Senior Project Engineer

Project Engineer, SR

Location: Oakland, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months
• Pay Rate: $90.00–$95.00 / Hour (USD)
• Travel Requirements: Up to 20% travel within the service territory (Fresno, West Sacramento, and surrounding areas); mileage reimbursed with prior approval
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The Electric Engineering department ensures 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 Electric Operations partners. The 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.

This position 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, and interpret industry practices and codes. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the client's service territory.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 specifications and technical evaluation of contract project bids.
• Provide support to other departments in land, permitting, and legal issues.
• Resolve problems of complex scope. Assignments may provide an opportunity for creative or non-standard approaches. Under general direction, independently plan work to meet assigned general objectives. Work may be reviewed upon completion; solution may provide an opportunity for creative/non-standard approaches.
• Maintain external contacts 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. Exchange information and solve problems with others outside the team.
• Deliver presentations, lead team meetings, and interpret industry practices and codes.

Required Skills

• 8 years of cumulative experience in electrical engineering and design
• Mastery of journey engineer job duties with ability to lead engineering and design of complex projects
• Ability to apply extensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices to resolve complex problems with only general direction
• Ability to provide leadership, coaching, technical direction, and knowledge transfer to technical employees and teams

Preferred Skills

• Experience in multiple large-scale, large-budget electric substation projects
• Experience in substation engineering
• Skilled in project management
• Current California PE license

Education Requirements

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited curriculum in the U.S., or the equivalent from outside the U.S. (required)

Required Experience

• 8 years of cumulative experience in electrical engineering and design

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Experience in multiple large-scale, large-budget electric substation projects
• Experience in substation engineering

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Full PPE required, including boots and hard hats
• Up to 20% travel within the service territory (Fresno, West Sacramento, and surrounding areas)
• Laptop will be provided

Important Notes

• Local candidates only — must be local to the Oakland, Sacramento, or Fresno areas. Out-of-state candidates will not be considered unless willing and committed to relocating to California.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a major utility and energy company serving approximately 16 million people across a 70,000-square-mile service area spanning northern and central California, making it one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy utilities in the United States. With roughly 25,000 employees, the organization operates complex energy infrastructure — including transmission lines, pipelines, substations, and generation facilities — and is headquartered in the Oakland, CA area. The organization employs engineers, technologists, tradespeople, and business professionals who work at the intersection of traditional infrastructure and emerging clean energy solutions, offering meaningful, mission-driven careers at the heart of California's energy future.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-08326