Wildfire Mitigation Program Engineer

Wildfire Mitigation Program Engineer

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Date: Nov 11, 2026

Location: Everett, WA, US

Company: Snohomish PUD

Job ID 16919 Department Sr Mgr Trans/Dist Op

Employment Status Regular Type Full Time - Salaried

# of Openings 1 Union Classification Non Union

Work Location Office Hybrid Job Location Everett, Washington (US-WA)

Closing Date 12/13/2026 Salary/Wage $131,609.00 - $206,363.00 annually

Details

We are recruiting for a range of titles; the successful candidates will be placed in the appropriate job title based on qualifications.

Cover letters are strongly encouraged to help us assess candidate fit with this role.

Job Definition

The Wildfire Mitigation Program Engineer leads and continuously advances the District's Wildfire Mitigation Program to support safe, reliable, and resilient electric utility operations. Serving as the District's wildfire mitigation subject matter expert and program owner, this position provides strategic leadership, governance, and accountability for wildfire risk management activities across the organization. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining wildfire mitigation plans, conducting risk assessments, evaluating system vulnerabilities, implementing mitigation strategies, supporting operational programs such as Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) protocols, establishing performance metrics, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices. The role coordinates cross-functional initiatives, partners with external agencies and industry organizations, and drives continuous improvement through performance monitoring and lessons learned. Through proactive leadership and data-driven decision making, this position helps reduce wildfire risk, strengthen system reliability, protect critical infrastructure, and enhance community safety

District engineers successfully provide technical, engineering, and project management services related to the design, maintenance, operations, improvements of and additions to the District’s facilities and systems in a technically sound, safe, timely, and cost-effective manner to enable the District to realize its goals and objectives. Plans, organizes, assigns, and conducts work requiring judgment in independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Performs as project leader on medium to large projects and assignments

Minimum Qualifications

Engineer III: $131,609 to $164,512 Annually

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering related field, AND

• Four (4) years of related engineering experience;

OR

• Eight (8) years of directly related engineering experience and a Washington State Professional Engineering License (PE) in-lieu of a Bachelor's Degree.

Professional Engineer: $165,090 to $206,363 Annually

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering related field, AND

• Six (6) years of related engineering experience;

OR

• Ten (10) years of directly related engineering experienc.

Minimum Required License(s) and/or Certification(s):

• Valid Washington State Driver's License with a good driving record

• Washington State Professional Engineering (PE) License for Professional Enginner

You can find the full job description for this position, including accountabilities, required skills and abilities, and physical and mental demands and working conditions, on the following page: Engineer III (https://www.snopud.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Engineer-III-20000029.pdf) or Professional Engineer (https://www.snopud.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Professional-Engineer-20000195.pdf)

Preferred Qualifications

• Washington State Professional Engineering (PE) License for Engineer III

• Utility Experience

• Electric transmission and distribution systems

• Utility risk management

• Wildfire mitigation planning

• Grid resiliency programs

• Emergency management or Incident Command System (ICS)

• Hazard mitigation planning

• Asset management and reliability engineering

Benefits

In addition to a competitive compensation program, Snohomish County PUD #1 offers a comprehensive benefits package. Employees and eligible dependents may enroll in medical, dental, vison, core term life insurance, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, voluntary term life, flexible spending accounts, health savings account and retirement benefits (including PERS pension, 401(k), and a 457 plan). The Snohomish County PUD also provides a generous paid family and medical leave program, an employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, paid time off benefits starting at 20 days a year, plus 11 paid holidays and one floating holiday. For more information on our benefits package please visit www.snopud.com/benefitoverview.

Snohomish County PUD #1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Disabled and Veterans.

Our Values

We hold ourselves and every member of Team PUD to high standards.

Every day we SAFEGUARD what matters, putting employee and community safety first.

We have INTEGRITY . We are a TEAM .

We SERVE with pride, RISE to challenges.

We choose to INCLUDE all, SEEK growth, and be BOLD .