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Engineer, Senior - Gas Division

City of Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA, United States
Full-time

Salary : $75,030.00 - $120,920.00 Annually

Location : Richmond, VA

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 35M00000208

Department : Public Utilities

Division : Gas and Light

Opening Date : 10 / 17 / 2024

Closing Date : 10 / 31 / 2024 11 : 59 PM Eastern

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This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce.

As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements :

  • Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
  • Language Incentive
  • Referral Bonus
  • T uition Assistance Program

Description

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the Engineer, Senior position in the Gas and Light Division .

The Natural Gas Engineer, Senior 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.

Duties include but are not limited to

  • 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 relative to the design, operation and maintenance of company 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.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE :

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • Three years of engineering experience

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and / or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

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

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
  • Energov
  • 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.
  • 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

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

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 occasionally required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, walk, pull, lift, and grasp applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations.

If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and / or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Talent Acquisition Partner, Senior at (804) 646-4705 or by email at

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The City of Richmond Values Veterans -We are an Official V3 Certified Company.

With over 4,000 employees, the City of Richmond is an "Employer of Choice" among cities throughout the nation. The City strives to hire and retain employees who bring dedication and talent to the workforce.

Offering a competitive, cost effective, and quality benefits package is one element of an "Employer of Choice".

The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details.

10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veteran's widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?

5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following : Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4 / 28 / 52-7 / 1 / 55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2 / 1 / 55 and 10 / 14 / 76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8 / 2 / 90 - 1 / 2 / 92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9 / 11 / 2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

Do you have a valid driver's license or ability to obtain a VA driver's license within 30-days of hire?

Which best describes your highest level of education?

  • High school diploma / GED
  • Some college
  • Associate's degree
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Master's degree or higher
  • None of the above

Do you have a Bachelor's Degree in engineering?

Do you have a Professional Engineer (PE) license?

Do you have experience with hydraulic modeling?

Do you have experience securing permits for natural gas projects?

Do you have project management experience? If so, please describe your experience?

Do you have experience in any of the following?

  • Reading blue-prints
  • Reading constructions drawings
  • No experience

Please select your years of experience in natural gas engineering.

  • Less than three (3) years of experience
  • Three (3) to six (6) years of experience
  • Six (6) or more years of experience

Required Question

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