Job Description

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.

Summary

Power Supply Engineering Services provided technical engineering support to PGE’s generation facilities. Civil Engineering ensures that project, maintenance, and compliance work supports safe, efficient, and reliable power generation. Projects in support of the generation facilities will touch all disciplines in civil engineering and may include civil, structural, geotechnical, and water resource designs.

A Civil Engineer will apply engineering design and analysis skills to a wide variety of challenging projects. Typical project work would be task focused in support of larger multi-disciplinary projects as well as design management of more defined scope work. This position provides the opportunity to develop with a combination of in-field and office work delivering results from conception to commissioning project lifecycles. Creativity, communication, and collaboration are key when working on state of the art and first of its kind projects.

• Position available to be filled at either Civil Engineering or Senior Civil Engineering level. See determining qualifications below. Position posted at Senior level responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Engineering Standards

• 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.
• Supports civil engineering initiatives through extended knowledge of civil engineering principles and all applicable codes and regulatory requirements and standards.
• Applies knowledge to plan, develop, coordinate and direct major and minor project assignments with complex features associated with design, construction, maintenance or testing; discerns the need for and provides technical guidance and support to other engineers and customers.

Engineering Production

• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects, including establishing work plans to be applied.
• Provides civil engineering and construction support for generation and substation facilities; Leads development of complex designs and provides technical support and guidance to less experienced colleagues. Determines design requirements to assist construction activities and determines project requirements and scope.

Project Coordination

• 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, maintenance and testing elements in support of engineering and construction needs of generation and substation facilities, provides accurate capital budget and job estimates.

Knowledge Sharing

• Serves as a technical specialist and provides consultation/guidance to project teams in a specific practice area. Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring; implements resource management strategy.
• Provides and coordinates training on new codes and regulatory requirements and standards. Trains technicians, draftsmen, designers and less experience colleagues on new codes and standards. Provides technical training to department and company through internal training programs.

Qualifications

Required, P3 Senior Level:

• Education Requires a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. ABET accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency preferred.
• Experience Typically, five or more years in civil engineering or four or more years in a related field with PE license. FERC Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Engineering experience preferred
• Certifications, Licenses and Training Professional Engineering (PE) license strongly preferred; may be required based upon role.

• Valid Driver's License required

Required, P2 intermediate Level:

• Education Requires a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Geotechnical focus preferred. ABET accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency preferred.
• Experience Typically, two or more years in civil engineering
• Certifications, Licenses and Training Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam strongly preferred; may be required based upon role.

• Valid Driver's License required

Preferred:

• Dam Inspection and monitoring experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of design and construction of concrete, steel, timber and other structures and/or water conveyance systems, hydraulic systems and other auxiliary equipment
• Intermediate project management skills in managing large complex projects
• Advanced ability to review, evaluate and analyze technical information, policies and reports.

Physical demands:

• Ability to work long hours
• Ability to work a variable schedule
• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
• Driving frequently with in Service territory (at least once a week or more)
• Overnight inside/outside the service territory occasionally (one to two times a month or less)
• Computer use
• Lifting/pushing/pulling up to 10 pounds
• Carrying up to 10 pounds
• Unstable surfaces requiring balance (i.e. moving equipment) on
• Elevated areas (i.e. catwalks, roofs and high buildings)
• Confined spaces
• Walking distances and surfaces over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces
• Stairs (over 10 stairs)
• Ladders (over 10 rungs)

• Office, plant or field environment
• PGE supports hybrid flexible work arrangements; and will have a combination of in-the-office and working offsite and in the field. However, these arrangements may change due to business needs or changes in responsibility.

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Compensation Range:

$81,450.00 - $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.

PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click

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PGE is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. PGE will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do. One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process. We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes. If you feel you may need an accommodation, or would like to request one, please notify the Talent Acquisition Specialist (Recruiter) associated with the job posting. You may also make this request by contacting

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or by calling 503-464-7250. The Recruiter will provide information and next steps for the accommodation process. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) team is also available for support. You can contact them at

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To be considered for this position, please complete the following employment application by the posting close date. Posting closes at midnight (Pacific Time) on the closing date below. If no date is listed, job is open until filled.

June 27, 2024

Job Tags

Full time, Flexible hours, Night shift,

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