Principal Gas Storage Reservoir Engineer

Requisition ID # 133476 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Gas Engineering

Job Location: San Ramon

Department Overview

 

Reservoir Engineering is focused on ensuring the safe and reliable flow of natural gas to our customers. As a whole, Reservoir Engineering is responsible for monitoring the integrity and condition of PG&E's natural gas storage wells and reservoirs.

 

Position Summary

 

This position is represented by Engineers & Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

 

This is a Principal-level Gas Reservoir Engineer job that requires mastery of the all Gas Reservoir Engineer Senior Consulting-level duties. The Principal-level Gas Reservoir Engineer leads engineering projects, is recognized as Subject Matter Expert within the gas storage area of responsibilities, and applies extensive knowledge of petroleum engineering concepts, principles, and practices to resolve problems of variable scope with no or minimal direction. Provides technical leadership and coaching. Researches and identifies practical solutions to problems and variability. Identifies opportunities and ideas to help improve asset performance and efficiency. Additional responsibilities beyond the Senior Consulting-level Gas Reservoir Engineer may include, but are not limited to, developing programs in a multifunctional business process, and providing high-level advice and expertise to various PG&E lines of business.

 

Resolves problems of high variability in scope. Serves as a key technical resource and subject matter expert within area of specialization. Regularly expected to apply creativity or new approaches to assignments that may be unique. Lead others on technical projects.

 

Customarily and regularly uses discretion and independent judgment in fulfilling these job functions. Establish and maintain external relations with counterparts and higher level representatives in third party organizations, e.g., governmental, regulatory, business partner or community entities under general direction. Internal contacts include project team members, company management across various departments. Serves as the subject matter technical expert on the team. Often is a technical coach for others.

 

 

PG&E is providing the monthly 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 agreements, and internal equity.  This position is subject to collectively bargained hourly wage rates.

 

The monthly rate for this position ranges from $14,012.00 to $18,413.00, under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.

 

Job Responsibilities

 

1. Engineering assignments include:

 

• Perform daily review of field activities, verification of pressure and rate data, gas sample data, and comparison of rates to deliverability curves
• Perform weekly review and update of hysteresis plots
• Provide weekly updates on assignments, field activities, and review and verification of data
• Review and update Monthly the field inventory to be used for engineering analysis
• Review, update, and assess monthly liquids production reports
• Compile, prepare, and seek approval of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for submission to DOGGR
• Perform storage field inventory analysis semi-annually and reporting findings
• Monitor injection and withdrawal performance of storage fields and provide forecasts and reports including assessment of flow test data.
• Assess well Integrity and reporting anomalies

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