Engineer III - Public Improvement South

About the role

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals. With our rapidly growing, award‑winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now. PSE's Customer & System Projects team is seeking qualified candidates for an Engineer III – Public Improvement South position. Specific work‑arrangement details will be discussed during the interview process.

The South Regional Public Improvement Team partners with local jurisdictions to support project development and help navigate impacts to PSE facilities, coordinating relocation of PSE facilities when needed. The team consists of project managers, engineers, and engineering specialists who work collaboratively to support jurisdictions and deliver successful project outcomes. The role provides professional engineering service and support in the planning, construction, operation, maintenance, and analysis of PSE facilities and assets; schedules and coordinates major segments of complex projects to meet cost and time objectives; reviews design and documentation for compliance with PSE expectations; interprets and applies existing guidelines and engineering principles, practices, and theories to complex assignments; supports the continued development of PSE’s engineering workforce by sharing knowledge; and supports emergency response operations when needed. All employees must uphold PSE’s safety compliance standards, promote a culture of total safety, conduct business honestly and ethically in line with core values and the Code of Conduct, and perform duties in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations. The position is safety‑sensitive (RCW 49.44.240) and subject to pre‑employment drug screening for marijuana and metabolites.

Responsibilities

• Interprets and/or modifies available guidelines for application to existing problems or processes.
• Prepares complex designs, standards, studies and analyses.
• Provides a detailed design review of internal or external technical documents.
• Prepares cost estimates and evaluations for project alternatives with minimal supervision.
• Plans and develops project budgets with appropriate documentation.
• Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
• Identifies potential areas of weakness with assigned work, and initiate corrective action.
• Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within the department’s engineering workforce.
• Ensures that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment.
• Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system