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Puget Sound Energy, Inc Consulting Gas Planning Engineer in Bothell, Washington
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'sPlanningteam is looking for qualified candidates to fill anopenConsulting Gas Planning Engineerposition! Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process. Job Description Puget Sound Energy's Gas System Integrity Planning & Modernization team seeks a Consulting Gas Planning Engineer to join our team of dedicated professionals. This technical team is responsible for planning the pipeline system to ensure customers' energy needs today and into a decarbonized future. The team is responsible for modeling the system to understand both near term and long term performance and developing plans to support the system. Provides professional engineering services and technical leadership to department discipline supervisors and engineering staff, providing expertise in a specialized field of engineering to broadly stated technical problems. Solutions provided by the consulting engineer may involve unconventional or advanced problem solving techniques. Provides professional engineering service and support in the planning, construction, operation, maintenance, and analysis of PSE facilities and assets. Schedules and coordinates major segments of complex projects to meet cost and time objectives. Reviews design and documentation to ensure compliance with design criteria and standards. Assignments involve a substantial degree of complexity, with many interrelated elements, requiring considerations not previously encountered. Supports emergency response operations when needed. 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. Job Responsibilities Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, specifications, standards, evaluations and studies utilizing specialized 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. 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 other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil or other appropriate engineering field. Extensive experience in planning, design, specification preparation, maintenance, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after 10 or more years practice as a degreed engineer). Years of acquired experience is provided as a guide and alone