Associate Transmission Planning Engineer

Requisition # 168728

Job Category:
Engineering / Science

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit:
Electric Engineering

Work Type:
Hybrid

Job Location:

Fresno

The Transmission System Planning (TSP) department is responsible for conducting interconnection studies, multi-year assessments, and developing transmission expansion plans to ensure safe and reliable electric service. The department adheres to North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) standards and participates in their standard development processes. It also supports project implementation, operations, legal, contract, and other internal departments while contributing to transmission expansion policy and strategy aligned with the company’s Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) goals

This entry-level position is represented by the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

The Associate Transmission Planning Engineer works under the general technical direction of more experienced engineers and a supervisor. This position is responsible for providing technical, planning and project implementation support for transmission, substation, and distribution systems. The responsibility level of this position increases with experience and demonstrated ability.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

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, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

The annual salary range is:

CA Minimum, $95,172

CA Maximum, $142,956

• Support the development and coordination of the basecase creation process, including schedule and deliverables.
• Support the coordination and review of data from internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate basecases.
• Review area and system load data to support the development of load forecast.
• Support the development of basecase assumptions and transmission system steady-state and dynamic models.
• Develop PG&E area and WECC system basecases as required by transmission planning studies.
• Provide support for generator testing and model development.
• Develop tools and processes to support transmission planning and project implementation functions.

• Perform transmission planning studies related to compliance, annual transmission system assessment, all phases of load or generation interconnection, reliability, inter and intra-regional studies, or any other studies to support obligations to internal PG&E departments and external entities.
• Coordinate engineering requirements for generation, load interconnection, capacity, reliability, economic, and policy projects.
• Analyze reliability indices such as SAIDI, SAIFI and other indicators to propose reliability improvement projects.
• Support development of Annual Transmission Planning Assessment and Expansion Plan.
• Develop and submit new project proposals through the CAISO’s Request Window in order to obtain approval.
• Prepare presentations, reports or other materials essential for communication of work to internal and/or external stakeholders. Effectively present technical material to stakeholders as required.
• As required, actively participate in initiatives, studies or industry forums that could impact the PG&E transmission system and support the inclusion of PG&E’s interests.
• Under close supervision represent PG&E transmission planning at internal and external meetings and provide technical guidance on transmission planning issues.
• Provide responsive input and support to other departments on transmission matters.

• Participate in project implementation activities to…