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Are you passionate about the future of sustainable energy and the role that power distribution plays in ensuring a reliable and efficient energy grid?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you as a Principal or Senior level Power Distribution Operations Engineer with a focus on Power Quality Engineering.
As part of our Engineering team, you will be a technical resource, driving leading-class energy solutions for our customers;
full-service engineering, planning and technical services in support of our operations, maintenance and capital investments.
The Power Quality Engineer will utilize a unique technical skillset within the Distribution Operations Engineering group, to troubleshoot, diagnose, and offer solutions to power quality problems on both sides of the service meter.
Your focus will be on Power Quality investigations, corrective actions, mitigation, and providing subject matter expertise in support of other groups, with a background in Distribution design, planning and / or operations.
This position will be customer-facing and involves external communication, as a subject-matter expert. This role is critical to address emerging needs for greater fidelity in service performance and reliability, with growth in inverter-based distributed generation, EV charging, community solar, and increased sensitivity in tech-industry manufacturing processes.
This position will be a partner and technical peer, supporting the Western and Southern region.
Summary
In this role you will partner with Line Operations craft and other operations personnel to facilitate proper operation of electric power distribution and transmission systems, to meet power demands and power quality requirements.
You may be asked to perform electrical analyses and provide real-time engineering for capital and maintenance activities.
This position also recommends improvements associated with design and construction of overhead and underground distribution facilities, standards, operations, materials and new technology, with emphasis on high reliability and quality of service.
You will support field operations, customer account management, OPUC liaisons, planning and key stakeholder groups, with a high level of visibility and moderate autonomy.
Responsibilities
Engineering Standards Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and provides guidance and direction on engineering processes and standards to colleagues when requested.
Provides professional engineering expertise on distribution design, code interpretation and distribution standards and equipment specifications (e.
g., switches, reclosers, network protectors, distribution automation equipment); provides expertise in distribution design and code interpretation to resolve complex problems on the distribution system.
proposes distribution expansion projects needed to increase operational flexibility; responds to unplanned outages and leads efforts to restore the distribution system and service to customers.
serves as work order owner for distribution maintenance and feeder getaway projects.
Knowledge Sharing Serves as a technical specialist and provides consultation / guidance to project teams in a particular practice area;
actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring; implements resource-management strategy.
communicates complex concepts to customers.
Minimum Qualifications
P3 Sr. Level
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Capabilities
Environment - Indoor / Outdoor :
PGE supports hybrid flexible work arrangements; and will have a combination of in-the-office and working offsite. This individual must be based within 75 miles of the work location and will be required to work in-the-office at least once a week.
However, these arrangements may change due to business needs or changes in responsibility.
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Compensation Range :
$96,300.00 - $189,875.00
Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity.
While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Last updated : 2024-06-29
Full Time
Utilities
$101k-119k (estimate)
07/01/2024
09/28/2024
portlandgeneral.com
PORTLAND, OR
3,000 - 7,500
1889
MARIA M POPE
$1B - $3B
Utilities
For more than 125 years, weve been powering our community and helping connect Oregonians to what matters most to them. Today, were focused on delivering energy that is safe, clean, reliable, affordable and secure. Our world and our industry are faced with new and exciting challenges driven by evolving technology, changing customer expectations and a shared desire for a cleaner energy future. Every day, we take new steps that get us closer to the energy transformation we want to see in Oregon. Why does this mission matter so much to the people who work at PGE? Because we live here, too.
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