Senior Civil Project Engineer

Requisition ID # 167379 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Electric Engineering team ensures the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Engineering is responsible for PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, system protection engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration, and emergency response.

The Substation Civil Engineering department is responsible for civil work for all PG&E substations. This includes the design of foundations, structures, grading, equipment seismic qualification, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans and modifications, and seismic retrofit of buildings and equipment structural supports.

Position Summary

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

This is a senior-level engineer job that requires mastery of the journey engineer job duties and is responsible for leading engineering and design of complex projects.  Applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices to resolve complex problems with only general direction.  Provides leadership, coaching, technical direction, knowledge transfer and assistance to technical employees and teams.  Additional responsibilities beyond the Project engineer include, but are not limited to, the following:  Deliver presentations, lead team meetings, interpret industry practices and codes.

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 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, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

The annual salary range is:

CA Minimum, $153,828

CA Maximum, $197,628

Job Responsibilities

• Manage large complex projects and perform engineering analyses, studies, and develop conceptual designs. 
• Lead, coach, direct, and assist technical employees and teams on technical issues.  May act as an engineering mentor to Journey Project Engineers and Design Engineers.
• Assist in finalizing contract project specification and technical evaluation of contract project bids.
• Review and accept structural drawings and calculations prepared by internal employees or engineering contractors.
• Provide support to other departments in electrical, construction, land, permitting, and legal issues.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
• Active California PE license, Civil or Structural
• 8 years of experience in civil or structural engineering and design

Desired:

• Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Demonstrate ability to handle multiple large scale, large budget complex projects without supervision.
• Demonstrate good presentation skills including knowledge transfer presentations.
• Ability to serve as the leader for an engineering team including outside contractors.