DPU Hiring Event - Engineer - Gas and Light

About the Role

This is an exciting time to join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the following employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Description

Join us at the DPU Hiring Event! This position is part of our hiring event on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Midtown Green. If you're selected to move forward, our department will reach out directly to schedule your interview. Please note this position is subject to a pre-employment background check and/or drug screening. The anticipated hiring range is $68,830 - $88,561.

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the Engineer position in the Gas and Light Division. The Natural Gas Engineer will be responsible for technical services related to pipeline engineering, compliance operation, and construction activities for natural gas facilities. This role encompasses various aspects of natural gas engineering, compliance, operation, and maintenance requirements. Incumbents serve as Essential employees, which means they are required to work when the City is closed due to public emergencies, critical or hazardous conditions, or inclement weather.

Responsibilities

• Manage the engineering design process, including reviewing and analyzing detailed plan designs/technical studies and processing applications/permits, change orders, and other documentation for proposed development or improvement projects.
• Perform engineering activities relative to the design, operation, and maintenance of company pipeline and related natural gas facilities.
• Conduct engineering investigations/studies.
• Perform inspections to ensure compliance with project specifications, applicable codes, and other regulations.
• Develop, review, and update plans, manuals, forms, compliance records, and documentation.
• Evaluate detailed plans, specifications, and standards for projects; identify potential conflicts with plans and make necessary field adjustments upon investigation or inspection.
• Maintain logs/records and permits; track systems and specialized databases and enter data.
• Review, prepare, and maintain project status/technical reports, permit applications, inspections, and other documents.
• Meet with project coordinators, consulting engineers, and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree in engineering. EIT Preferred.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, AND/OR OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Some assignments may require a valid Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License within 30 days of hire.

Skills

TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Surveying Principles
• Hydraulic Modeling
• Construction practices
• Site, Roadway, and Utility Design Standards
• Mechanical, reliability, maintenance, civil engineering, petroleum engineering
• Federal and state laws for project implementation
• Basic knowledge and familiarity with industrial networking
• Natural gas components such as meters, regulators, gate stations, etc.
• City bridge and road standards, VDOT design standards

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Reading and interpreting GIS maps and AutoCAD plans
• Technical writing
• Oral and written communication
• Mathematics, including geometry, calculus, and statistics

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Assemble complex information for others
• Work with a variety of individuals such as other employees, vendors, contractors, and citizens

Physical Requirements and Working Environment

Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraints. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to finger (pick, pinch, type or otherwise work primarily with fingers), talk, see, hear, and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and fingers. The employee is occasionally required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, walk, pull, lift, and grasp applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm. In terms of physical strength, this classification is considered sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Working conditions may include exposure to travel within and outside the City of Richmond, hazardous physical conditions, atmospheric conditions, inadequate lighting, intense noise, and environmental hazards.