Senior Project Engineer

Project Engineer, SR

Location: Oakland, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — 2 days in office/week

Contract Details:

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 4 months
• Pay Rate: $90.00–$95.00 / Hour (USD)
• Travel Requirements: Up to 20% travel; area includes all of the client's service territory (almost to Oregon, down to Santa Barbara, and almost to Tahoe)
• 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 is a senior-level engineer position represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) and subject to collective bargaining. This role requires mastery of journey engineer job duties and is responsible for leading engineering and design of complex projects. It applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices to resolve complex problems with only general direction. The position 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 a remote office and an 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 the 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 and solutions may provide an opportunity for creative/non-standard approaches.
• Maintain external contacts with contractors, vendors, and local public agencies with ministerial authority; maintain internal contacts 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.

Required Skills:

• 8 years of cumulative experience in electrical engineering and design

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 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:

• Hybrid work model: 2 days per week in office, remainder remote
• Up to 20% travel within the client's service territory (northern and central California region)
• PPE required; vendor-provided (full PPE list to be provided by the hiring team)
• Laptop provided by client; all other tools must be vendor-provided

Benefits:

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

About the Client:

This client is a major utility and energy company — one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy utilities in the United States — delivering energy to approximately 16 million people across a 70,000-square-mile service area spanning northern and central California. With roughly 25,000 employees, the organization operates some of the most complex energy infrastructure in the country, including transmission lines, pipelines, substations, and generation facilities that keep homes, businesses, and communities powered every day. As the energy sector undergoes rapid transformation, this organization sits at the center of it, managing the intersection of traditional infrastructure and emerging clean energy solutions — creating genuine learning and growth opportunities for engineers, technologists, tradespeople, and business professionals alike.

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: 26-11021