Job Description

PSE is looking for a Engineer III to join our Gas Standards & Quality Team. At the discretion of leadership, this role may also be filled as an Senior Engineer.

ABOUT THE GAS STANDARDS & COMMODITIES TEAM – Ready to manage a wide variety of job duties and interact with a vast group of peers internally and externally? Are you ready to be part of the solution?

The Gas Standards & Commodities Team is responsible for:

• Performing pipeline safety regulations research and interpretation;
• Follow statewide utilities practices and industry events and apply lessons learned to PSE standards and procedures
• Follow nationwide practices for Clean Energy implementation into the natural gas system
• Evaluating impacts of proposed state and federal regulations and API and NTSB recommendations to PSE and proactively prepare PSE’s process implementation prior to regulation enactment.
• Review and Develop new operating standards, procedures, and customer interfacing resources (handouts);
• Provide objective solutions of variance requests and construction field obstructions
• Lead evaluation of new pipeline commodities for additional resources and trouble-shoot existing pipeline components for performance and assessment of aging infrastructure;
• Support engineering, design, project management, and construction management
• Partner with peer teams to onboard Hydrogen blends and/or Renewable resources to the Natural Gas System
• Conducting manufacturer plant audits;
• Providing leadership/engineering support for PSE key initiatives and PSE/ contractor personnel on their day-to-day tasks; and
• Supporting emergency response operations when needed.

Families and businesses depend on PSE to provide the energy they need to pursue their dreams. Our steadfast commitment to serving Washington communities with safe, dependable and efficient energy started in 1873. Today we are building the Northwest s energy future through efforts like our award winning energy efficiency programs and our leadership in renewable energy.

At PSE we value and respect our employees and provide them opportunities to excel. We offer an expansive pay package that includes competitive compensation, annual goals-based incentive bonuses, comprehensive cafeteria-style benefits, 401(K), a company paid retirement pension plan, and an employee assistance and wellness program.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and/or facilitate discussions/efforts with a wide range of stakeholders (Supply Chain, GSI, GFE, GSE, Construction Management, Meter Shop, IMO, C&SP, GFR, Procurement, Training, Safety, Pressure Control, Instrumentation, etc.)
• Apply judgement and experience to develop practical solutions to questions and proposed process improvements to complex problems
• Conduct regulation/standard research and interpretation
• Attend/participate in OSRAC, AGA, WEI, WGMSC and conference calls for pending regulations
• Evaluate regulation changes and forecast the impact of developing regulations to PSE Perform commodity and vendor evaluations
• Prepare complex designs, standards, procedures, specifications, studies, and analyses for various audiences
• Conduct cost benefit analyses for commodity or standard changes
• Review/evaluate standards, procedures, and customer requests to ensure code compliance
• Perform failure analysis on gas pipeline material and effectively document and communicate findings (The lab is fun!)
• Identify potential areas of weakness with assigned work and initiate corrective action
• Document and share work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE s engineering workforce Ensure that problem solutions are tailored to PSE s business environment, and provide holistic solutions to problems by identifying and harmonizing connection with other PSE initiatives, projects, and products
• Support emergency response work as requested, including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures
• May lead or coordinate the work of junior engineers, engineering assistants, field technicians, and others who assist on specific projects
• Be able to adjust job priorities daily and meet commitments.
• Be able to self-manage time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil or other appropriate engineering field.
• Substantial experience in planning, design, specification preparation, technical field work, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after 5 or more years practice as a degreed engineer). Years of acquired experience is provided as a guide and alone does not constitute readiness for job level as individual’s skill acquisition rates can vary significantly.
• Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in basic distribution system design, plus 1-2 of the follow: (1) Complex design, (2) Field support, and (3) Program & policy development
• Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills
• Be familiar with the following: Natural gas system operation, maintenance, design, and construction practices/requirements; Pipeline safety regulations (i.e., 49 CFR 190-193, and WAC 480-90 & 93); PSE Gas Operating Standards and Field Procedures; Natural gas pipeline design codes (i.e., ASME B31.8, API 1104, etc); and Industry national standards/practices on natural gas commodities(i.e., various ASME, ASTM, API, MSS standards/practices)
• Drive and embrace change
• Work well in a team environment and be positive see the possibilities, be objective, see more than one way to do something right
• Experience working in the utility industry
• Possession of or ability to acquire a Professional Engineering license Knowledge of engineering economics and analysis
• Experience working on complex engineering projects

Additional Information

Please note: this job posting is one of two that will be used to advertise and fill only one vacancy at the Senior Engineer or Engineer III level depending on the most qualified applicant across the two job openings posted. Only apply to one of the two job openings based on which level best matches your work experience. Job postings involved with this opening are 3962 and 3961.