Associate Engineer Electric Delivery & Planning

Requisition: 84424


PSEG Company: Public Service Electric & Gas Co


Salary Range: $ 67,200 - $ 106,400

Work Location Category: Onsite


We're one of the country's largest energy companies, with a vision of powering a future where people use energy more efficiently and it's safer and delivered more reliably than ever. We're also deeply connected to the communities we serve, with more than 13,000 employees working together to support our customers and make a difference every day.
Here, you'll have the stability and exciting opportunities that come with being a Fortune 500 company - along with a supportive, friendly work environment where your contributions are valued.

We offer a flexible work environment designed to balance employee needs with collaboration and operational excellence. Roles fall into two categories:
• Onsite: Employees work onsite daily.
• Hybrid: A blend of remote and onsite work, with at least three onsite days per week required.

As an employee, if you are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week, you will have access to a wide range of comprehensive benefits from day one, designed to support your total well-being: medical, dental, vision, parental leave and family leave programs, behavioral health programs, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and generous paid time off.

More than 13,000 people already call PSEG their work home, taking pride in providing safe, reliable service to millions of customers. If you're looking for a place where you can build a meaningful career and help power and support our communities, we'd love to welcome you to the team.

PSEG is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Job Summary

At this time, only current PSEG employees are being considered.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Associate Engineer to support work planning, scheduling, and project coordination across the Palisades Electric Division. As project scope, scale, and complexity continue to increase, this role will provide dedicated support to strengthen work management practices, optimize scheduling, improve resource alignment, and enhance coordination among Engineering, Construction, and field operations. The Associate Engineer will play a key role in supporting effective project execution by ensuring work is properly planned, scheduled, communicated, and aligned with available resources. This position will also help identify and close gaps in work management processes and promote consistent adherence to established work management standards.


Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary scheduling and coordination interface among Division departments to support timely execution of construction activities.
• Manage and support Division scheduling and gating processes to ensure project work is appropriately sequenced and aligned with resource availability and project priorities.
• Assist in coordinating Engineering and Construction resources to ensure personnel, materials, and required engineering deliverables are available to support scheduled project and job activities.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, and field teams to obtain project status updates, identify potential constraints, and communicate changes affecting planned work.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive weekly and two-week look-ahead work plans for Overhead (OH) and Underground (UG) construction activities within SharePoint.
• Lead the weekly work plan meeting and facilitate alignment among Engineering, Construction, and field operations regarding upcoming work, priorities, resource requirements, and potential constraints.
• Update SPOT forecasts with projected resource hours based on current project status, progress, and upcoming work requirements.
• Review approved sketches and release work orders, distribute work packages through SharePoint to Construction, and confirm engineering readiness prior to scheduled field activities.
• Obtain weekly progress updates from OH/UG Supervisors and incorporate current status, schedule changes, and anticipated work into Division work plans and forecasts.
• Generate and maintain Division-level construction backlog reports to support resource planning, workload visibility, and portfolio management.
• Develop and maintain a weekly coordination calendar to ensure alignment of labor resources, materials, engineering deliverables, and field activities.
• Monitor planned versus actual work execution and identify scheduling, resource, or engineering constraints that may affect project milestones.
• Support continuous improvement of work planning and scheduling processes by identifying opportunities to improve communication, coordination, efficiency, and adherence to work management standards.
• Provide timely status reporting and escalate emerging issues or schedule risks to appropriate Division stakeholders to support proactive resolution.

Job Specific Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Equivalent
• 0-2 years of field operations support
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver's license and maintain a satisfactory driving record
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment
• Possess leadership skills, professionalism and customer/client focus
• Must have effective problem-solving and decision-making skills, strong planning and organizing skills, must be adaptable and results-oriented.
• Must have strong written and verbal communications skills
• Must be willing to work OT as Required and perform on-call/emergency support as needed
• Strong computer skills in MS Office applications
• Must foster an inclusive work environment and respects/encourages all aspects of diversity
• Must demonstrate and value differences in others' strengths, perspectives, approaches, and personal choices.

Some positions at PSEG require access to information covered by the Department of Energy's regulation 10 CFR 810 (Part 810). If applicable, the successful applicant must prove they are: (1) a citizen or national of the USA; OR (2) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (Non-Conditional Permanent I-551 / Green Card / Permanent Resident Card holder); OR (3) a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a "Generally Authorized" destination on the attached list not also a citizen, national, permanent resident of any country not listed; OR (4) a "Protected Individual" under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3)).

As an employee of PSEG, you should be aware that during emergency restoration efforts, you may be required to perform functions outside of your routine duties and on a schedule that may be different from normal operations.
For all roles, PSEG's drug and alcohol testing program includes pre-employment testing, testing for cause, and post-incident/accident testing.
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If you are a current PSEG Long Island (PSEGLI) employee and offered an opportunity with PSEG or any of its subsidiaries other than PSEGLI, you will be treated as a new hire. Please note that as a new hire to PSEG, your benefits will change and generally will be consistent with other similarly situated PSEG new hires. Similarly, for PSEG employees who accept job opportunities with PSEGLI, your benefits will change and generally be consistent with other similarly situated new hires of PSEGLI.


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