DPU Hiring Event - Engineer - Gas and Light

City of Richmond; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking a qualified Natural Gas Engineer to oversee engineering design, compliance, and construction activities for natural gas facilities in the Gas and Light Division. The role supports the essential services while coordinating with project teams and contractors.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and potentially an EIT certification. The position is part of the DPU hiring event, with a prospective salary range of $68,830 -

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• EIT Preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering design, review detailed plans, process permits, change orders, and project documentation.
• Perform design, operation, and maintenance activities for natural gas pipelines and facilities.
• Conduct investigations/studies and inspections to ensure compliance with specs, codes, and regulations.
• Develop and update plans, manuals, forms, and compliance records.
• Evaluate plans and standards; identify conflicts and adjust in the field.
• Maintain logs, permits, and databases; prepare status reports and inspections.
• Meet with project coordinators and consulting engineers.

Skills

Surveying

Hydraulic modeling

Construction practices

Design standards

Mechanical engineering

Regulations knowledge

Industrial networking

Natural gas

Gas distribution

VDOT standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

EIT preferred

Tools

GIS maps

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join us at the DPU Hiring Event!

This position is a part of our hiring event on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Midtown Green. If you're selected to move forward, our department will reach out directly to schedule your interview. Please note this position is subject to a pre-employment background check and/or drug screening.

The anticipated hiring range is $68,830 - $88,561.

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the Engineer position in the Gas and Light Division. The Natural Gas Engineer will be responsible for technical services related to pipeline engineering, compliance operation, and construction activities for natural gas facilities, and will encompass various aspects of natural gas, engineering, compliance, operation, and maintenance requirements.

Incumbents serves as an Essential employee, which means that the incumbent is required to work when the City is closed due to public emergencies, critical or hazardous conditions, or inclement weather.

• Managing the engineering design process, including reviewing and analyzing detailed plan designs/technical studies and processing applications/permits, change orders, and other documentation for proposed development or improvement projects.
• Performing engineering activities relative to the design, operation and maintenance of company pipeline and related natural gas facilities.
• Conducts engineering investigations/studies. Perform inspections to ensure compliance with project specifications, applicable codes, and other regulations.
• Developing, reviewing, and updating plans, manuals, forms, compliance records, and documentation.
• Evaluates detailed plans, specifications, and standards for projects; identifies potential conflicts with plans and makes necessary field adjustments upon investigation or inspection.
• Maintains logs/records and permits; tracks systems and specialized databases and enters data. Review, prepare, and maintain project status/technical reports, permit applications, inspections, and other documents.
• Meets with project coordinators, consulting engineering

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• EIT Preferred

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Some assignments may require a valid Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License within 30 days of hire

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Surveying Principles
• Hydraulic Modeling
• Construction practices
• Site, Roadway, and Utility Design Standards
• Mechanical, reliability, maintenance, civil engineering, petroleum engineering
• Federal and state laws for project implementation
• Basic knowledge and familiarity with industrial networking
• Natural gas
• Components of natural gas distribution such as meters, regulators, gate stations, etc.
• City bridge and road standards, VDOT design standards

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Reading and interpreting GIS maps and AutoCAD plans.
• Technical writing
• Oral and written communication
• Mathematics, including geometry, calculus, and statistics.

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Assemble complex information for others
• Work with a variety of individuals such as other employees, vendors, contractors, and citizens

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to finger (pick, pinch, type or otherwise work primarily with fingers), talk, see, hear and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and fingers. The employee is occasionally required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, walk, pull, lift, and grasp applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.