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 Civil Design Engineer will perform structural analysis and design for transmission poles and towers, including preparing construction drawings and calculations.
They will also participate in field reviews and collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, construction, and operations to ensure project delivery.
What you need
Candidates must hold or be near completion of a Bachelor's degree in civil or structural engineering, or possess equivalent professional experience.
A valid Class C California Driver's License is required by the first day of employment.
Education: a bachelor's degree or a postgraduate degree
Requisition ID # 175273
Job Category: Engineering / Science
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Fresno
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.
The Civil Engineering and Design team in Electric Engineering is responsible for civil engineering work for PG&E’s transmission poles and towers. Civil design includes, but not limited to, structure and foundation analysis and design, as well as reviewing and developing civil drawings.
Position Summary
This position is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.
Under supervision and with latitude for independent action or decision, this entry-level position performs engineering work on a professional level in design of engineering jobs, projects, or parts thereof.
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 hourly rate 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 hourly rate 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 agreement, and internal equity.
Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the hourly rate range for this position is $46.94 to $78.14, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.
Job Responsibilities
Actively promote safe practices and conduct in accordance with the Corporate Safety policy.
Prepares designs, calculations, drawings, layouts and/or studies from field inspections, preliminary sketches, rough diagrams, specifications, and/or instructions requiring knowledge of engineering practices and shop and field procedures.
Participate in field reviews and discuss project objectives with other stakeholders in engineering, construction, operations and maintenance.
Checks drawings, designs, and others’ work.
Prepare construction drawings using MicroStation and PLS CADD software. You will use a variety of design tools, including but not limited to MicroStation for drawing development, SAP2000, PLS Tower, PLS POLE, and L-PILE for structural analysis and design.
Foster teamwork & innovation and embrace new approaches to accomplish our work more efficiently and effectively.
Travel 10% of the time.
Qualifications
Minimum:
Bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering or graduating with a BS in civil or structural engineering by December 2026; or, its equivalent in education and experience to include education and design drafting experience totaling six years; or education and experience totaling four years including two years at PG&E as a Design Drafter or Senior Design Drafter
Must possess and maintain a valid Class C California Driver's License by Day 1 of hire
Desired:
Experience in structural engineering
MS degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
EIT or PE License
Experience in PLS-TOWER
