Engineer III-V, Energy Management Systems

About the role

The EMS Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, support, maintenance, security, and continuous improvement of systems supporting Grant County PUD's Bulk Electric System (BES), including EMS, SCADA, EAS, AGC, ICCP, historian, and related control system infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding, mentoring, and training for less experienced team members
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including troubleshooting guides, standard operating procedures, and best practices
• Support procurement and contract management processes to obtain hardware, software, and contract labor support
• Facilitate vendor support by onboarding contractors with our processes and addressing needs to keep work flowing
• Collect, store, and report on data required to prove Grant PUD is meeting relevant regulatory requirements
• Represent Grant PUD to other utility companies as part of Inter-control Center Communication Protocol (ICCP) system
• Support and administer changes with other utilities
• Develop relationships critical to successful partnerships
• Demonstrate commitment to Grant PUD’s mission, vision, values, and strategic plan

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technology, MIS OR two (2) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Years of experience maintaining applications providing 24x7 support of critical operations
• Engineer III: 3+ years
• Engineer IV: 6+ years
• Engineer V: 10+ years

Qualifications

• A Washington State Engineering in Training
• Experience in electric utility operations, preferably supporting real-time control systems (e.g., EMS/SCADA)
• Professional Engineer
• Supervisory or team lead experience

Skills

• Knowledge of NERC standards and regulations
• Knowledge of concepts, principles, theories, and methods surrounding electrical engineering industry standards and best practices
• Knowledge of data processing sufficient to be able to review program specifications, design programs and write or modify software code
• Knowledge of common application development patterns, including, but not limited to, Software Engineering best practices

Benefits

Grant PUD posts the full salary range for each position. The midpoint is provided as a reference point and is not a guaranteed starting pay. Starting pay is based on job-related factors such as qualifications, experience, skills, internal alignment, and organizational needs. Most new hires are typically placed between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Pay

• Salary Engineer III: $104,822 - $177,107 Midpoint: $140,964
• Salary Engineer IV: $112,585 - $192,317 Midpoint: $152,452
• Salary Engineer V: $130,666 - $228,062 Midpoint: $179,364

Schedule

N/A