Senior System Protection Engineer

Pacific Gas And Electric Company • San Ramon, CA

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is represented by the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

This is a senior-level engineer job that requires mastery of the journey engineer job duties and is responsible for complex system protection duties. This position requires a low level of training, direction and review of work from more senior engineers and peers. This job is responsible for providing technical protection engineering for routine and complex projects and maintenance/operation support including, but not limited to issuing protection requirements, relay and automatics settings, processing clearances, and investigating relay operations.

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.

Requirements

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
• 8 years of cumulative experience in the field of system protection

Nice To Haves

• Current and active California PE license

Responsibilities

• Perform protection work on large and complex projects
• Coach, direct, and assist technical employees and teams. May act as team leader
• Performs root cause analysis and makes recommendations to address local and system-wide implications under emergencies
• Mentor lower-level protection engineers
• Resolves problems of complex scope. Assignments may provide an opportunity for creative or non-standard approaches. Under general direction, plans work independently to meet assigned general objectives. Work may be reviewed upon completion; solution may provide an opportunity for creative/non-standard approaches.
• To implement various aspects of the above job requirements, will work with all levels of personnel to obtain cooperation, persuade, exchange and/or provide information. Lead and/or attend meetings representing the group to perform job duties. External contacts be limited primarily to obtaining, exchanging and providing information to vendors, manufacturers, other utilities, and consultants on nonroutine issues. May participate in professional affiliations (e.g., PSRC, IEEE) to keep abreast of new industry trends, developments, and procedures. May represent the company on committees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level