Expert Gas Integrity Management Engineer

Requisition ID # 169221 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Gas Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: San Ramon

Department Overview

Gas Engineering is focused on ensuring the safe and reliable flow of natural gas to our customers. Gas Engineering aids in the operations, maintenance, construction, and planning for the gas assets that transport, store, compress, regulate, measure, and deliver gas to 4.6 million customers.

The Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP) is responsible for compliance with 49 CFR 192, Subpart P and supports gas distribution asset management. DIMP provides integrity management of the gas distribution system by identifying and mitigating risk for all gas distribution assets.

The DIMP Risk team is responsible for risk assessment by understanding gas distribution assets and their condition, identifying threats, and modeling the likelihood and consequences of failure. In addition to meeting compliance with  49 CFR 192, Subpart P, this team also supports gas distribution asset management, regulatory filings, and enterprise risk management.

Position Summary

The Gas IM Engineer, Expert develops risk methodologies and performs risk assessments to support compliance with 49 CFR 192, Subpart P and asset management decision making. Leads and/or supports the preparation of annual regulatory reports and audits. Supports process improvements for the DIMP Team, communicates effectively, and collaborates across various teams within Gas Operations and Gas Engineering, including DIMP Mitigation, GIS Solutions, Gas Distribution Engineering & Design, Gas Risk Management, TIMP, and IT to ensure successful deliverables. This role will be required to understand and implement technical solutions related to relevant requirements of 49 CFR 192, CPUC General Order 112-F, and other regulatory and company commitments, standards, and policies. This position will report to the Manager of the DIMP Risk team.

Occasional travel for field visits, averaging less than 5 times a year.

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). Position should expect to travel to San Ramon, CA for projects, meetings, trainings, etc.

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:$136,000

Bay Area Maximum:$232,000

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

Job Responsibilities

• Exercises independent judgment in leading and resolving problems of large impact, scope and complexity with few precedents or standards requiring integration of information from a variety of sources. Leads team determining scope, schedule, budget and preparing client bid proposals.
• Is recognized as a subject matter expert in one discipline or type of gas asset and provides breadth of knowledge and performs analysis and projects across several disciplines.
• Searches for new practical solutions to highly complex problems. Assesses business conditions, identifies opportunities and develops projects & solutions from a multifunctional or multidisciplinary perspective.
• Develops and presents recommendations and business cases for new and innovative programs, processes and solutions to leaders across Gas Operations gaining buy-in and approval.
• Leads project teams performing tests to identify, define, solve problems and prepare technical reports and specifications. Prepares and delivers presentations and recommendations to clients based on project results/findings.
• Develops models, technologies and analyzes data. Compiles project test results and prepares presentations, recommendations for client and/or IM leadership.
• Continually identifies testing or process improvements.
• Develops, evaluates and deploys new technologies. Identifies innovations and cost-reduction potential of new and existing technologies.
• May provide expert opinion or information related to projects or other issues to external customers, agencies or other parties.
• Interfaces with clients to understand expectations/concerns and ensure strong customer satisfaction.
• May represent PG&E at industry association meetings or seminars. 

Qualifications-

Minimum Qualifications: 

• • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with emphasis in a discipline related to assignments. (i.e., mechanical, civil or electrical engineering, etc.) or equivalent experience
  • 7 years’ experience in gas transmission or distribution design, operations, and/or maintenance environment

Desired Qualifications:

• 5 years of Natural Gas or Petroleum experience
• Master’s degree in Engineering
• California Professional Engineer license
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Technical Competencies:
  • Strong knowledge of gas distribution and transmission engineering, operations, construction, and maintenance aspects of the gas utility business
  • Significant experience in Risk and/or Integrity Management
  • Proficiency in Oracle or SQL server databases, ability to run complex SQL Queries
  • Deep experience with quantitative risk modeling specific to natural gas
  • Strong knowledge of applied statistics including complex multivariate statistical analysis or Bayesian statistics
  • Deep proficiency in developing and implementing predictive models
  • Understanding of one or several analysis and programming packages such as R, SAS, or Python (with working knowledge of Pandas, SciPy, Numpy, IPython)
  • Significant operations/field experience
  • Significant experience in pipeline construction
  • Strong knowledge of material properties, performance characteristics, and fabrication
  • Strong knowledge of welding practices
  • Strong knowledge of corrosion mechanisms and corrosion control
  • Strong knowledge of 49 CFR Part 192, CPUC GO 112E
  • Strong budget and Project Management experience
  • Expertise in engineering research and testing concepts, theories, practices, methods, techniques in area of specialty. May have thorough understanding of other engineering specialties.
  • Expertise in investigative and analytical problem-solving methods and techniques.
  • Excellent organizational skills to effectively monitor and lead technical tests.
  • Thorough understanding of quality assurance and control concepts and practices.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills to effectively deliver findings and recommendations to clients of various levels.
  • Project management and team leadership skills.
  • Strong customer service orientation, adapting project plan and team leadership to customer needs as appropriate.