Senior Gas Engineer

Pacific Gas & Electric; San Ramon (CA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric in the Bay Area seeks a Senior Gas Engineer to provide technical leadership for Transmission and Distribution Gas Control, improving safety, reliability, and operational effectiveness. The role focuses on risk assessment, alarm and change management, and support for abnormal and emergency operations.

The successful candidate will lead complex projects, translate technical information into practical recommendations, and collaborate across departments. Approx.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Job-related experience, 5 years.
• Masters Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• PE-Professional Engineer license preferred.
• Experience in gas distribution and/or gas transmission.
• Familiarity with Change Management, Lean Management System or Gas Control Room Management Program Management.

Responsibilities

• Performs moderate to complex engineering work and projects.
• Expands knowledge in other areas of specialty or discipline.
• Provides engineering and technical solutions using existing tools and methods.
• Evaluates methodologies and technology for potential fit and impact.
• Presents research, findings, and recommendations to leadership.
• Works independently and may train other engineers.

Skills

Engineering

Risk assessment

Change management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

PE-Professional Engineer license

Job description

Requisition ID # 174410

Job Category: Engineering / Science

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: San Ramon

Department Overview

Gas Control supports the safe and reliable flow of natural gas to customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The organization supports PG&E's gas transmission and distribution operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, restoration and emergency response.

Within Gas Control, Control Room Management Operations & Engineering provides technical expertise and develops operational plans, processes, procedures and training that support the Gas Control Center. The team helps maintain compliance with 49 CFR 192.631, the federal Control Room Management Rule, and CPUC General Order 112-F, while using industry benchmarking and best practices to reduce operational risk.

This is a dynamic engineering environment where priorities evolve with operating conditions, technology changes, emergency needs and regulatory requirements. The workgroup brings together diverse professional backgrounds and perspectives across engineering, operations, human factors, risk management, emergency preparedness, training and process improvement. Team members collaborate extensively with Gas Control personnel, field operations, Gas Engineering, maintenance and construction, emergency management, technology, regulatory compliance and other enterprise functions.

Position Summary

The Senior Gas Engineer provides technical leadership and engineering expertise in support of Transmission and Distribution Gas Control. The role assesses operational risk and human factors, strengthens alarm management and change management practices, supports abnormal and emergency operations thereby enhancing critical business continuity work processes, and develops durable operational improvements.

The successful candidate will lead moderate to complex work with limited direction, translate technical and operational information into practical recommendations, and work across organizational boundaries to improve safety, compliance, reliability, resilience and operating effectiveness. The position may also lead teams or initiatives involving technical documentation, training, quality assurance, investigations, technology changes and abnormal or emergency operations. The position may require approximately 10% travel, including travel to industry meetings and conferences.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $128,000

Bay Area Maximum: $218,000

Job Responsibilities

• Performs moderate to complex engineering work and projects
• Expands knowledge in other areas of specialty or discipline, developing breadth or further develops expertise and specialization on one area.
• Provides engineering and technical solutions by using existing tools, methods, approaches and tactics in new ways or by modifying and improving them.
• Evaluates methodologies, best practices, tools, processes, procedures and technology assessing potential fit, benefits, and impacts for engineering work and projects assigned
• Presents engineering research, findings solutions and recommendations to leadership
• Works independently under limited direction and guidance
• May provide training, guidance, instruction and coaching to other Engineers

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Job-related experience, 5 years

Desired:

• Masters Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience in gas distribution industry, job-related
• Experience in gas transmission, or related
• PE-Professional Engineer license
• Proficiency in Change Management, Lean Management System or Gas Control Room Management Program Management

Purpose, Virtues and Stands

Our Purpose explains "why" we exist:

• Delivering for our hometowns
• Serving our planet
• Leading with love

Our Virtues capture "who" we need to be:

• Trustworthy
• Empathetic
• Curious
• Tenacious
• Nimble
• Owners

Our Stands are "what" we will achieve together:

• Everyone and everything is always safe
• Catastrophic wildfires shall stop
• It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E
• Clean and resilient energy for all
• Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors

More About Our Company

EEO

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a workforce that reflects the hometowns we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition or any other factor that is not related to the job.

Employee Privacy Notice

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA grants new and far-reaching privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information PG&E collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed through the following link: Employee Privacy Notice

PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.