At a Glance
- Tasks: Oversee system protection and control for PG&E's extensive 500kV network.
- Company: Join PG&E, a leader in energy solutions with a commitment to innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with diverse teams and excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on California's energy stability while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and 6 years of system protection experience required.
The predicted salary is between 122000 - 218000 £ per year.
The System Protection department is responsible for oversight of protection and control systems installed over a large geographic area of California, owned by PG&E. The responsibilities include managing all aspects of 35,000 relays of various vintages and ages. PG&E has an extensive 500kV network that provides stability to the region. For this reason, it is important to maintain a highly skilled staff to provide oversight of the protection systems in PG&E.
Oversees aspects of System and Substation Protection and Control and Remedial Action Schemes, specified, installed and owned by PG&E. Specifies, designs, and applies protective relay packages for reliable and secure operation of transmission and distribution systems, including Load interconnections. Provides system support for departments that interface with protection schemes. Develops testing procedures. Performs fault and disturbance analysis, system modeling, documentation maintenance, and audits of protection equipment. Coordinates information exchange with other utilities and regulatory bodies.
This role will collaborate with multiple teams, such as EGI, Distribution Planning, Asset Strategy, Compliance, Operations, Planning, and Relay Test. It will also serve as a point of contact for System Protection for interconnection customers and CAISO. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned location two days a week.
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, and internal equity.
- Bay Area Minimum: $128,000
- Bay Area Mid: $173,000
- Bay Maximum: $218,000
- California Minimum: $122,000
- California Mid: $164,000
- California Maximum: $207,000
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
Job Responsibilities:
- Works with limited guidance to complete assignments of broad scope and complexity with few precedents or standards, requiring integration of information from a variety of sources.
- Applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles and practices in system protection engineering to resolve complex problems.
- May provide technical leadership in one or more specialized areas; provides technical mentorship to less senior engineers.
- Plans, architects and designs complete systems in development.
- Manages multiple internal and external clients and acts as a second tier of support to less senior engineers.
- Documents processes and technical specifications for the system protection schemes.
- Provides support in developing high level requirements for RAS schemes.
- Technical support for transmission, interconnections and load interconnections.
- Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in various operations systems areas and provides oversight to less senior engineers.
- Knowledge of various types of resources as it pertains to protection applications and modeling.
Qualifications:
- Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in System Protection or specific to the field of electrical power. Experience in system protection, 6 years.
- Desired: Master Degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in System Protection or electrical power, MBA. BS in Computer Science. PE-Professional Engineer license.
- Proficiency in electrical engineering concepts, theories and practices.
- Broad understanding of electrical circuits, relays and other systems involved in identifying and developing effective protection schemes.
- Knowledge of substation design, system operation and transmission & distribution (T&D) planning experiences.
- Ability to follow technical procedures and documentation.
- Strong technical and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Initiative and results-oriented.
- Proficient with MS Professional Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point).
- Project Management knowledge and skill.
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PG&E is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation in the field of system protection engineering. With a strong commitment to employee growth, PG&E provides extensive training opportunities and a hybrid work model that promotes work-life balance, all while being strategically located in the vibrant Bay Area, known for its technological advancements and diverse community.
