Distribution Electric Engineer III

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 Engineering Operations team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open  Distribution Electric Engineer III  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 is Washington’s largest and most established energy companies, serving more than 1.26 million electric customers across Western Washington.  Delivering safe and reliable service requires a complex electric distribution system spanning approximately 23,000 miles, including nearly 14,000 miles of underground infrastructure.     To help support this critical system, our Electric Field Engineering team is hiring five Distribution Electric Engineers based out of our Factoria and Kent offices. We’re looking for engineers who are passionate about solving real-world problems in the field and want to play a direct role in the safety, reliability, and performance of the electric system our customers depend on every day.   Distribution Electric Engineers serve as a critical link between engineering, operations, maintenance, construction, and emergency response teams. In this role, you’ll provide engineering expertise, technical guidance, and field support to identify and resolve safety, reliability, operational, and asset-performance concerns across our distribution system. You’ll support the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of electric facilities, coordinate complex projects, review designs and technical documentation, and apply sound engineering judgment to challenges that may not always have a straightforward solution.   This is a field-focused engineering role for someone who enjoys collaborating across teams, sharing technical knowledge, and seeing the real-world impact of their work. You’ll help ensure our electric system remains safe, resilient, reliable, and ready to serve our communities, including supporting emergency response operations when needed.   All PSE employees are expected to uphold the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities and promote and support a culture of total safety. Additionally, employees need to demonstrate commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. All duties are to be performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.  This job is considered “safety sensitive” as defined in RCW 49.44.240 and is subject to preemployment drug screening that includes screening for the presence of marijuana and marijuana metabolites. Job Responsibilities

Interprets and/or modifies available guidelines for application to existing problems or processes. Prepares complex designs, standards, studies and analyses. Provides a detailed design review of internal or external technical documents. Prepares cost estimates and evaluations for project alternatives with minimal supervision. Plans and develops project budgets with appropriate documentation. Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements. Identifies potential areas of weakness with assigned work, and initiate corrective action. Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within the department’s engineering workforce. Ensures that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment. Supports 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,