Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.
There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.
Fast Facts
* Service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east
* 141,215 circuit miles of electric distribution lines and 18,616 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines
* 42,141 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,438 miles of transportation pipelines
The Associate Substation Project Engineer provides technical engineering support for routine projects, including data analysis, cost estimation, and project scope development.
They also coordinate with project teams, oversee design reviews, and provide guidance to contractors to ensure project criteria and quality standards are met.
What you need
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
One year of experience in electrical engineering and design is desired.
Requisition ID # 175018
Job Category: Engineering / Science
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: West Sacramento
Department Overview
The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure 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 our Electric Operations partners. Our 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.
Position Summary
This position is represented by Engineers & Scientists of California (ESC), subject to collective bargaining.
This is an entry-level Project Engineer job that works under the general technical direction of more experienced engineers. This job is responsible for providing technical engineering support for routine projects, including, but not limited to: providing technical data; applying engineering principles to investigate, analyze, and propose solutions to technical issues; assisting project managers, construction personnel, and other business partners to assess project needs, develop and document project scope, develop cost estimates, identify material procurement needs, oversee or conduct engineering design review, review engineering documents, and provide guidance to design group. The responsibility level of this position increases with experience.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory
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, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.
The annual salary range is:
CA Minimum, $99,936
CA Maximum, $150,108
Job Responsibilities
Initial assignments from the tasks below will require direction and supervision. With experience, the independence and responsibility will expand and the need for supervision will decrease.
Assists with or conducts project walkdowns and works with project team, including both internal and external clients, to establish scope of work, schedule, and cost commitments. Gathers technical information from field data and project team.
Prepares cost estimates.
Investigates resources required to complete engineering and project-related tasks
Establishes engineering schedule.
Prepares project forecast for engineering, tracks progress, updates as needed, and provides periodic updates.
Provides guidance to design and contractor team members, and reviews design and technical documents. Coordinating with other lines of business, ensures designs and technical documents meet appropriate criteria, quality, and job scope.
Approves revisions to existing drawings for routine projects.
Procures long-lead time material for assigned projects.
Under direction, reviews and approves project material procurement list, vendor drawings, equipment specification updates, and engineering material requests.
Participates in periodic design review meetings.
Coordinates project activities with other disciplines for routine projects.
Under direction, provides construction support and evaluates and makes recommendations to resolve field construction problems.
Qualifications
Minimum:
BS degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
Desired:
1 year of experience in electrical engineering and design
