Asset Strategy Engineer Intern (Electric Engineering Planning and Strategy)
Pacific Gas And Electric Company, Oakland, California, United States, 94616
Requisition ID # 170301
Job Category: Administrative / Clerical
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Electric Engineering
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering Planning and Strategy ensure all manners of electric engineering including electric planning, standards, engineering, regulatory compliance, asset management 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.
Position Summary
This role will involve a senior engineer's guidance in developing proactive solutions for PG&E's future. Specifically, the candidate will be exposed to asset risk management approaches and theories in a hands-on way by supporting the Distribution Overhead Asset Strategy Engineering and electric operations asset management teams. The candidate will be exposed to concepts in asset life cycle principles and basic knowledge of distribution conductors, support structures, transformers, protection equipment, and switching equipment. The candidate will assist a senior-level DOVHD Asset Strategy Engineer with developing, managing and improving performance of the electric distribution assets from a long and short-term, asset performance, capacity, and reliability, perspective.
The Engineer will directly support improving asset system knowledge and threat identification by analyzing outages caused by distribution overhead equipment failures. This role will be responsible for updating and managing asset management databases. The individual will be expected to analyze these asset management databases to identify emerging threats and provide recommendations for system improvement. Additionally, the engineer will be expected to develop and implement continuous improvement of Asset Management Standards and Procedures. This role will occasionally be tasked with supporting miscellaneous engineering projects.
Travel requirement: 0% of the time
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, and internal equity.
The hourly rate for this position ranges from $24.52 to $35.37.
Responsibilities: • Applies basic engineering principles and scientific theory to perform calculations and analysis under direction of senior peers or supervisor. • Typically assigned to routine work where precedents, standards, protocols and techniques exists. • Develops knowledge in Asset Management. • Partners with senior technical peers to develop proficiency in a variety of issues. • Assists with the more complex projects by compiling and providing technical data. • Prepare monthly progress reports on productivity, turnaround time, and other critical business metrics for respective assignments.
Qualifications:
Minimum:
Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Civil, Mechanical or other Engineering degree. Students must be continuing their education towards their degree during and/or after the internship Desired:
Basic knowledge in engineering research and testing concepts, theories, practices, methods, techniques. Basic investigative skills. Communication and interpersonal skills. Good organizational and analytical problem-solving skills. Collaboration and teamwork. Comfortable with computers: familiar with MS Outlook, Work, Excel and PowerPoint. PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position.
Purpose, Virtues and Stands
Our
Purpose
explains "why" we exist:
Delivering for our hometowns Serving our planet Leading with love Our
Virtues
capture "who" we need to be:
Trustworthy Empathetic Curious Tenacious Nimble Owners Our
Stands
are "what" we will achieve together:
Everyone and everything is always safe Catastrophic wildfires shall stop It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E Clean and resilient energy for all Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors
More About Our Company
EEO Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a workforce that reflects the hometowns we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.
Employee Privacy Notice
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA grants new and far-reaching privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information PG&E collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed through the following link:
Employee Privacy Notice
PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.
Job Category: Administrative / Clerical
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Electric Engineering
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering Planning and Strategy ensure all manners of electric engineering including electric planning, standards, engineering, regulatory compliance, asset management 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.
Position Summary
This role will involve a senior engineer's guidance in developing proactive solutions for PG&E's future. Specifically, the candidate will be exposed to asset risk management approaches and theories in a hands-on way by supporting the Distribution Overhead Asset Strategy Engineering and electric operations asset management teams. The candidate will be exposed to concepts in asset life cycle principles and basic knowledge of distribution conductors, support structures, transformers, protection equipment, and switching equipment. The candidate will assist a senior-level DOVHD Asset Strategy Engineer with developing, managing and improving performance of the electric distribution assets from a long and short-term, asset performance, capacity, and reliability, perspective.
The Engineer will directly support improving asset system knowledge and threat identification by analyzing outages caused by distribution overhead equipment failures. This role will be responsible for updating and managing asset management databases. The individual will be expected to analyze these asset management databases to identify emerging threats and provide recommendations for system improvement. Additionally, the engineer will be expected to develop and implement continuous improvement of Asset Management Standards and Procedures. This role will occasionally be tasked with supporting miscellaneous engineering projects.
Travel requirement: 0% of the time
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, and internal equity.
The hourly rate for this position ranges from $24.52 to $35.37.
Responsibilities: • Applies basic engineering principles and scientific theory to perform calculations and analysis under direction of senior peers or supervisor. • Typically assigned to routine work where precedents, standards, protocols and techniques exists. • Develops knowledge in Asset Management. • Partners with senior technical peers to develop proficiency in a variety of issues. • Assists with the more complex projects by compiling and providing technical data. • Prepare monthly progress reports on productivity, turnaround time, and other critical business metrics for respective assignments.
Qualifications:
Minimum:
Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Civil, Mechanical or other Engineering degree. Students must be continuing their education towards their degree during and/or after the internship Desired:
Basic knowledge in engineering research and testing concepts, theories, practices, methods, techniques. Basic investigative skills. Communication and interpersonal skills. Good organizational and analytical problem-solving skills. Collaboration and teamwork. Comfortable with computers: familiar with MS Outlook, Work, Excel and PowerPoint. PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position.
Purpose, Virtues and Stands
Our
Purpose
explains "why" we exist:
Delivering for our hometowns Serving our planet Leading with love Our
Virtues
capture "who" we need to be:
Trustworthy Empathetic Curious Tenacious Nimble Owners Our
Stands
are "what" we will achieve together:
Everyone and everything is always safe Catastrophic wildfires shall stop It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E Clean and resilient energy for all Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors
More About Our Company
EEO Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a workforce that reflects the hometowns we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.
Employee Privacy Notice
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA grants new and far-reaching privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information PG&E collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed through the following link:
Employee Privacy Notice
PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.