Engineering Assistant I
About The Position
The Electric Transmission Line department is responsible for PG&E's electric transmission design engineering, ensuring safe and reliable electric service. The team performs professional-level engineering work in the design of engineering jobs and projects, preparing designs, calculations, drawings, layouts, and studies based on field inspections, sketches, diagrams, and specifications. This position is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining. The Engineering Assistant I will be directly responsible for transmission line engineering activities for various transmission facilities, including substations and underground transmission facilities. The candidate will provide engineering and technical support within a transmission line design engineering group and manage engineering drawings and files. Under supervision, this role performs technical work related to the design, construction, maintenance, or operation of the Company's facilities as an assistant to a group of engineers.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience
Nice To Haves
- 3 years of clerical or administrative support experience
- Construction administrative support experience
- Advanced and demonstrated proficiency with business software products (Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Adobe Acrobat, zClarity, 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
- Excellent work ethics
- Strong interpersonal skills, positive attitude, and team player
- Strong attention to detail
- Meticulous recordkeeping of items to check for in drawing packages
- Strong oral and written communication skills
Responsibilities
- Chart making
- Preparing graphs, drawings, job packages, and sketches
- Obtaining, extracting, and analyzing engineering and SAP data
- Preparing and reviewing computer input and output
- Assisting in administrative work associated with the technical office activities and contracts
- Data and file managing in SharePoint, Share drives, D2/ProjetWise, zClarity, etc.
- Maintaining project files and providing project documentation and status as requested
- Supporting the issuance of engineering/design service/consulting contracts including generating shopping carts, change orders, review and processing invoices
- Posting good receipts along with tracking and record keeping
- QA/QC drawing format and extract various drawing attributes for file uploads
- Prepare, file, audit, Documentum documents and record drawings
- Coordinating with engineers, sourcing, project management, portfolio, accounting, contractors and various other PG&E stakeholders
- Performs technical work, under supervision, in connection with the design, construction, maintenance, or operation of the Company's plant or functions related thereto as an assistant to an engineer or group of engineers
- Performs technical work, under supervision, in connection with contract work.
- Significant independent action required
- Makes and checks mathematical computations
- Writes and revises computer programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
