Power Generation Project Engineer, Senior

Pay Competitive

Location Auburn / California

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

Req# : 146738

Requisition ID # 146738

Job Category : Power Generation

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Business Unit : Electric Operations

Work Type : Hybrid

Job Location : Auburn

Department Overview

PG&E's Power Generation Department manages and operates the largest privately-owned hydroelectric system in the nation. These renewable electric generation resources, located mostly at high elevation in California mountain ranges including the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade mountains include 68 powerhouses, 184 miles of canals, 41 miles of flumes, 135 miles of tunnels, 19 miles of penstocks, 99 reservoirs, and 142,000 acres of watershed lands all covered by 26 operating licenses issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Position Summary

This is a senior-level project engineer job that requires mastery of the Journey Project Engineer job duties and is responsible for leading, as assigned, asset management, dam risk analysis, engineering & design, project management, program management, and / or water rights management, and technical support to O&M staff for a wide range of complex issues and multiple large capital and expense improvements to power generation and infrastructure facilities. Project duration is generally multi-year, requires significant risk management, and may include formal partnering agreements with outside firms. The position requires an extensive knowledge of the power generation or heavy industry; extensive project management skills; extensive contract management skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills; and sound judgment to independently resolve complex problems with only general direction. Provides leadership, coaching, technical direction, knowledge transfer and assistance to technical employees and teams. Job duties will vary by assignment. Responsibilities may include Privileged and Confidential work.

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. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

A reasonable salary range is :

California Minimum : $ 142,908

California Maximum : $ 183,600

Job Responsibilities

Performs functions of Associate and Journey level Project Engineers, but for more complex, larger budget, and higher profile projects. Job duties will vary by assignment. In addition, job duties include, but are not limited to :

• Apply dam engineering knowledge and experience to support Dam Asset Family risk management program and primary support for dam risk lead with risk analysis & engineering studies to provide overall dam portfolio risk.
• Performs program management support for risk analyses and studies and recommends long term risk informed strategies to ensure safe, reliable, and affordable operation of dam assets.
• Demonstrates experience with dam related risk management and / or risk analysis and / or asset management
• Builds consensus around complex and controversial issues and successfully communicates the dam asset family strategic plan
• Leads and applies extensive knowledge in the design and / or project management efforts for multiple complex and / or large generation projects that can be discipline specific, multi-discipline, or programmatic in nature.
• Provides leadership, coaching, technical direction, oversight and quality control for assigned projects and technical work done in discipline, knowledge transfer, and assistance to many technical and / or project management employees and teams; some technical services often overlap with those provided by operations & maintenance specialists, but from a design perspective; may act as an engineering and / or project management mentor.
• Proactively controls scope, schedule, cost, and quality of a large portfolio of projects throughout project life cycle; may oversee the work of other project managers and engineers.
• Approves, leads, and / or performs extensive complex risk management and engineering analyses & studies of generation assets, including dynamic and static modeling of structural, hydraulic, and electrical systems and as assigned, water rights.
• Leads the development and / or presentation of findings to both internal and external organizations, including regulatory bodies, contractors and outside vendors.
• Interprets, applies, and educates others in applicable industry standards, and regulatory codes and regulations.
• Develops and / or evolves standards and specifications.
• Works with supervisor and others to manage relationships with external stakeholders; develop regulatory and facility safety strategies; and negotiate with regulatory agencies and third parties on complex project and facility safety issues and as assigned, water rights.
• Provides extensive knowledge and guidance to others in start-up testing, inspections, and condition assessment; actively supports complex and / or large project start-up tests and field inspections, and as assigned, water rights.
• As assigned, may perform water rights management, including interpreting, preserving, investigating, tracking, records management, permitting, licensing, filing and responding to protests and complaints, reviewing and responding to water right applications and other filings by entities other than PG&E, providing expertise, representing PG&E in regulatory and other proceedings, providing internal expert counsel and direction, reviewing and payment of water right fees, and other tasks related to water rights. Duties include :

Conducts meetings, prepares written technical and regulatory documents, prepares water rights applications and agreements

Supports dam asset family on implementation of programmatic solutions, process improvements, regulatory relations, risk analysis for portfolio of dams. Responsible for assisting in providing the strategic portfolio risk view to support long term portfolio management.

Manages multiple complex issues and projects and resolves problems of complex scope. Assignments regularly provide an opportunity for creative or non-standard approaches. Under limited general direction, independently plans and conducts work to meet assigned general objectives. Supports Supervising Engineers Project Managers, Principal Engineers, and / or leads the development and implementation of programmatic solutions, process improvements, regulatory relations, contracting strategies, and very large and / or complex projects.

External contacts primarily include directing project-related work and contract administration with contractors and vendors, and as assigned, water interests; providing information, conducting discussions, and obtaining approvals from regulatory agencies; and interaction with industry associations. Internal contacts are primarily with Power Gen personnel, including O&M clients and project team members, and PG&E internal services organizations and typically include directing project-related work, discussing and reporting progress, exchanging and coordinating information, managing meetings and providing appropriate documentation. Partners with internal or external stakeholders to solve problems or explore alternative solutions.

Qualifications

Minimum :

Desired :

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About the company

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an American investor-owned utility with publicly-traded stock.

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