Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Senior Welding Qualification Specialist
Fresno, CA, US; Alameda, California, United States; Alta Sierra, California, United States; American Canyon, California, United States; Angels, California, United States; Antioch, California, United States; Auberry, California, United States; Auburn, California, United States; Avenal, California, United States; Avila Beach, California, United States; Bakersfield, California, United States; Balch Camp, California, United States; Bay Point, California, United States; Bear Valley Springs, California, United States; Belden, California, United States; Bellota, California, United States; Belmont, California, United States; Benicia, California, United States; Berkeley, California, United States; Brentwood, California, United States; Brisbane, California, United States; Buellton, California, United States; Burney, California, United States; Buttonwillow, California, United States; Calistoga, California, United States; Campbell, California, United States; Canyondam, California, United States; Capitola, California, United States; Caruthers, California, United States; Chico, California, United
- Original posting date
- Oct 22, 2026
- Last checked
- Not recorded
- Last seen
- Nov 2, 2026
- Employment type
- Full-time
Saved job description
Requisition ID # 173941
Job Category: Human Resources
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Onsite
Job Location: Fresno; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Houston; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakland; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Pleasanton; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Washington; Washington D.C.; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City
Department Overview
Gas Operations oversees the natural gas transmission and distribution operations. The team maintains and operates 6,700 miles of gas transmission pipeline, 43,000 miles of distribution main, 3.6 million gas services, three PG&E-owned storage facilities with 102 BCF capacity, nine compressor stations with 175K HP, and 5,000 measurement and control facilities. Gas Operations is comprised of approximately 6,000 coworkers.
Position Summary
Facilitates and administers various written and computer-based qualification tests and field observations to determine employees’ welding knowledge, skills and abilities, ensuring and promoting skill competence and overall public and employee safety. Validates whether employees are performing welding job functions correctly and safely per Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 49.192 (N) and 49.192 (E).
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. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
The hourly rate for this position ranges from $51.92 to $87.50
Job Responsibilities
Independently performs and administers written or computer-based qualification tests and field observations of knowledge, skills and ability.
Conducts visual inspections and/or evaluations to validate the technical quality of work and compliance with regulatory requirements. Work involves cutting, grinding and use of hydraulic press to perform destructive testing of welds.
Prepares employees for the entire qualification process through effective communication and tail boarding. Ensures employees understand the purpose and process.
Directly communicates with the employee’s supervisor regarding employees’ testing progress.
Addresses gaps and issues identified to ensure continuous improvement for the operation qualification (OQ) process
Fully understands and ensures the evaluation/qualification processes are followed and qualification records are maintained in compliance with qualification program requirements.
Contributes to the enhancement of new evaluation/qualification tests and processes.
Collaborates with stakeholder groups to ensure appropriate process/asset recommendations are being implemented and maintained.
Qualifications
Minimum:
High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma
Experience as Welder, journey-level, 5 yrs
CA Class C License, or equivalent
Ability to travel up to 80 percent of working time
Ability to travel overnight
Ability to lift up to 80lbs
Ability to use hydraulic press to perform destructive testing of welds.
Desired:
AWS-American Welding Society CWI-Certified Welding Inspector certification (must obtain within the first year)
Bachelors Degree in Engineering or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
Experience as Welder, journey-level, 7 yrs
Experience as a main line Welder
AWS-American Welding Society CWI-Certified Welding Inspector certification
CompTIA-Computing Technology Industry Association CTT-Certified Technical Trainer certification
Record of American Welding Society (AWS) Destructive Testing course completion
Location & listing notes
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Source-listed locations: US, Fresno, CA, 93721, ; United States, Alameda, California, , ; United States, Alta Sierra, California, , ; United States, American Canyon, California, , ; United States, Angels, California, , ; United States, Antioch, California, , ; United States, Auberry, California, , ; United States, Auburn, California, , ; United States, Avenal, California, , ; United States, Avila Beach, California, , ; United States, Bakersfield, California, , ; United States, Balch Camp, California, , ; United States, Bay Point, California, , ; United States, Bear Valley Springs, California, , ; United States, Belden, California, , ; United States, Bellota, California, , ; United States, Belmont, California, , ; United States, Benicia, California, , ; United States, Berkeley, California, , ; United States, Brentwood, California, , ; United States, Brisbane, California, , ; United States, Buellton, California, , ; United States, Burney, California, , ; United States, Buttonwillow, California, , ; United States, Calistoga, California, , ; United States, Campbell, California, , ; United States, Canyondam, California, , ; United States, Capitola, California, , ; United States, Caruthers, California, , ; United States, Chico, California, , ; United States, Clearlake, California, , ; United States, Clovis, California, , ; United States, Coalinga, California, , ; United States, Colusa, California, , ; United States, Concord, California, , ; United States, Corcoran, California, , ; United States, Cottonwood, California, , ; United States, Cupertino, California, , ; United States, Daly City, California, , ; United States, Danville, California, , ; United States, Davis, California, , ; United States, Dinuba, California, , ; United States, Downieville, California, , ; United States, Dublin, California, , ; United States, Emeryville, California, , ; United States, Eureka, California, , ; United States, Fairfield, California, , ; United States, Folsom, California, , ; United States, Fort Bragg, California, , ; United States, Fortuna, California, , ; United States, Fremont, California, , ; United States, French Camp, California, , ; United States, Fulton, California, , ; United States, Garberville, California, , ; United States, Geyserville, California, , ; United States, Gilroy, California, , ; United States, Goodyears Bar, California, , ; United States, Grass Valley, California, , ; United States, Guerneville, California, , ; United States, Half Moon Bay, California, , ; United States, Hayward, California, , ; United States, Hinkley, California, , ; United States, Hollister, California, , ; United States, Holt, California, , ; United States, Hughson, California, , ; United States, Huron, California, , ; United States, Jackson, California, , ; United States, Kerman, California, , ; United States, King City, California, , ; United States, Lakeport, California, , ; United States, Lemoore, California, , ; United States, Lincoln, California, , ; United States, Linden, California, , ; United States, Livermore, California, , ; United States, Lodi, California, , ; United States, Loomis, California, , ; United States, Los Banos, California, , ; United States, Lower Lake, California, , ; United States, Madera, California, , ; United States, Magalia, California, , ; United States, Manteca, California, , ; United States, Manton, California, , ; United States, Mariposa, California, , ; United States, Martell, California, , ; United States, Marysville, California, , ; United States, Maxwell, California, , ; United States, Menlo Park, California, , ; United States, Merced, California, , ; United States, Meridian, California, , ; United States, Millbrae, California, , ; United States, Milpitas, California, , ; United States, Modesto, California, , ; United States, Monterey, California, , ; United States, Montgomery Creek, California, , ; United States, Morgan Hill, California, , ; United States, Morro Bay, California, , ; United States, Moss Landing, California, , ; United States, Mountain View, California, , ; United States, Napa, California, , ; United States, Needles, California, , ; United States, Newark, California, , ; United States, Newman, California, , ; United States, Novato, California, , ; United States, Oakdale, California, , ; United States, Oakhurst, California, , ; United States, Oakland, California, , ; United States, Oakley, California, , ; United States, Olema, California, , ; United States, Orinda, California, , ; United States, Orland, California, , ; United States, Oroville, California, , ; United States, Palo Alto, California, , ; United States, Palo Cedro, California, , ; United States, Paradise, California, , ; United States, Parkwood, California, , ; United States, Paso Robles, California, , ; United States, Petaluma, California, , ; United States, Pioneer, California, , ; United States, Pismo Beach, California, , ; United States, Pittsburg, California, , ; United States, Placerville, California, , ; United States, Pleasant Hill, California, , ; United States, Pleasanton, California, , ; United States, Point Arena, California, , ; United States, Potter Valley, California, , ; United States, East Quincy, California, , ; United States, Rancho Cordova, California, , ; United States, Red Bluff, California, , ; United States, Redding, California, , ; United States, Richmond, California, , ; United States, Ridgecrest, California, , ; United States, Rio Vista, California, , ; United States, Rocklin, California, , ; United States, Roseville, California, , ; United States, Round Mountain, California, , ; United States, Sacramento, California, , ; United States, Salida, California, , ; United States, Salinas, California, , ; United States, San Bruno, California, , ; United States, San Carlos, California, , ; United States, San Francisco, California, , ; United States, San Jose, California, , ; United States, San Luis Obispo, California, , ; United States, San Mateo, California, , ; United States, San Rafael, California, , ; United States, San Ramon, California, , ; United States, Sanger, California, , ; United States, Santa Cruz, California, , ; United States, Santa Maria, California, , ; United States, Santa Nella Village, California, , ; United States, Santa Rosa, California, , ; United States, Selma, California, , ; United States, Shaver Lake, California, , ; United States, Sonoma, California, , ; United States, Sonora, California, , ; United States, South San Francisco, California, , ; United States, Springville, California, , ; United States, Stockton, California, , ; United States, Storrie, California, , ; United States, Taft, California, , ; United States, Tracy, California, , ; United States, Turlock, California, , ; United States, Twain Harte, California, , ; United States, Ukiah, California, , ; United States, Vacaville, California, , ; United States, Vallejo, California, , ; United States, Walnut Creek, California, , ; United States, Wasco, California, , ; United States, Washington, California, , ; United States, Watsonville, California, , ; United States, West Sacramento, California, , ; United States, Wheatland, California, , ; United States, Whitmore Hot Springs, California, , ; United States, Willits, California, , ; United States, Willow Creek, California, , ; United States, Willows, California, , ; United States, Windsor, California, , ; United States, Winters, California, , ; United States, Woodland, California, , ; United States, Yuba City, California, , .
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