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Electric Distribution Engineer, Associate

United States, Santa Rosa Employment contract 95172.00 - 142956.00 USD / Year · Job Posted June 09, 2026
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Job Description

This entry-level job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location 3 days per week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays). The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

Job Responsibility

  • Submits long term and short-term reconstruction, capacity and reliability plan recommendations
  • manages projects within their local area of $100,000 or less
  • and reviews and recommends job estimates within DPA for capacity and reliability
  • Monitors area substation and circuit capabilities and track corresponding loads
  • Prepares proposals, including justification, for appropriate corrective actions to address deficiencies found
  • Performs planning studies to correctly model the electric distribution system and works with Mapping to ensure discrepancies are corrected in associated records system
  • Analyzes historical loads and project future growth
  • Prepares long-term and short-term plans to identify and correct area deficiencies
  • Prepares draft Preliminary Planning Reviews (PPR’s)
  • Identifies alternatives to address deficiencies for Project Analysis (PA’s)
  • Reviews and analyzes area distribution systems and takes appropriate actions to maintain power factor and primary voltage within established standards
  • Determines circuit and associated equipment capabilities within the assigned DPA
  • Prepares and initiate switching plans to alleviate normal and minimize emergency deficiencies
  • Prepares necessary documentation about distribution needs for estimating to complete job packages
  • Prepares settings for load tap changers and other line equipment
  • Reviews requests for new large customer load additions or increases in voltage and recommend actions to correct any deficiencies
  • Provides direction and reviews primary designs proposed by estimating to ensure adequate capacity and reliability
  • Prepares settings for distribution protective devices
  • Performs circuit protection reviews and makes recommendations for corrections
  • Determines protection requirements for rule 20, WRO projects and other major distribution projects which could impact the existing protective scheme
  • Prepares settings for Distribution Automation (DA) devices affecting distribution protection, voltage or emergency switching
  • Initiates service dependability solutions and actively participates in local reliability / root cause meetings
  • Works closely with construction to prioritize outage prevention work within DPA, addresses customer complaints (Help Tickets) for recurring outages as assigned
  • Prepares initial responses for CPUC complaints for recurring outages
  • Supports local DO’s, DEC, construction, or storm room in emergency restoration efforts as required
  • Provide technical, address’ customer voltage complaints caused by primary voltage problems
  • When requested, address’ customer EMF requests involving distribution facilities as assigned, assist E&M and OM&C personnel to address customer voltage complaints caused by secondary voltage problems
  • Supports estimating, construction, and other departments as required
  • Reviews, modifies, and recommends switching clearances for feeders, banks and stations as requested by DO’s
  • Address’ customer EMF requests involving distribution facilities as assigned
  • Reviews switching arrangements, equipment settings, voltage levels, power factor needs, etc. to ensure the distribution system is operated in the most efficient manner
  • Prepare EASOP (economic analysis) for projects in DPA
  • Prepare other engineering analysis as assigned
  • Provide supervisor on-call support as required
  • maintain equipment records as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (power systems) or graduating by June/July 2026 with a BSEE from a college/university program accredited by Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)
  • Basic knowledge of power systems
  • Basic knowledge of electrical engineering principles and theory
  • CYME experience
  • Python Scripting experience

Nice to have

  • Basic knowledge of power systems
  • Basic knowledge of electrical engineering principles and theory
  • CYME experience
  • Python Scripting experience
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