Civil Design Engineer, Substation

Requisition ID # 170632 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of electric engineering—including electric standards and process safety, electric design engineering, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and electric investment planning—are in place to safely enable a strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners. Our organization is accountable for program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of approximately 2,000 coworkers.

The Engineering and Design team of Transmission Operations Substation Engineering is responsible for civil, electrical and protection engineering work for all of PG&E’s substations. Civil design includes substation design of foundations, structures, grading, equipment seismic qualification, SPCC plans and modifications, and seismic retrofit of buildings and equipment.

Position Summary

This entry-level position is represented by Engineers and Scientist of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

As a Civil/Structural Design Engineer in the Substation Civil Engineering department, you will develop civil, structural and environmental designs for our large network of high voltage substations. From our centralized San Ramon office, you will prepare construction drawings and supporting calculations, participate in field reviews at substation facilities and discuss project objectives with other stakeholders in engineering, construction, operations and maintenance. You will use a variety of design tools, including MicroStation for drawing development, and SAP2000, PLS-CADD and L-PILE for structural analysis and design.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

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 $44.70 to $74.42, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.​

Job Responsibilities

• Actively promote safe practices and conduct in accordance with the Corporate Safety policy.
• Design and retrofit steel structures, reinforced concrete foundations, anchorage, retaining walls, control buildings and equipment supports per PG&E Design Criteria.
• Design access roads, drainage and soil retention systems, and grading and layout of new substations.
• Design spill containment systems for large oil-filled electrical equipment for environmental compliance.
• Prepare construction drawings using AutoCAD and Civil 3D software.
• Provide Construction Administration assistance to the Responsible Engineer, including review of shop drawings, RFIs and submittals.
• Foster teamwork and innovation and embrace new approaches to accomplish our work more efficiently and effectively.
• Travel 10% of the time.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or graduating with a BS in Civil Engineering or similar discipline by June 2026; or, its equivalent in education and experience to include education and design drafting experience totaling six years; or education and experience totaling four years including two years at PG&E as a Design Drafter or Senior Design Drafter
• Must possess and maintain a valid Class C California Driver's License (or higher) by day 1 of hire

Desired:

• 1 to 2 years of experience in structural engineering
• M.S. degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• EIT or PE License
• Knowledge of building codes including ASCE 7, CBC, ACI 318 and AISC 360
• Experience with SAP2000 or equivalent structural analysis software
• Experienced with MS Office