Supervisor, Design Drafting

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Oakland seeks a Supervisor to lead the Substation Electric Engineering Services design team for transmission, distribution and substation projects.

The role is hybrid, with 2–3 days on-site at Oakland, Fresno or West Sacramento. You will supervise drafters, set performance expectations, coordinate with engineers and project managers, and drive productivity and quality in design work.

Qualifications

• Minimum: 5 years of job-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensures timely, efficient internal customer service and product quality.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Team leadership

Communication

Staff coaching

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Bentley Substation

Job description

Requisition ID# 172267

Job Category: Engineering / Science

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Fresno; West Sacramento

Department Overview

The Substation Electric Engineering Services team is responsible for electrical project engineering and design work for PG&E substations. This group is an integral part of the Substation Engineering Services organization which is responsible for the engineering and project management of substation projects. The team is responsible for the following:

• Transmission Substation engineering and design
• Distribution Substation engineering and design
• Technical assistance on feasibility studies
• Technical coordination with Transmission Line Engineering and design
• Technical consultation (project options)
• Project scope, detailed estimates, material lists
• Equipment specifications
• Construction support
• Other activities as needed

Position Summary

Supervises and leads Drafters, responsible for all design work for Transmission, Distribution and Substation along with records that maintains the design work. Establishes clear performance expectations, monitors, and follows up as required. Plans work so key business goals (work resource scheduling, invoicing) are met. Instills customer focus in workgroup while identifying and implementing process improvements.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned location two to three days a week.

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 Mid: $173,000

Bay Area Maximum: $218,000

California Minimum: $122,000

California Mid: $164,000

California Maximum: $207,000

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures timeliness, efficiency and responsiveness to internal customers' requests. Ensures quality and consistency of the products.
• Recruit/select, communicate expectations, foster employee engagement, coach, develop, mentor, recognize and reward employees in order to drive performance and results. Manages Union employees
• Takes ownership and appropriate actions to address issues for energized employees.
• Provides leadership to the Design Drafting group; attracts and retains skilled and appropriate staffing levels to meet department objectives.
• Works collaboratively with other departments/divisions to share resources and best practices.
• Fosters positive internal relationships by facilitating work of others; looks for process improvements and contributes to the team.
• Involves employees in addressing issues, which affect them, and follows through on commitments.
• Provides leadership by communicating business goals to workgroup on a regular basis.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma
• Job-related experience, 5 years

Desired:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Engineering Technology
• Leadership experience

Technical Experience

• 8–12 years of utility substation design and drafting.
• Experience with:
  • AutoCAD / MicroStation / Bentley Substation
  • High-voltage substations (12 kV–500 kV)
  • Physical layouts, grounding, conduit, cable routing, steel, foundations, and equipment drawings.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Utility drafting standards
  • NESC, IEEE, and utility design standards
  • Document control and as-built processes
  • Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC).
• Leadership Requirements
  • Prior experience leading or supervising designers and drafters.
  • Ability to:
    • Assign and prioritize work.
    • Mentor and develop employees.
    • Coordinate with engineers, project managers, construction, and field operations.
    • Drive productivity, quality, and continuous improvement.