Senior Gas Engineer

Department Overview 

Gas Control supports the safe and reliable flow of natural gas to customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The organization supports PG&E's gas transmission and distribution operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, restoration and emergency response. 

Within Gas Control, Control Room Management Operations & Engineering provides technical expertise and develops operational plans, processes, procedures and training that support the Gas Control Center. The team helps maintain compliance with 49 CFR 192.631, the federal Control Room Management Rule, and CPUC General Order 112-F, while using industry benchmarking and best practices to reduce operational risk. 

This is a dynamic engineering environment where priorities evolve with operating conditions, technology changes, emergency needs and regulatory requirements. The workgroup brings together diverse professional backgrounds and perspectives across engineering, operations, human factors, risk management, emergency preparedness, training and process improvement. Team members collaborate extensively with Gas Control personnel, field operations, Gas Engineering, maintenance and construction, emergency management, technology, regulatory compliance and other enterprise functions. 

Position Summary 

The Senior Gas Engineer provides technical leadership and engineering expertise in support of Transmission and Distribution Gas Control. The role assesses operational risk and human factors, strengthens alarm management and change management practices, supports abnormal and emergency operations thereby enhancing critical business continuity work processes, and develops durable operational improvements. 

The successful candidate will lead moderate to complex work with limited direction, translate technical and operational information into practical recommendations, and work across organizational boundaries to improve safety, compliance, reliability, resilience and operating effectiveness. The position may also lead teams or initiatives involving technical documentation, training, quality assurance, investigations, technology changes and abnormal or emergency operations. The position may require approximately 10% travel, including travel to industry meetings and conferences. 

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need.