Supervisor, Substation Owners Engineering

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. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Bay Area range: $144,000 – $244,000. This role is also eligible for PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

This position is hybrid, requiring a minimum of two days a week in the office.

About the Role

The Substation Owners Engineering team oversees project engineering and design work contracted out for PG&E substations, including:

• Transmission Substation engineering and design
• Distribution Substation engineering and design
• Technical assistance on feasibility studies
• Technical coordination with Transmission Line Engineering and design
• Technical consultation (project options)
• Project scope, detailed estimates, material lists
• Equipment specifications
• Construction support
• Oversight to engineering contractors
• Other activities as needed

The Supervisor of Owners Engineering will lead a team of Sr. Consulting, Senior and Journey Project Engineers, Senior Design Engineers, and Engineering Assistants. The role involves collaborating with the Project Management team to build a balanced engineering plan ensuring project scope, schedule, and cost requirements are met. The supervisor will develop, track, and communicate key performance metrics such as Safety, Project Execution (design quality), Work Plan Achievement (financial project performance), and Work Plan Schedule Achievement (meeting project milestones). The role also includes leading team adoption of new technologies and maintaining contractor relationships to ensure compliance, quality, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Assigns individual and team projects to balance project requirements with resource availability.
• Tracks schedule and cost performance, ensuring delivery of high-quality design products.
• Encourages teamwork, commitment, and quality work products while following the ESC contract.
• Forecasts work and matches it with appropriate short- and long-term resource plans.
• Supports resource needs for transformation initiatives and standard development.
• Leads an electrical or civil design engineering team supporting transmission line or substation projects across the service territory.
• Promotes accountability through recognition, coaching, training, and development.
• Recommends process changes to improve design productivity, quality, and customer focus.
• Supports related department initiatives.
• Maintains forecasts of project resource requirements and recommends workload for contracting.
• Supports contract work through careful drawing control and design quality reviews.
• Provides support and solicits feedback from other departments (Maintenance, Construction, Operations, Project Management).
• Supports Transmission Asset Management initiatives by providing local asset team perspectives.
• Tracks actual vs. estimated costs and schedules, improves productivity, and uses Change Orders effectively.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering-Electrical or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience in engineering or a related field, with at least 1 year in electrical/substations emphasis.

Qualifications

• 2 years of leadership experience (supervision or lead role).
• Strong communication (written and verbal), organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Registered Electrical P.E. (desired).
• Knowledge of Transmission or Substation engineering, design, and construction experience.
• Familiarity with PG&E standards and design processes.
• Familiarity with ESC, Local 20 – Labor contract.
• Strong MS Office skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with project scheduling tools: Clarity, MS Project, Primavera (P6).