Principal/Senior Electrical Design Project Engineer - Power Generation

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

Join us in leading the transformation of renewable energy at scale. As a Senior or Principal Electrical Design Project Engineer on our Power Supply Engineering Services team, you won’t just support renewable energy—you’ll shape its future. You'll provide technical leadership and strategic direction in the design and integration of complex electrical systems across hydro, wind, solar, and energy storage projects that power Oregon’s clean energy transition.

Your Role: As a senior leader in the engineering team, you’ll be responsible for high-impact, high-visibility projects that influence how we deliver reliable, sustainable energy. Here’s what you’ll take on:

Career Level Summary Senior Electrical Design Project Engineer

Serves as a lead engineer on complex plant design projects. Independently manages engineering solutions and project execution. Provides technical support and shares knowledge across teams. Coordinates efforts with internal partners to support safe and efficient plant operations.

Serves as a company-wide expert in plant electrical design. Provides leadership and technical direction for large-scale and cross-functional engineering initiatives. Guides development of design standards and plays a key role in advancing knowledge sharing, mentoring, and regulatory alignment.

Maintains currency in state-of-the- art engineering practices and provides guidance and direction on engineering processes and standards to colleagues when requested.

Supports Compliance with extended professional knowledge of NERC/WECC Reliability Standards and NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection; applies working knowledge of NEC and NESC for plant design, construction and support; applies working knowledge of power generation facilities for design and support; applies IEEE standards for specification development, plant design and support; provides technical guidance on plant designs, construction and support to other engineers and plant staffs.

Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects; coordinates multiple-discipline activity. Develops and provides quality assurance reviews of engineering solutions that meet technical requirements, all applicable codes and regulatory requirements and follow sound engineering practice.

Analyzes and completes complex electrical designs and studies, providing data and recommendations on technical matters to management; manages complex electrical projects.

Actively coordinates with other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects, including representing the team to interdepartmental and external (regulatory) stakeholders.

Plans, develops and coordinates projects with complex design, construction, operation, maintenance or testing elements in support of engineering and construction needs of hydro, wind and thermal plants; provides accurate capital budget and job estimates.

Serves as a technical specialist and provides consultation/guidance to project teams in a practice area; actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring; implements resource- management strategy

Maintains currency in state-of-the- art engineering practices and discerns the need for and provides guidance and direction to colleagues on engineering processes and standards.

Provides guidance for compliance issues of NERC/WECC Reliability Standards and NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection and for NEC and NESC codes; applies working knowledge of power generation facilities for guidance of design and support; provides guidance and use of IEEE standards for specification development, plant design and support; provides expert technical guidance on plant designs, construction and support to other engineers and plant staffs.

Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects, including establishing work plans to be applied. Develops and provides quality assurance reviews of complex engineering solutions that meet technical requirements, all applicable codes and regulatory requirements and follow sound engineering practice.

Leads complex electrical designs and studies, providing recommendations on high-profile technical matters to management; reviews the designs and studies of others and manages and directs work of complex electrical projects.

Actively coordinates with other internal/external team members on complex projects, representing the team to internal and external stakeholders (i.e., regulatory, technical society, etc.).

Leads projects with complex design, construction, operation, maintenance or testing elements in support of engineering and construction needs of hydro, wind and thermal plants.

Actively advances knowledge management of the enterprise and provides mentoring; participates in professional societies and technical committees and may assist with code/standard authoring; is externally recognized in the industry as a technical expert; reviews engineering work, resolves resource conflicts and identifies training needs.

Education/Experience/Certifications

Requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. ABET accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency preferred.

Typically five or more years in related field or four or more years in related field with PE license.

Typically eight or more years in related field.

Valid driver’s license required.

Professional Engineering (PE) license strongly preferred

Functional Competencies: (Senior/Principal)

General Competencies:

Physical, Schedule/Attendance and Cognitive Demands

Cognitive Level:

Schedule/Attendance:

Physical Capabilities:

+ Daily within service territory: Occasionally (one to two times a month or less) + Overnight inside/outside the service territory: Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)

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Computer Use

+ Regular use of a computer for the entire work shift

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Lifting/Pushing/Pulling

+ Up to 10 lb

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Carrying

+ Up to 10 lb

+ Walking distances and surfaces over rough, uneven, or rocky terrain

Environment: Office, Field, and Plant

Compensation Range:

$96,300.00 - $160,500.00

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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