Chief of Party – ESC, San Ramon, CA
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Company
Based in San Francisco, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation
(NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States.
And we deliver some of the nation’s cleanest energy to our customers in Northern and Central
California. For PG&E, “Together, Building a Better California” is not just a slogan, it’s the very core
of our mission and the scale by which we measure our success. We know that the nearly 16
million people who do business with our company count on our more than 24,000 employees for
far more than the delivery of utility services. They, along with every citizen of the state we call
home, also expect PG&E to help improve their quality of life, the economic vitality of their
communities, and the prospect for a better future fueled by clean, safe, reliable and affordable
energy.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age,
religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital
status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic
information or any other factor that is not related to the job.
Department Overview
The Land Surveying and Engineering Support (LS&ES) team is a group of over 100 dedicated
employees providing land surveying and mapping services in support of gas and electric
transmission and distribution projects. These services include rights-of-way drawings, easement
documents, engineering support drawings (plan & profile), topographic mapping and construction
staking. We are located in 17 offices throughout the PG&E service territory.
Position Summary
This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) and is subject to collective
bargaining.
This position will be with the LS&ES Central Region, headquartered in the Bishop Ranch office.
LS&ES provides surveying support services to all of our Lines of Business in both Gas and Electric
Transmission & Distribution, however this positions main focus will be supporting Gas
Transmission. Under the supervision of a Professional Land Surveyor, the Chief of Party plans and
directs the work and activities of a survey crew to procure all field data necessary for the
preparation of all types of land documents and for the preparation of drawings in connection with
the Company's design, construction, maintenance and operating functions.
Qualifications
Minimum:
• Two years of civil engineering or survey technology training from a recognized college, or the
equivalent in education and/or experience
• Three year's field experience. Must have the personal qualifications and ability to meet the public
and direct and plan the activities of a survey crew.
• Certification as a licensed California State Land Surveyor or a Land Surveyor in Training (LSIT).
Responsibilities
(1) Specific surveys as required on existing or proposed road, canals, ditches, telephone lines,
distribution lines, transmission lines, establishing horizontal and vertical control for construction
projects, microwave installations, etc.,
(2) Hydrographic surveys, settlement surveys for dams, power plants and other major structures,
property surveys and setting property corners for Company-owned land,
(3) Field and office work, obtaining field data and making computations,
(4) Recording in field notebooks, electronic data collectors or in manners designated by the
Company,
(5) Maintaining and operating survey equipment and related computers and interfaces.