Associate Gas Integrity Management Engineer

Requisition ID # 164215 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Gas Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: San Ramon

Department Overview

Gas Operations is focused on ensuring the safe and reliable flow of natural gas to our customers. Gas Operations is responsible for all aspects of PG&E's gas distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, restoration and emergency response.

The vision of Public Safety and Asset Integrity is to:

• Improve pipeline safety and system reliability with a goal of zero safety incidents.

• Promote a safety culture throughout all levels of the organization with an emphasis on improving learning from the past and anticipating the future.

• Apply integrity management principles on a system-wide basis while engaging our stakeholders from local communities we operate in to our regulators so they can understand and participate in reducing our risk.

• Support the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the transmission and distribution pipeline systems through the proactive use of asset knowledge, threat identification and analytical tools to increase operational efficiency, improve system integrity and minimize safety risk to employees and the communities we operate in.

The Transmission Integrity Management Group is responsible for assessing the integrity of the gas transmission system, facilitating repairs when necessary, and developing and implementing strategic mitigation plans for all gas assets.

Position Summary

This Associate Gas Engineer position will work with the In-Line Inspection (ILI) engineering team to manage and implement the ILI Program for gas transmission pipelines system-wide. This position is located within the Transmission Integrity Management Program (TIMP), which is responsible for maintaining and operating 6,700 miles of gas transmission pipelines throughout northern and central California. Pipeline safety regulations mandate the company to assess all gas transmission pipelines located in High Consequence Areas. This position will focus on planning and facilitating successful completion of inspection runs, reviewing the ILI data, selecting locations to examine pipelines based upon ILI data, assisting with technically sound repair decisions, and developing mitigation items based upon ILI results.

This position will report to the Supervising Gas ILI Engineering and will be hybrid work designation. Currently the team is working from home 5 days per week. Meetings at PG&E’s San Ramon Bishop Ranch office are held approximately 1-2 times per month in addition to field visits. 

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 (San Ramon, CA)

Position Duties (may include but are not limited to)-

• Responsible for the design, planning, and execution of ILI runs
• Post-ILI run, Perform detailed evaluation of all ILI data provided by the vendor. Recommend locations to excavate for calibration/verification of ILI data quality and provide field support during this work, including mapping of corrosion, evaluation of repair methods, and performing remaining pipe strength calculations.
• Independently performs routine engineering analysis and performs lead role in determining scope, schedule, budget and resources needed.
• Assists senior peers on more complex ILI projects, participating in design, planning and execution.
• Begins to develop knowledge in other areas of specialty/discipline or continues to focus on one area and increases depth of knowledge.
• Completes multiple projects concurrently. Prepares projects and reports.
• Collaborates with peers to prepare documentation of ILI projects and ensure critical data is shared among other groups including: Risk Management, Corrosion Engineering, and Pipeline Engineering. Communicate results of ILI assessments to both internal and external stakeholders.
• May review project plans of Associate level engineers to determine effectiveness and if objectives of project will be obtained.
• Develops project protocols, models, test technologies and analyzes data. May assist in the development of technical policies and procedures.
• Participates in identifying innovations and cost-reduction potential of new and existing technologies.
• Interfaces with vendors regarding status of project or to collect more information. Ensures client expectations for project are met.

This position will require approximately 30% travel.

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

This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Job Responsibilities

•           Applies basic engineering principles and scientific theory to perform testing, calculations and analysis under direction of senior peers or supervisor.

•           Typically assigned to routine work where precedents, standards, protocols and techniques exists.

•           May design the tests for assignments/projects and select standards, methods and protocols. Reviews design and protocols with senior peer or supervisor.

•           Develops knowledge to test, maintain and troubleshoot gas maintenance operations systems.

•           Partners with senior technical peers to develop proficiency in a variety of issues. Assists with the more complex projects by compiling and providing technical data.

•           Participates on one or more Threat Committees or Technical initiative teams.

Qualifications-

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with emphasis in a discipline related to assignments. (i.e., mechanical, civil or electrical engineering, etc.)

Desired:

• Experience related to natural gas utilities, In-Line Inspection, Pipeline Design, and/or Integrity Management
• Knowledge of 49 CFR 192
• Knowledge of natural gas operations or gas system planning
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Understanding of Pipeline Hazardous Materials & Safety Administration (PHMSA) and California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) codes and regulations
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to balance a diverse portfolio of projects and tasks occurring simultaneously
• Ability to work well in a team environment, including both the office and field