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Power Supply Engineering Services provides technical engineering support to PGE's generation facilities. An organizational priority is to ensure project, maintenance, and compliance work supports safe, efficient, and reliable power generation.
As a compliance engineer on our Electrical Design Engineering team, you will support onsite testing, creation of standardized reports, data collection, and work collaboratively with a broad range of teams across the company to ensure PGE's generation facilitates remain compliant.
*This position is posted at 2 levels. There is only 1 position available to fill. See determining required qualifications below. Posted as a P2.
Essential Duties
- Coordinate testing from start to finish including field data collection. This will require onsite presence during testing activities
- Partner with generation facility site staff to schedule testing activities
- Review internal and third-party reports to ensure completion of scope and content accuracy
- Develop and manage annual compliance testing budget
- Maintain and update asset records as to demonstrate compliance with NERC standards
- Develop long-term testing schedule, ensuring impact to generation fleet is kept to a minimum
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams, generation facility site staff, compliance analysts and external consultants
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Standards: Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and independently applies professional knowledge of engineering processes and standards to assignments/projects.
Applies professional knowledge of NERC/WECC Reliability Standards and NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection and professional knowledge of NEC and NESC to plant design and construction and applies engineering theories and concepts in enhancing knowledge of power generation facilities; enhances familiarity with and ability to find specific IEEE standards.
Engineering Production: Prepares a variety of moderately complex engineering deliverables; leads smaller production teams. Develops engineering solutions that meet technical requirements, all applicable codes and regulatory requirements and follow sound engineering practice.
Develops engineering solutions that meet technical requirements, all applicable codes and regulatory requirements and follow sound engineering practice; completes a range of Electrical Designs and studies.
Project Coordination: Provides complex design, construction, operation, maintenance or testing elements in support of engineering and construction needs of hydro, wind and thermal plants; contributes to capital budget and job estimates.
Knowledge Sharing: Shares current knowledge of latest technology and processes; may assist with mentoring, recognition and any corrective actions required.
Education/Experience/Certifications
Engineer, P2
- Education Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering. ABET-accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency preferred.
- Experience Typically two or more years in related field, focus on power systems preferred.
- Certifications, Licenses and Training Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam strongly preferred; may be required based upon role.
- Valid Drivers License required
Associate Engineer, P1
- Education Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering. ABET-accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency preferred.
- Experience Typically two or fewer years in related field, focus on power systems preferred.
- Valid Drivers License required
Preferred:
- Familiarity with following NERC standards: FAC-008, MOD 25, MOD 26, and MOD 27
- Conceptual understanding of power generation equipment including generators, exciters, and governors
- Conceptual understanding of protection elements including relays, current and voltage transformers, and limiters
- Conceptual understanding of electric operating one-line diagrams
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
- Intermediate knowledge of engineering and economic principles and concepts.
- Intermediate knowledge of other engineering disciplines and intermediate ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned.
- Intermediate knowledge and application of engineering processes and procedures.
- Intermediate industry knowledge and technology trends.
- Intermediate knowledge of company QA/QC process and procedures.
- Working knowledge of construction feasibility.
- Working knowledge of procurement and contract administration.
- Intermediate knowledge of process and procedures for project controls and estimates.
- Intermediate knowledge of initiating electrical improvements and corrective actions for power plants, dams and related facilities.
- Intermediate knowledge in the thermal, wind and/or hydro generation areas; knowledge of substations preferred.
Schedule/Attendance
- Ability to adhere to pre-established schedule, including start/stop time and break/lunch schedule
- Ability to work long hours
- Ability to work a variable schedule
- Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
- Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance
- Ability to work shift schedule
- Ability to work on-call schedule
Physical Capabilities
- Driving/travel/commute
- Daily within service territory, Frequently
- Overnight inside/outside the service territory, Occasionally
- Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
- Lifting/pushing/pulling (check appropriate weight):
- Up to 10 lb
- Carrying (check appropriate weight):
- Up to 10 lb
- Unstable surfaces requiring balance:
- Walking distances and surfaces (long distances and over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces)
Environment - Indoor/Outdoor
- Office environment
- Plant environment
- Field environment
*PGE supports hybrid flexible work arrangements; and will have a combination of in-the-office and working offsite. However, these arrangements may change due to business needs or changes in responsibility.
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Compensation Range:
$65,850.00 - $130,125.00
In addition, this position is eligible for a performance-based incentive bonus. Actual total compensation is commensurate with experience, skills, and education
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PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do. One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process. We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes. If you feel you may need an accommodation, or would like to request one, please notify the Talent Acquisition Specialist (Recruiter) associated with the job posting. You may also make this request by contacting talentacquisition@pgn.com or by calling 503-464-7250. The Recruiter will provide information and next steps for the accommodation process. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) team is also available for support. You can contact them at dei@pgn.com.
To be considered for this position, please complete the following employment application by the posting close date. Posting closes at midnight (Pacific Time) on the closing date below. If no date is listed, job is open until filled.
December 28, 2023
