Gas Distribution Engineer, Associate-ESC (Rocklin)
Requisition ID # 99208
Job Category :
Engineering / Science
Job Level :
Individual Contributor
Business Unit:
Gas Operations
Job Location :
Rocklin
Department Overview
Gas Operations is focused on ensuring the safe and reliable flow of natural gas to our customers.
Gas Operations is responsible for all aspects of PG&E's gas distribution and transmission operations, including:
planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, restoration and emergency response.
This position is located within Gas System Planning (GSP).
GSP is responsible for gas system modeling, hydraulic analysis, design recommendation and review, operational and emergency support, and system s engineering of PG&E's backbone, transmission, and distribution systems.
GSP's plans drive PG&E's gas system investments, design, and operations for delivering gas to PG&E's customers in a safe, affordable, reliable, manner, and without incident.
GSP is a leader in the development and use of innovative engineering techniques, and hydraulic modeling tools for gas system planning, and is recognized for its expert knowledge of PG&E's gas system hydraulics and operations.
We are committed to continually advancing our tools and processes in order to equip our engineers for the future
GSP promotes and employs decision-making that is logical, innovative, takes into account diverse perspectives, and is recognized for use of inventive concepts and operational best practices.
Position Summary
This position is represented by Engineers & Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.
The work location is Rocklin with other travel locations based on business need.
This position will be responsible for distribution planning for PG&E s distribution systems.
Engineers will work with a variety of teams and should be able to work independently.
Performs engineering work to ensure that gas system capacity and overall system operations meet the needs of PG&E's gas distribution system customers.
Provides hydraulic analysis, operational support, and gas distribution system engineering for the company's distribution systems.
Collaborates to ensure the design, construction, and operation of facilities meets operational requirements of the gas pipeline systems.
Acts as a liaison with gas field operations personnel to assess and review the impacts of operations within the gas pipeline system.
Contribute to Gas Safety Excellence goals by improving safety, reliability, and affordability.
Responsibilities
- Uses gas planning workstation and associated software to prepare and/or update distribution system models.
This includes:
facility model review, loading, validating, analyzing results, preparing recommendations, preparing documentation, future growth planning of distribution systems only. - Recommends distribution main sizing for new business, reconstruction, work requested by others (WRO), and pipeline replacement jobs.
- Prepares annual and future capacity planning recommendations within assigned area.
- Establishes distribution regulator station design criteria, minimum inlet pressures, outlet pressures and flow rates.
- Completes and reviews request for calculations (RFC) for new large customer load additions and approves elevated pressure requests within delegated authority.
- Reviews requirements for service line sizing and/or large meter sets (i.
e.
piping size, equipment) as requested for unusual situations.
Associate Distribution Engineers (ADE5) also perform this task. - Uses planning workstation to provide recommendations for distribution system operation - e.
g.
throttle valves, regulator settings, curtailments, emergency, bypass sizing, etc.
, to ensure adequate pressure and capacity for normal seasonal operations and during emergency operations. - Prepares low pressure flow analysis calculations, BTU zone analysis.
Reviews distribution shutdown plans to ensure gas capacity.
Reviews distribution Emergency Shutdown Zone (ESDZ) binder and maintains appropriate sections. - Develops, recommends and communicates distribution winter operating plan for facilities.
Distribution winter chart planning and monitoring. - Performs gas loss calculations (also performed by estimating).
- Assists in investigating customer pressure complaints.
- Distribution Clearances:
Creates pre-clearance form and provides endorsement when required.
Writes clearance procedure for operational changes as assigned (also performed by other classifications). - Provides support for emergencies as necessary, including providing support to the local Operation Emergency Center.
Non-routine activities to be performed as assigned (typically performed by other classifications): - May support Gas Transmission Planning Engineers to complete steady state analysis of local transmission facilities, in accordance with Letter of Agreement 01-01-RI.
Qualifications
Minimum:
- A Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology
Desired:
Strong work ethic
Ability to work independently
Strong Communication Skills
Fluent in the use of current company tools, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and SAP
Ability to deal with change in a dynamic environment
Field experience with maintenance, construction and engineering of gas and/or electric distribution systems
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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