Senior Engineer
Puget Sound Energy
- Bellevue, WA
- $101,000-168,200 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provides subject matter expertise on FERC Open Access Transmission Tariffs and associated Business Practices
- Develops and implements strategies to optimize PSE's transmission portfolio for Energy Supply Merchant operations
- Tracks regulatory policies including BPA rate case and tariff proceedings and Business Practice changes
- Provides subject matter expertise for evaluating resource proposals in PSE RFPs.
- Supports IRP planning processes including modeling transmission scenarios, optimizing transmission for resources, and preparing written documentation
- Prepares draft testimony with Energy Supply Merchant for WUTC rate cases
- Conducts analyses of long-term and short-term transmission availability, and submits and reviews transmission and interconnection studies
- Routinely performs power flow studies in PowerWorld for future planned transmission outages
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil or other appropriate engineering field.
- 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.
- Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Working knowledge and understanding of merchant transmission contracts, FERC generator interconnection process and FERC Open Access Transmission Tariffs
- Understanding of merchant transmission needs for resource acquisition and resource planning
- Working knowledge of WEIM operations and procedures
- Working knowledge of balancing authority and transmission system operations
- Knowledge of Western Interconnection, BPA and Pacific Northwest energy policy issues, and BPA transmission policies
- Familiar with the Pacific Northwest regional transmission system
- Experience using PowerWorld powerflow software
- Possession of or ability to acquire a Professional Engineering license
- Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices
- Experience working on complex engineering projects
- Please provide a cover letter along with your resume.
- This position is currently posted at different levels: Senior Engineer #4671 and Project Engineer III #4670. Please submit an application to the position(s) most closely matching your work experience.