Senior Electric Transmission Project Engineer
Company: PG&E Corporation
Location: Oakland
Posted on: January 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Requisition ID 167565 Job Category: Engineering / Science Job
Level: Individual Contributor Business Unit: Electric Engineering
Work Type: Onsite Job Location: Oakland Department Overview The
hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of
electric engineering—including electric standards and process
safety, electric design engineering, instrumentation testing and
controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and
electric investment planning—are in place to safely enable a
strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners.
Our organization is accountable for program planning, financial
budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric
engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of
approximately 2,000 coworkers. Position Summary This job is
represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC)subject
to collective bargaining. This is a senior-level engineer job that
requires mastery of the journey engineer job duties and is
responsible for leading engineering and design of complex projects.
Applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices
to resolve complex problems with only general direction. Provides
leadership, coaching, technical direction, knowledge transfer and
assistance to technical employees and teams. Additional
responsibilities beyond the Project engineer include, but are not
limited to, the following: Deliver presentations, lead team
meetings, interpret industry practices and codes. PG&E is
providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes
it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This
compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The
actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple
factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education,
licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic
location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.
The salary range is: CA Minimum, $153,828 CA Maximum, $197,628 Job
Responsibilities May perform functions of Associate and Journey
level Engineers and in addition: Manage large complex projects and
perform engineering analyses, studies, and develop conceptual
designs. Lead, coach, direct, and assist technical employees and
teams on technical issues. May act as an engineering mentor. Assist
in finalizing contract project specification and technical
evaluation of contract project bids. Provide support to other
departments in land, permitting, and legal issues. Resolves
problems of complex scope. Assignments may provide an opportunity
for creative or non-standard approaches. Under general direction,
independently plans work to meet assigned general objectives. Work
may be reviewed upon completion; solution may provide an
opportunity for creative/non-standard approaches. External contacts
are with contractors, vendors and local public agencies with
ministerial authority. Internal contacts are with clients, project
team members, and company management. May provide technical
direction to less experienced team members. Exchanges information
and solves problems with others outside the team. Qualifications
Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an
accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the
US 8 years of cumulative experience in electrical engineering and
design Desired: Current and active California PE license Strong
familiarity with GO 95, NESC, and PG&E transmission line
standards and construction practices Strong familiarity with
transmission line engineering tools, i.e. PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, etc.
Experience in multiple large and complex electric transmission
projects
Keywords: PG&E Corporation, Petaluma , Senior Electric Transmission Project Engineer, Engineering , Oakland, California
