Engineering Assistant I

Requisition ID # 171869 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Fresno

Department Overview

Electric Transmission Line ensures the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. We are responsible for PG&E's electric transmission design engineering, and we support other LoB for business planning, operations engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, restoration and emergency response. Under supervision and with latitude for independent action or decision, our team performs engineering work on a professional level in design of engineering jobs, projects, or parts thereof. We prepare 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.

Position Summary

This position is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

This position will be directly responsible for transmission line engineering activities for transmission facilities, including substation, underground transmission facilities, etc. The candidate will provide engineering and technical supports within a team of transmission line design engineering group and will also be responsible for managing engineering drawings and files. Under supervision, performs technical work in connection with the design, construction, maintenance, or operation of the Company's facilities or functions related thereto as an assistant to a group of engineers.

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 $39.62 to $56.78, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.

Job Responsibilities

• Chart making
• Preparing graphs, drawings, job packages, and sketches
• Obtaining, extracting, and analyzing engineering and SAP data
• Preparing and reviewing computer input and output
• Assisting in administrative work associated with the technical office activities and contracts
• Data and file managing in SharePoint, Share drives, D2/ProjetWise, zClarity, etc.
• Maintaining project files and providing project documentation and status as requested
• Supporting the issuance of engineering/design service/consulting contracts including generating shopping carts, change orders, review and processing invoices
• Posting good receipts along with tracking and record keeping
• QA/QC drawing format and extract various drawing attributes for file uploads
• Prepare, file, audit, Documentum documents and record drawings
• Coordinating with engineers, sourcing, project management, portfolio, accounting, contractors and various other PG&E stakeholders
• Performs technical work, under supervision, in connection with the design, construction, maintenance, or operation of the Company's plant or functions related thereto as an assistant to an engineer or group of engineers
• Performs technical work, under supervision, in connection with contract work.
• Significant independent action required
• Makes and checks mathematical computations
• Writes and revises computer programs

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Associate's degree in Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience

Desired:

• 3 years of clerical or administrative support experience
• Construction administrative support experience
• Advanced and demonstrated proficiency with business software products (Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Adobe Acrobat, zClarity, Documentum, etc.)
• Ability to understand written technical standards and to communicate readily with others, both orally and in writing
• Ability to prepare complex forms, reports, records and reference data, including statistical records and computations required for reports and audits
• Excellent work ethics
• Strong interpersonal skills, positive attitude, and team player
• Strong attention to detail
• Meticulous recordkeeping of items to check for in drawing packages
• Strong oral and written communication skills