Principal / Senior Operations Transmission Engineer

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

Summary

PGE Grid Operations ensures the delivery of safe and reliable power to our customers while enabling the integration of renewable resources, distributed energy resources, and the expansion of distribution automation.  

• Transmission Operations Coordinates with crews and other operations personnel to operate the electric power transmission system to meet power supply demands with adequate distribution of electricity. 
• Grid Operation Transmission Engineer performs power system analysis of the interconnected grid, supports, and develop electric network model in the Energy Management System, and provides engineering support in the Operations Horizon to PGE’s Transmission, Balancing Authority and Energy Imbalance Market Entity Operation while ensuring reliable operation of the interconnected transmission system. They additionally provide support to field operations during switching, outage restoration and system planning and key stakeholder groups  

This position will serve as a technical specialist responsible for providing specialized products and operations support to real time dispatch of PGE’s reliability and market operations; and provide transmission operations engineering support to key PGE projects. In extreme circumstances, this position will also serve as a back up to real time operations engineering support and have an emergency response responsibility during transmission emergencies and extreme weather/storm operations.

We're hiring for a position open to both P3 and P4 level candidates. The level will be determined based on the successful applicant's qualifications, experience, and demonstrated skills during the interview process.

Career Level Summary

P3: Career Professional

• Requires in-depth knowledge and experience.

• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services.
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions.
• Works independently, receives minimal guidance.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

P4: Specialist Professional

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise.
• Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices.
• Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions.
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• May lead functional teams or projects.

Key Responsibilities

Senior Transmission Operations Engineer

• Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and provides guidance and direction on engineering processes and standards to colleagues when requested.
• Provides technical expertise and oversight to ensure compliance with applicable NERC/WECC reliability standards for transmission operations; prepares documentation and represents PGE as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in support of the WECC audit process of the NERC reliability standards; consults with other PGE workgroups to assist in their compliance efforts.
• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects; coordinates multiple-discipline activity.
• Completes and reviews engineering analyses for operation of the transmission system (current day, next day, and seasonal system studies); develops and manages Total Transfer Capability (TTC) and System Operating Limits (SOLs) of PGE’s transmission paths and flowgates for the Operations horizon; anticipates and responds to unplanned outages and system emergencies and leads the identification of actions needed to promptly restore service and alleviate emergency conditions. Performs quality assurance on data required for Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) and neighboring utilities.
• Actively coordinates with other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects, including representing the team to interdepartmental stakeholders. Interfaces with the reliability coordinator, BPA, and PACW to coordinate seasonal study results, real-time operating limits, and path flow ratings; provides recommendations and analysis for outage scheduling and construction/maintenance