Field Engineer

Requisition ID # 167078 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Operations

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Daly City

Department Overview

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

Position Summary

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

A Field Engineer contributes technical and engineering services to key office and field personnel on construction projects.  During initial assignments, the Field Engineer may be required to learn and perform all the duties of a Field Engineering Technician and Senior Field Engineering Technician. With experience, assignments may expand to require supervision of Inspectors, other Field Engineers, Field Engineering Technicians, Senior Field Engineering Technicians, and other similar field personnel.

This Field Engineer position will support the projects that are being built by the contractors.  This will require the engineer to work closely with various contractors to execute the construction.  Some essential functions of the position will require the engineer to review and evaluate a project for its constructability and scope, schedule the work, forecast contract costs, submit Application For Work (AFW) to de-energize circuits, review contract change orders, and close jobs with final As-Built.  Additionally, the Field Engineer will use engineering expertise to solve problems or help guide other team members to resolve issues during construction of the assigned project.  This might include performing field assessment and coordination with other utilities or internal departments.  Other work includes material management, project tracking and monitoring of construction activities both in cost and schedule, creation of Contract Work Authorization (CWA) in SRM, and SAP update. 

This position will work in both the field and office capacities, with occasional storm duty or storm response required. Travel within PG&E’s service territory at any time with little notice may be required.

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 $51.15 to $76.65, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.​

Job Responsibilities

• Completes scheduling, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Develop project timelines and milestones; perform scheduling and forecasting.
• Coordinates engineering work between operating Divisions and General Construction.
• May direct the activities of certain employees or crews on job assignments requiring engineering expertise.
• Inspects and monitors the work of contractors to assure compliance with specifications and plans.
• Makes engineering studies and analysis.
• Recommends and approves changes in construction drawings or specifications.
• Solve simple and complex engineering construction problems.
• Audits work under construction for current construction standards, rules, and regulations.
• Lay out construction plans.
• Supervises inspectors, other field engineers, field engineering technicians, senior field engineering technicians and other similar field personnel.
• Support construction supervisor and inspector by providing technical and engineering expertise in the construction of the project.
• DOT-Operations/Maintenance AND Emergency.
• May be required to perform duties as an assistant supervisor when size of a project requires.
• May create contract work authorization (CWA) in SRM.
• Track and monitor financial performance of projects/programs against forecasts.
• Able to wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management OR 2 years of experience and supplemental education* or EIT
• Must possess a valid California Driver's License or the ability to obtain one by first day of employment
• Ability to work flexible schedules, extended hours, nights, weekends, and/or overtime (scheduled or ad hoc)

*Supplemental education is defined as completing a minimum of 30 quarter or 20 semester units of coursework from an accredited college emphasizing science and engineering such as those listed with a mix of no less than three areas (transcripts required for verification): Physics, Principles of Electricity, Chemistry, Statics, Surveying, Dynamics, Math (including trigonometry and basic calculus); an EIT certificate satisfies supplemental education

Desired:

• Experience in construction
• Experience with SAP
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel and/or database skills
• Experience in contracting, Contract Work Authorization (CWA) and Contract Change Order creation
• Experience in electric clearance submittals to Distribution Operations (Application-For-Work, AFW)
• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate
• AutoCAD or hand draft skills, preferably both
• Experience with Construction Surveying