Principal Engineer - Substation Planner

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award‑winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

PSE's Planning team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Principal Engineer - Substation Planner position!

Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

Puget Sound Energy is on a journey to deliver on our clean energy goals with a major milestone occurring by 2030. In order to support a decarbonized energy system, PSE is seeking a Principal Distribution Planning Engineer to join our team.

The territories that PSE serves is growing as is our need to evaluate distribution system improvements to meet these demands. The evaluation of our distribution system improvements will include both technical and economic considerations to meet both system and customer needs. Through this evaluation, the principal distribution planning engineer will need to determine benefits and impacts of solution alternatives, including traditional grid infrastructure and Non‑Wire Alternatives (NWA).

As a leader in this space, it is expected that the successful candidate provides technical direction on complex customer and system projects to multiple interested parties. To be successful, this role will need to run complex power flow models to better understand the impact of the changing electric grid. This will include the development of local and grid‑level system forecasts to understand and support future customer needs.

A successful candidate will serve as a technical leader for PSE while coordinating with industry leaders across the country.

There will also be opportunities to plan the distribution system for the grid of the future, including Distributed Energy Resources (DER), Electric Vehicles (EV), and other new technologies to ensure PSE maintains a safe, reliable, and effective distribution system.

Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE's operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

This job is considered "safety sensitive" as defined in RCW 49.44.240 and is subject to pre‑employment drug screening that includes screening for the presence of marijuana and marijuana metabolites.

• Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, evaluations and studies utilizing specialized distribution planning analytical skills.
• Responsible for solving unique problems using advanced analytical techniques.
• Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms.
• Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
• Identifies potential areas of weakness with team's work, and initiates corrective action.
• Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE's engineering workforce.
• Provides technical leadership to others in the department and throughout the company.
• Ensures that problem solutions are tailored to PSE's business environment.
• Maintains knowledge of industry developments and best practices and their application at PSE to further business objectives.
• Engages with utility professionals and subject matter experts to collaborate on planning practices.
• Coordinate and review the work of engineers, engineering assistants, field technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments (including contractors/consultants).
• Plans and schedules engineering resources to meet department needs.
• Develops and executes department strategy to support overall business objectives.
• Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures. Performs…