Senior Engineer - Generation Electrical & Controls Job Dayton Washington USA,Engineering

Location: Dayton

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's Generation & Natural Gas Storage team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Senior Engineer - Generation Electrical & Controls position! 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 Generation Electrical & Controls (GEC) department is looking for an Electrical Engineer with experience in Industrial Processes and Controls, Protective Relaying, electrical maintenance, asset management or in closely related fields, to join our team.

GEC is a centralized group providing electrical engineering support for all PSE owned generating facilities including hydro, gas turbine, wind, solar and battery storage. This support includes professional engineering services in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of these facilities.

The successful candidate will review and verify complex engineering plans, designs, drawings, specifications, standards, evaluations, and studies utilizing specialized analytical skills. The candidate should possess knowledge of, or must be able to learn, plant electrical and mechanical systems related to power generation and storage. They must be able to communicate successfully with personnel possessing a wide variety of technical backgrounds, and be able to ensure compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements and ensure that problem solutions are tailored to PSE's business environment.

In addition, they will need to provide quick, professional responses to assist generating plant staff with troubleshooting operational problems on complex plant control systems as well as a variety of power generation equipment.

The ideal candidate would have significant power plant controls experience. Tasks for this position include but are not limited to the following:

Support commissioning and troubleshoot operational issues related to wind and solar generation (primary function), instrumentation, PLCs, DCSs, SCADA, and various power generation equipment.

Propose recommendations for control system upgrades, component replacements and design improvements.

Manage projects from inception to project close-out including:

create the project scope, budget and schedule
support construction and installation phases
lead commissioning and initial start‑up
ensure successful implementation and accurate documentation
development of maintenance plans and plant procedures

Prepare specifications and request‑for‑proposals as well as evaluate proposals from vendors.

Evaluate the condition of critical electrical components; specify new and replacement components as required.

Design and/or modify HMIs, PLC, and DCS logic using various programming methods, including ladder logic, structured text and function block "languages".

Creating or modifying P&IDs, loop drawings, schematics and wiring diagrams.

Mentor and train other engineers and technicians.

Support emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather or other system failures.

Validate NERC compliance and develop/execute action plans to close compliance gaps.

Perform Arc Flash studies and develop reports.

The work will consist of a mix of field and office responsibilities in central and southeast Washington State as well as the Billings, Montana area, primarily in support of various wind and solar projects. The field work typically ranges from 40‑60 percent of the total depending upon assignments and takes place at the various PSE generating locations. Some overnight stays may be necessary when working at distant locations.

This is a hybrid work position with some flexibility in selecting an office location.

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.

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