Senior Corrosion Engineer - Oakland, Sacramento or Fresno

Requisition ID # 168926 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Fresno; Sacramento

 

 

Department Overview

The coworkers of Electric Operations ensure the delivery of clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central California. Electric Operations is responsible for every aspect of PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations and maintenance, as well as Power Generation operations. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Team manages over 100,000 circuit miles of electric distribution lines and over 18,000 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines, and operates and maintains PG&E's hydroelectric, fossil, solar generation and battery storage facilities, providing approximately 5,300 megawatts of generating capacity for customers.  Electric Operations is comprised of approximately 6,500 coworkers.

 

A critical part of Electric Operations is the integrity and management of our assets through the lens of corrosion control.  The Corrosion Control Programs group ensures the safety and reliability of steel transmission assets through programs such as: Tower Coatings, Cathodic Protection, Arc Fault and Tower Replacement—employing industry standard practices as well as implementing industry leading initiatives. 

 

Position Summary

The Corrosion Engineer, Senior is responsible for providing engineering support to programs maintaining and operating PG&E’s electric transmission system. Engineering support can include, but is not limited to, overseeing the investigation and remediation of atmospheric corrosion, underground corrosion, corrosion of concrete steel reinforcement, and direct and alternating current interference. This position identifies and designs corrosion mitigation systems and other capital investments related to electric transmission corrosion prevention and monitoring. It also creates and maintains company standards and procedures related to corrosion control and solves technical problems related to corrosion prevention. This position works closely with other engineers, field construction, project management and provides subject matter expertise and consultation to the larger electric organization. Position contributes toward safety excellence goals by improving safety, reliability and affordability for PG&E’s steel transmission infrastructure.

 

PG&E is providing the salary 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 salary 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.  Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​

 

PG&E is providing the salary 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 salary 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.  Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​

 

A reasonable salary range is:

Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area)      $128,000.00

Mid Base Salary (Bay Area)   $173,000.00

Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area)     $218,000.00

 

Minimum Base Salary (California)     $122,000.00

Mid Base Salary (California)  $164,000.00

Maximum Base Salary (California)    $207,000.00

 

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for a portion of PG&E’s service territory and oversees all corrosion aspects of those steel pipelines. Includes collaborating and supporting the gas maintenance organizations, corrosion investigations, and the installation of mitigation equipment.
• Cathodic protection system design, cathodic protection system troubleshooting