Associate Electric Distribution Operations Engineer

Position Summary

The Associate Distribution Operations Engineering position at PG&E is a challenging yet rewarding role that offers opportunities for learning, growth, and development. PG&E manages over 3200 distribution feeders, 1200 distribution substation banks, and 275 distribution substations serving over 5 million customers in northern and central California. The position involves working from a remote office and an assigned work location based on business needs.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide distribution operations engineering support for PG&E’s Electric Distribution Control Centers.
• This support includes:
• Provide distribution facility clearance review/analysis/and switching plan development
• Perform N-1 distribution load at risk analysis and prepare management communications
• Monitor/Review bank & circuit Peak Loads and take actions to address overloads
• Monitor/Review bank & circuit real-time power factor and take actions to address poor power factor
• Validate inoperable critical operating equipment and determine its disposition
• Develop critical operating equipment control device settings
• Provide day-to-day engineering support for distribution line, substation-related operational problems, as well as any transmission line problems that result in operational problems on the distribution system
• Update load flow models when permanent switching, system re-configuration, and new devices are Installed
• Provide engineering support for system emergencies during normal and after-hours (includes an on-call requirement)
• Prepare substation bank and feeder loss studies as required
• Provide distribution operations engineering review and recommendations for substation bank/equipment replacement projects
• Provide distribution operations engineering support of power quality and voltage-related issues
• Assist in providing reviews to support the management of distribution system integrity and configuration
• Perform detailed technical analysis and design for the interconnection of temporary primary generation for planned and emergency needs
• Provide other reliability, protection/coordination related studies as requested
• Provide operations engineering support and participate in various emerging grid technology projects (VVO, PV-Smart Inverter, DERM’s, Smart Line Sensors, EPIC Projects)
• Flexible work schedule to be determined

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)
• Desired: Electric utility distribution engineering or system protection-related work experience
• Professional Engineering (PE) license
• Experience in electric distribution engineering and design