Engineer, Principal - Gas Division

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the Engineer, Principal position in the Gas and Light Division. The Natural Gas Engineer, Principal will be responsible for technical services related to pipeline engineering, compliance operation, and construction activities for Richmond Gas Works (RGW) of natural gas facilities, and will encompass various aspects of natural gas, engineering, compliance, operation, and maintenance requirements.

• Managing the engineering design process, including reviewing and analyzing detailed plan designs/technical studies and processing applications/permits, change orders, and other documentation for proposed development or improvement projects.
• Performing engineering activities related to the design, operation, and maintenance of the company's pipeline and related natural gas facilities.
• Conducts engineering investigations/studies. Perform inspections to ensure compliance with project specifications, applicable codes, and other regulations.
• Developing, reviewing, and updating plans, manuals, forms, compliance records, and documentation.
• Evaluates detailed plans, specifications, and standards for projects; identifies potential conflicts with plans and makes necessary field adjustments upon investigation or inspection.
• Maintains logs/records and permits; tracks systems and specialized databases and enters data. Review, prepare, and maintain project status/technical reports, permit applications, inspections, and other documents.
• Meets with project coordinators, consulting engineering documents, resolutions, and ordinances.

MINIMUM TRAINING and EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering;
• Five years of professional engineering experience;
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Some assignments may require a Professional Engineering (PE) Registration;
• Some assignments may require a valid Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License within 30 days of hire.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering;
• Five years of natural gas utility engineering experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
 TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Surveying Principles
• Hydraulic Modeling
• Construction practices
• Site, Roadway, and Utility Design Standards
• Mechanical, reliability, maintenance, or civil engineering
• Federal and state laws for project implementation
• Basic knowledge and familiarity with industrial networking
• Reviewing plans
• Natural gas
• Components of natural gas distribution, such as meters, regulators, gate stations, etc.
• City bridge and road standards, VDOT design standards

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Reading and interpreting GIS maps and AutoCAD plans.
• Software in modeling
• Technical writing
• Oral and written communication
• Mathematics, including geometry, calculus, and statistics.

Abilities (some combination of the following):

•  Assemble complex information for others
•  Work with a variety of individuals, such as other employees, vendors, contractors, and citizens

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to finger (pick, pinch, type or otherwise work primarily with fingers), talk, see, hear and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and fingers. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and feel; and the employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach extending hands and arms in any direction, push, pull, or lift. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Salary : $89,804 - $149,975