Senior Engineer - Gas Engineering

Responsibilities

Basic Purpose

Provides technical engineering services to support the company’s natural gas delivery system. Responsible for planning, design, project management, and administration of all phases of project additions or modifications. Delivers solutions and recommendations for a variety of technical issues and customer requests.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, budgets, develops, and designs gas distribution system improvements and modifications.
• Provides engineering and project management services for all phases of a project to include scoping, estimating, scheduling, design, preparation of construction drawings, specifications and contracts, materials procurement, cost tracking, variance analysis, problem solving, troubleshooting, and recordkeeping.
• Conducts economic analyses and feasibility studies for various gas system proposals.
• Researches, develops and updates design, material and construction standards and processes for all types of gas distribution facilities.
• Evaluates new technologies, materials and work methods that may be added or incorporated into standards.
• Analyzes a variety of operational technical issues to deliver sound, practical, cost-effective solutions to a wide variety of non-standard gas design, construction.
• Investigates process and material failures, participates in root cause analysis investigations.
• Provides professional customer service to both internal and external requestors.
• Keeps informed of industry trends, policies, technical issues, and best practices in order to recommend and implement changes to benefit gas delivery business.
• Interacts with industry peers to maintain and develop best practices applicable to construction and material standards and specifications.
• Provides technical leadership, training, oversight, and direction to fellow staff members.
• Ensures all decisions and recommendations are consistent with Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Part 192 and NV Energy’s Operations and Maintenance Manual, as well as applicable industry standard specifications.
• Participate in after-hours emergency response program as a Duty Supervisor.
• Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment

Education and Work Experience
Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited school and 5 years of industry experience as a practicing engineer, and must be a licensed PE. If no PE license then must have 8+ years as a practicing engineer.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of technical engineering aspects of the company’s gas delivery system; evaluate, select and apply engineering techniques, criteria and procedures; use sound judgment in making adaptations and modifications.
• Skills such as analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making.
• Oral and written communication; presentation; interpersonal and leadership.
• Project management with a high level of innovation, creativity and ingenuity in situations requiring original and inventive approaches.
• Learning and utilizing technical applications in support of design and analysis responsibilities.

Equipment and Applications

MS Office applications, AutoCAD, mapping, database software, and Internet.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

General office environment with some field work for supervision of projects, programs, or emergency response.

Additional Requirements

This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) under the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). Any applicant/employee who will perform on a pipeline, an operating, maintenance, or emergency response function regulated by Part 192, 193, or 195, will be subject to drug and alcohol testing under the Company’s PHMSA drug and alcohol testing programs. Any employment, transfer, or promotion offer made for this position is contingent upon taking and passing a drug test prior to the commencement of the new role. If an applicant/employee fails the drug test, any offer of employment, transfer, or promotion will be revoked.

Compensation

Annual Salary: $100,700 (Min) to $118,400 (Mid); Up to 15% Short Term Incentive Plan target opportunity at the discretion of the company. This is a non-represented position.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits for non-represented employees. For represented employees, we offer many similar benefits plans and programs with specific terms negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement.

• Medical
• Pharmacy
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance & AD&D
• Wellness
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) fixed contribution – company contributes 4% regardless of employee’s contribution
• 401(k) match – company matches 100% of the employee’s first 6% contribution; immediate vesting
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 12 paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Identity Theft Protection – company paid
• Flexible Work Schedules (depending on position) – ask the hiring manager for more information
• Visit our Corporate website for detailed information and other benefits offered

EOE/Veteran/Disability

At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact Human Resources via email at or call our HR Help Desk at (702) 402-5500 and select '0' or Fax your request at (702) 402-0031. TTY Sensory Impaired - 711

Note

Depending on qualifications of applicants, this position may be filled at a lower level than that which is posted such as Engineer II - Gas or Engineer I - Gas.