineer- Climate Resiliency Planning

Description

• Prepares complex designs, standards, studies to assess and mitigate the impacts of temperature, sea-level rise, precipitation, wildfire and cascading events on the transmission and distribution energy delivery system.
• Provides a detailed design review of internal or external technical documents.
• Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms.
• Prepares cost estimates and project evaluations without direct supervision.
• Plans and develops project budgets with appropriate documentation.
• Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE’s engineering workforce.
• Identifies potential areas of weakness with assigned work and initiates corrective action.
• Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
• Coordinates and supports execution of corporate strategies to mitigate climate-related hazards to the transmission and distribution system over intermediate and long-term timeframes.
• Interprets and/or modifies available guidelines to assess resiliency of the energy delivery system and align them with mitigation strategies for reducing hazards associated with climate change.
• Plans, schedules and coordinates the work of engineering and other cross-functional resources to meet corporate climate resiliency objectives and priorities.
• Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures.

Requirements

• Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices.
• Substantial experience in planning, design, specification preparation, technical field work, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after 8 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.
• 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.
• Possession of a Professional Engineering license.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Consolidates 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 in the utility industry.
• Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance