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Live In Substation Project Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

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Senior Substation Project Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site +1

$104K - $133K/yr

Be involved in projects with our Power Delivery Substation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges. As a key contributor, you will ...

... in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the ... can be Project Management or cradle to grave substation design * Experience with client ...

In this role, you will help deliver the electrical infrastructure that enables next-generation data ... project scope, schedules, and technical deliverables * Perform and oversee substation design ...

Substation Engineer

Oakland, CA · On-site

$176K - $187K/yr

Proven expertise in substation physical and/or protection/control design and the application of industry codes. • Project Leadership: Demonstrated success in managing large-budget, complex ...

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What is the difference between Live In Substation Project vs Substation Technician?

AspectLive In Substation ProjectSubstation Technician
CredentialsRelevant electrical certifications, safety trainingElectrical certifications, safety training
Work EnvironmentOn-site, often in remote or outdoor substation locationsOn-site, within substations or electrical facilities
Employer & IndustryPower utilities, construction companiesPower utilities, maintenance firms
Search & Comparison IntentUnderstanding project-specific roles and accommodationsDaily duties and technical skills

Live In Substation Project roles involve working on electrical substations with accommodations provided on-site, often during large-scale construction or upgrade projects. Substation Technicians focus on maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting substation equipment. While both require electrical certifications and safety training, the Live In Substation Project emphasizes project-based work with on-site living, whereas Substation Technicians typically work in ongoing maintenance roles.

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Senior Substation Project Engineer

PG&E Corporation

West Sacramento, CA • Hybrid

$153K - $197K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 29 days ago


Job description

Requisition ID # 172950 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: West Sacramento

Department Overview

 

The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of electric engineering—including electric standards and process safety, electric design engineering, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and electric investment planning—are in place to safely enable a strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners. Our organization is accountable for program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of approximately 2,000 coworkers.

 

Position Summary

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

This is a senior-level engineer job that requires mastery of the journey engineer job duties and is responsible for leading engineering and design of complex projects. Applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices to resolve complex problems with only general direction. Provides leadership, coaching, technical direction, knowledge transfer and assistance to technical employees and teams. Additional responsibilities beyond the Project engineer include, but are not limited to, the following: Deliver presentations, lead team meetings, interpret industry practices and codes.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. 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, $153,828

CA Maximum, $197,628

Responsibilities

  • Manage large complex projects and perform engineering analyses, studies, and develop conceptual designs.
  • Lead, coach, direct, and assist technical employees and teams on technical issues.  May act as an engineering mentor.
  • Assist in finalizing contract project specification and technical evaluation of contract project bids.
  • Provide support to other departments in land, permitting, and legal issues.
  • Resolves problems of complex scope. Assignments may provide an opportunity for creative or non-standard approaches. Under general direction, independently plans work to meet assigned general objectives. Work may be reviewed upon completion; solution may provide an opportunity for creative/non-standard approaches.
  • External contacts are with contractors, vendors and local public agencies with ministerial authority. Internal contacts are with clients, project team members, and company management. May provide technical direction to less experienced team members. Exchanges information and solves problems with others outside the team.

Qualifications

Minimum:

  • BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
  • 8 years of cumulative experience in electrical engineering and design

Desired:

  • Experience in multiple large-scale, large budget electric substation projects
  • Experience in substation engineering
  • Skilled in project management
  • Current California PE license