Meteorologist

Requisition ID # 158422 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: San Ramon

Position Summary

Headquarter Location in San Ramon, CA. 

The Meteorologist functions as the meteorological consultant to the company, providing consulting services and operational weather forecasts to internal clients within the utility.

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: $​95,000

Bay Area Maximum: $​143,000

Responsibilities:

• Manages small projects with few complex tasks.
• Provides meteorological services for internal utility clients including Customer Care, Electric Operations, Energy Supply Regulatory Affairs, Safety and Shared Services, and Gas Operations.
• Qualifies as the DCPP Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) meteorologist for the nuclear emergency response team.
• Designs and manages meteorological field programs for internal utility clients including Nuclear Power Generation, Hydro (weather modification), Energy Management, Customer
• Works in the PG&E Weather Office or company EOC as required; and assists the weather forecasting team during severe storm events.
• Assists with the development and management of meteorological data collection systems and displays.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS Degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science or Physical Science or equivalent work experience
• 3 years of relevant experience in one or more meteorology fields such as nuclear power meteorology; alternate energy development – wind, solar, wave; meteorological measurement systems; climate analysis and statistics; dispersion meteorology; meteorological information technology; or weather modification technology

Desired Qualifications:

• MA/MS Degree in Meteorology or Atmospheric Science.
• Demonstrated experience in weather forecasting.
• Detailed knowledge of California geography and weather.
• Knowledge of GIS related concepts.
• Knowledge of designing, programming, and maintaining modern meteorological information systems.
• Basic knowledge of fire weather concepts
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Team collaboration skills.
• Familiarity various software applications, computer and web programming as it applies to weather monitoring, forecasting and modeling.
• Familiarity with Electric System Operations (ESO) utility work environment.