Gas Engineering Specialist II

CenterPoint Energy seeks a Gas Engineering Specialist II to manage medium-sized projects from design through completion, including preparation of plans, specifications, permits, and contracts. The successful candidate will design new or relocation pipe facilities and issue orders on natural gas distribution facilities for subdivisions, system improvements, and public improvement projects.

Requirements

• Creates and designs intermediate gas distribution facilities, transmission system designs, and support systems, including cathodic protection
• Prepares project documents, including long range capacity piping plans, easements, permits, bid packages, contracts, relocation and letter agreements, red-line and green-line proposals, regulatory proposals for service area certification, and main replacement program documentation packets
• Prepares cost estimates, material specifications and schedules, system capacity and pressure study modeling and analyses
• Prepares and submits minor construction drawings for facilities
• Prepares economic feasibility studies and makes customer contribution recommendations for new loads and system replacement work
• Provides design support to local gas operations
• Prepares operational procedures to complete projects
• Communicates and coordinates with district employees, customers, and government agencies

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Transit subsidies
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
• Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution