Civil Project Engineer, Substation

Responsibilities

• Assists with or conducts project walkdowns and works with project team, including both internal and external clients, to establish scope of work, schedule, and cost commitments.
• Gathers technical information from field data and project team.
• Prepares cost estimates.
• Investigates resources required to complete engineering and project-related tasks.
• Establishes engineering schedule.
• Prepares project forecast for engineering, tracks progress, updates as needed, and provides periodic updates.
• Provides guidance to design and contractor team members, and reviews design and technical documents.
• Coordinating with other lines of business, ensures designs and technical documents meet appropriate criteria, quality, and job scope.
• Approves revisions to existing drawings for routine projects.
• Procures long-lead time material for assigned projects.
• Under direction, reviews and approves project material procurement list, vendor drawings, equipment specification updates, and engineering material requests.
• Participates in periodic design review meetings.
• Covers project activities with other disciplines for routine projects.
• Under direction, provides construction support and evaluates and makes recommendations to resolve field construction problems.
• May perform functions of Associate level Engineer and in addition:
• Provides technical expertise and performs engineering analyses, studies, and develops conceptual designs.
• Presents findings to internal organizations, contractors, and outside vendors.
• Conducts walkdowns and design review meetings.
• Prepares written technical documents such as design criteria, specifications, and reports.
• Develops, evaluates, and recommends alternative project proposals.
• Solicits, prepares, and evaluates contracts and proposals from engineering consultants.
• Reviews consultant contracts for technical compliance.
• Interprets and applies applicable codes and regulations.
• Participates in the development of effective restoration plans.
• Assists in root cause analysis.
• Approves reports, new drawings, and revisions to existing drawings for projects.
• In emergencies, promptly responds to facility failures.
• Represents PG&E to government bodies as required for assigned projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering degree 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
• 3 years of experience in civil or structural engineering and design
• Desired: Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Interprets applicable codes, industry standards and regulations and educates others.
• Familiar with ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360 and California Building Code
• Familiar with SAP2000 or similar structural analysis program