Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Engineering Assistant I

Pacific Gas and Electric Company  •  Oakland, CA (Hybrid)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Requisition ID # 171698

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations

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 Assistant I provides entry‑level technical and administrative support to engineering teams while gaining hands‑on experience in an engineering environment. Under close supervision, the Engineering Assistant I assist engineers and Engineering Assistants with basic engineering support activities, document management, data tracking, and coordination tasks related to the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of utility facilities.

This position is intended to support learning and professional development by exposure to engineering workflows, systems, and standards while contributing to the day‑to‑day operational needs. The Engineering Assistant I works collaboratively with engineers, supervisors, and cross‑functional partners and is expected to follow established procedures, safety requirements, and documentation standards.

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 $39.62 to $56.78, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.​

Responsibilities

  • Assist engineers and Engineering Assistants with basic technical and administrative support tasks under close supervision
  • Support the preparation, organization, and maintenance of engineering drawings, project files, and documentation
  • Help collect, organize, and enter engineering and project data into tracking tools, spreadsheets, or internal systems
  • Perform basic data review, cleanup, and validation to support reporting accuracy and project tracking
  • Assist with document control activities, including filing, version control, and document uploads to shared repositories (e.g., SharePoint or similar systems)
  • Help coordinate information between engineers, supervisors, and cross‑functional teams by tracking requests and updates
  • Follow established engineering procedures, safety requirements, and documentation standards
  • Learn and apply basic engineering concepts, tools, and workflows through hands‑on project support
  • Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned to support team objectives and learning goals

Qualifications

Minimum:

  • Associate’s degree in engineering or its equivalent in technical education and experience

Desired:

  • 3 years of clerical or administrative support experience
  • Advanced and demonstrated proficiency with business software products (Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Adobe Acrobat, Clarity, Documentum, etc.)
  • Ability to understand written technical standards and to communicate readily with others, both orally and in writing
  • Ability to prepare complex forms, reports, records and reference data, including statistical records and computations required for reports and audits
Pacific Gas and Electric Company

About Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.

There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.

Fast Facts

* Service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east

* 141,215 circuit miles of electric distribution lines and 18,616 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines

* 42,141 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,438 miles of transportation pipelines

* 5.1 million electric customer accounts

* 4.3 million natural gas customer accounts

Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Oakland, California
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
pge.com
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