Senior Engineer - Electric Commodities and Innovation

About the role

Puget Sound Energy's Engineering Operations team is hiring a Senior Engineer for its Electric Commodities and Innovation position. The role provides professional engineering service and support in the planning, construction, operation, maintenance and analysis of PSE facilities and assets, and covers complex projects with substantial interrelated elements. It is a safety-sensitive position under RCW 49.44.240, subject to pre-employment drug screening, and work arrangements are discussed in detail during interviews.

Key responsibilities

• Interpret and modify guidelines for existing problems or processes, and prepare complex designs, standards, studies and analyses.
• Review design and documentation to ensure compliance with PSE expectations, and check compliance with codes, standards and design, operation and maintenance requirements.
• Prepare cost estimates and project evaluations, and plan and develop project budgets with documentation.
• Identify weaknesses in assigned work and initiate corrective action; document and share work to build the engineering workforce's skills.
• Communicate solutions verbally and in writing, including in public forums, tailored to PSE's business environment.
• Support emergency response and restoration work, and may lead or coordinate junior engineers, engineering assistants, field technicians and contractors on projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Science degree or a Professional Engineer (PE) license in electrical, mechanical, civil or another appropriate engineering field; a PE license may qualify in lieu of a degree.
• Substantial experience in planning, design, specification preparation, technical field work, project cost estimating and scheduling, typically after eight or more years as a degreed engineer.
• Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization and project management skills, and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Desired: utility industry experience, a PE license, knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting, and experience on complex engineering projects.

What we offer

• Pay range of $108,200 to $180,200, with eligibility for annual goal-based incentive bonuses.
• Medical, dental, vision, basic life and short- and long-term disability insurance, plus optional supplemental life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts and an EAP.
• 401(k) and cash balance retirement plans, paid time off and paid holidays.