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Puget Sound Energy, Inc Consulting Engineer in Clyde Hill, 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 Engineerposition! Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process. Job Description 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. 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. This position may be subject to random DOT drug and/or alcohol testing. 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. Job Responsibilities The Operations & Capacity Planner in this position will have an emphasis on improving the capacity and operating performance of the distribution system in line with future integration of smart grid devices and systems, including distribution energy resources (DER), volt/var optimization (VVO), advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), distribution automation (DA). The right candidate is someone who is excited about realizing the future of energy delivery while meeting our customers' needs today and is curious about learning and passionate about growth and improvement. Provides technical review of potential system impacts from proposed substantial load additions and provides timely response that includes study results and recommendations. Monitors and analyzes the electric distribution system operation performance to proactively plan projects to address system deficiencies. Prepares highly complex engineering analyses and studies of the electric system to provide for future needs using LoadSEER and SynerGi modeling program. Develops, prepares and justifies capacity improvement projects for the electric distribution system to meet cost, design standards, and schedule objectives with appropriate documentation. 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 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 PS