Expert Grid Innovation Engineer
Company: PG&E Corporation
Location: Oakland
Posted on: March 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Requisition ID--# 136173--Job Category: Engineering /
Science--Job Level: Individual ContributorBusiness Unit: Energy
Policy & ProcurementJob Location: Oakland----Team SummaryHelp us
change the electric utility industry from the inside! Join a small,
high-performing team within Pacific Gas & Electric Company that is
scaling up distributed energy solutions to transform the electric
grid from the edges inward. The Remote Grid team is a product
vertical spun off from the Grid Innovation department, charting the
future of the utility and the energy industry. The Remote Grid
team's mission is to fight climate-driven wildfire risk using
utility-grade, off-grid style microgrids. Specifically, the program
deploys local, permanently islanded Standalone Power Systems
(typically solar, batteries, and fuel-powered generation) as a full
replacement for high-risk overhead or high-cost underground power
lines to deliver energy 24/7/365 to utility customers. This radical
form of utility service using remote microgrids is being rapidly
developed through an ambitious "intrapreneurial" venture with the
core focus of reducing wildfire risk for rural electric customers
across Northern and Central California. The objective of the Remote
Grid team is to validate and scale-up Remote Grid solutions as
standard offerings in the utility toolkit. In addition to reducing
wildfire risk, Remote Grids and other line elimination tools are a
cost-effective solution to address rebuild, reliability and
capacity needs for hard-to-reach customers.-- Currently PG&E
has one operational SPS, with 4 units in construction and a
pipeline aiming for a fleet of up to 20 units in the next 18-24
months. --See the Remote Grid , as well as media coverage from the
PG&E newsroom in and , with local news video and , and local
news article .--Position SummaryThis Expert Grid Innovation
Engineer will primarily be supporting the design and deployment of
Remote Grid projects as part of PG&E's Remote Grid Program.
Depending on skillset and background, Operations and Maintenance
(O&M) and performance analytics of operating assets will be an
additional key focus once familiar with design and deployment of
the core product. This individual will serve as the project
engineer for multiple simultaneous Remote Grid projects, taking
full ownership of the technical execution of each project to
PG&E standards and developing new standards in the process. The
engineer will draw on the vast network of expertise within PG&E
and beyond, working in close collaboration with the growing
engineering Community of Practice within the Remote Grid team to
build the knowledge base of a new utility asset class. The Expert
Grid Innovation Engineer will be a thought leader who builds the
product vision and collaboratively architects & executes the
technical roadmap.A strong applicant will be an organized and
diligent collaborator, proactively driving a broad range of
technical and cross-functional tasks to deliver safe, reliable,
high-quality Standalone Power System assets within schedule and
budget targets. This execution-oriented candidate will collaborate
with PG&E technical subject matter experts and external EPC
vendors to execute pilot projects, serving as Project Engineer and
technical approval authority on contractor deliverables. Project
activities range across sales engineering during early development
phases and transitioning into owner's engineer activities in EPC
vendor selection, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and
release to operations. Once SPS are operational, the Engineer will
assist in oversight of asset performance and O&M contractor
activities.This position has the option to be based out of
PG&E's new General Office complex in downtown Oakland, CA or
may be based from another work location in PG&E's service
territory. The team has a hybrid work model primarily working
remotely. In-person activities will focus on synchronous
collaboration, affinity building, ideation, or planning activities.
Most day-to-day work (individual and collaborative) will be
performed from a home office. The role will also require travel to
the field sites throughout the PG&E service territory.
--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, and internal equity. --We would not anticipate
that the individual hired into this role would land at or near the
top half of the range described below, but the decision will be
dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.-----A
reasonable salary range is:-----Bay Area Minimum: $129,000.00Bay
Area Mid-point: $168,000.00Bay Area Maximum:
$207,000.00&/OR---California Minimum: $123,000.00California
Mid-point: $160,000.00California Maximum: $197,000.00--This
position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your
assigned location based on business need.--Core
Responsibilities:Planning & Development for early stage Remote Grid
projects:
Keywords: PG&E Corporation, Oakland , Expert Grid Innovation Engineer, Engineering , Oakland, California
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