About this role
Requisition ID # 170173
Job Category: Administrative / Clerical
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Operations - Other
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: San Ramon
Department Overview
PG&E’s Gas Operations and Gas Engineering organizations are focused on ensuring the safe and reliable flow of natural gas to our customers. The Organizations are responsible for all aspects of PG&E’s gas distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, restoration, and emergency response.
- Gas Operations oversees the natural gas transmission and distribution operations. The team maintains and operates approximately 6,438 miles of gas transmission pipelines, approximately 42,141 miles of main distribution, 4.5 million natural gas customer accounts, three PG&E-owned storage facilities with 102 BCF capacity, nine compressor stations with 175K HP, and 5,000 measurement and control facilities.
- Gas Engineering aids in the operations, maintenance, construction, and planning for $21 billion in gas assets that transport, store, compress, regulate, measure, and deliver gas approximately 4.5 million customers.
Position Summary
This position is part of PG&E's ERDP Gas Summer Internship Program where work assignments will be in either the Gas Operations or Gas Engineering organization. The work location to be determined within our service territory.
Engineering Interns will have the opportunity to participate in the Summer Intern Program designed to help students gain valuable knowledge and experience in either PG&E’s Gas Operations or Gas Engineering. Each engineering intern will be placed in a specific department within Gas Operations or Gas Engineering and will be expected to contribute as a valuable team member.
PG&E is providing the hourly 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, and internal equity.
The hourly rate for a bachelor’s degree ranges from $24.52 to $29.81 and for a master’s degree is $35.37.
Responsibilities
Each engineering intern’s responsibility will be dependent on the department assignment in either Gas Operations or Gas Engineering. Possible departments may include but not limited to the listed below:
- Gas System Operations
- Gas Transmission and Distribution Construction
- Gas Distribution Operations
- Gas Portfolio Management and Planning
- Gas Regulatory and Risk
- Gas Strategy Execution and System Planning
- Gas Distribution Integrity Management
- Gas Corrosion Engineering
- Gas Facility and Storage Engineering
- Gas Transmission Engineering and Design
- Gas Pipeline Engineering and Services
- Gas Transmission Integrity Management
- Gas Distribution Engineering and Design
- Gas Design and Operations Engineering
- Gas System Operations and Maintenance
- Gas Asset Strategy
- Gas Project Management and Engineering
- Gas Distribution Portfolio and Design
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Qualified candidates are currently enrolled pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree full-time in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related engineering fields.
- Students must be continuing education towards degree during and/or after internship. Students must be returning back to school in the Fall of 2026 continuing full-time enrollment.
- Must be in good academic standing.
Desired Qualifications:
- FE/EIT certification
- Former PG&E Intern
- Work experience or internships in utilities, municipalities, construction, or other pipeline related fields
- Ability to work in a team environment and support fellow team members
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written
- Takes initiative and can work independently with minimal direction
PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1, OPT or other student visa for this position.
Other facts
About Pacific Gas And Electric Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.
There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.
Fast Facts
Service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east
141,215 circuit miles of electric distribution lines and 18,616 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines
42,141 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,438 miles of transportation pipelines
5.1 million electric customer accounts
4.3 million natural gas customer accounts
What you'll do
- Engineering interns will work in either Gas Operations or Gas Engineering, contributing as valuable team members. Responsibilities will vary based on department assignments.
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