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Facilities Engineer roles qualify for STEM OPT when your degree falls under an eligible CIP code in engineering or a related STEM field. The 24-month extension gives you up to 36 months of work authorization, provided your employer is enrolled in E-Verify and signs your I-983 training plan.
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Requisition ID # 173040
Job Category: Engineering / Science
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Bay Point
Department Overview
The Facility Integrity Management Program and Technical Services (FIMP&TS) is responsible for all Compression & Processing (C&P) and Measurement & Pressure Control (M&C) facilities for Gas Transmission Stations.
Position Summary
This position provides engineering support and asset management for gas transmission stations throughout the North Bay Area, including Los Medanos underground natural gas storage facility. Typical work includes maintenance and overhauls of reciprocating compressors and engines, technical support for maintenance personnel, engineering design and reviews, and lifecycle asset management. The position supports projects from planning through commissioning, ensures safe and reliable operations, and contributes to gas safety and asset integrity. It requires a mechanical background and a self-directed, proactive approach.
The position headquarters will be at Los Medanos Compressor Station, near Concord, CA. It is preferred to have the applicant live near the area to be available for maintenance support. Travel to other facilities in the North Bay area will be required approximately 10% of the time.
This position is a DOT (Department of Transportation) covered classification and is subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening.
Position duties may include but are not limited to
- Safety: Be an advocate for safety and lead by example. Incorporate safety into designs, construction and M&O activities. Ensure that safe practices and procedures are communicated, incorporated and followed in all activities.
- Maintenance & Operations Engineering Support: This role serves as the asset owner for gas transmission facilities, providing guidance, mentoring, and technical support to field personnel and engineers. This includes improving maintenance practices, assessing equipment condition, ensuring safety and compliance and/or overseeing engineering studies needed to maintain or enhance safety and reliability. Assist and collaborate with the field personnel to investigate, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve equipment or system problems related to performance, operating and/or safety problems and recommend repairs. Perform inspection/investigation/failure analysis, calculations, engineering design and/or review of repairs or modification, recommend equipment that is not replacement in kind, recommend tests or engineering studies and provide engineering for small projects. Support equipment and facility outages, including outage planning, outage scope definition and support during the outages, such as unit overhauls, inspections, and commissioning.
- Project Support: Prepare long-range forecasts for expense work and capital investments. Work with field personnel to identify highest priority work, develop budgetary estimates, and project scopes for budget submittals. Work closely with project managers and project engineers to ensure that the facilities will meet appropriate requirements. Provide engineering review and input on conceptual designs, design reviews, calculations, and engineering and construction documents. Interface with contractors, engineering, and field personnel to facilitate resolving technical issues. Lead PG&E effort during start-up and commissioning.
- Code Compliance: Support M&O field personnel to achieve full compliance with pipeline safety codes and regulations. Review designs and provide technical guidance for code interpretation and compliance. Implement department code compliance initiatives that require engineering support.
- Solve complex problems by developing and utilizing new and innovative engineering design and technical solutions
- Lead teams from multiple organizations and/or vendors for system, programmatic or complex repairs, investigations or other efforts
- Expand knowledge in other areas of specialty or discipline
- Evaluate methodologies, best practices, tools, processes, procedures and technology assessing potential fit, benefits, and impacts for assigned workstreams
- Present engineering research, findings, solutions and recommendations to Leadership
- Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices in a specific discipline, field or area of expertise to resolve complex problems
- Completes assignments of broad scope and complexity with few precedents or standards and assignments that require integration of information from a variety of sources
- Takes ownership of problems and their solutions
PG&E is providing the salary 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 salary 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.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $95,000
Bay Area Maximum: $143,000
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
Job Responsibilities:
- Performs basic engineering work using established engineering tools, processes and practices to complete work assignments
- Partners with more experienced engineers to develop knowledge
- Assists with more complex projects
- Leads small teams to address asset issues
- Receives priorities and directions with regard to work performed from supervisor or manager
- Reviews work performed with supervisor periodically
- Completes well defined tasks independently
- Has basic knowledge of applicable principles, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures
- Stand on-call for transmission pipeline or station incidents during off-hours
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS Engineering or equivalent work experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 1 year of Oil or Gas Transmission experience, design, maintenance, construction and/or operations
- Natural Gas Compressor Station Experience
- Reciprocating & Centrifugal Compressor and Generator Experience
- EIT-Engineer in Training certification
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Desired:
- Ability to excel independently
- Basic written and verbal communication skills
- Has a basic understanding of the asset functions including threats and risks for their workstream
- Ability to troubleshoot, evaluate and report on outcomes with some guidance from others
- Ability to excel with limited guidance
INTRODUCTION
Requisition ID # 173040
Job Category: Engineering / Science
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Bay Point
Department Overview
The Facility Integrity Management Program and Technical Services (FIMP&TS) is responsible for all Compression & Processing (C&P) and Measurement & Pressure Control (M&C) facilities for Gas Transmission Stations.
Position Summary
This position provides engineering support and asset management for gas transmission stations throughout the North Bay Area, including Los Medanos underground natural gas storage facility. Typical work includes maintenance and overhauls of reciprocating compressors and engines, technical support for maintenance personnel, engineering design and reviews, and lifecycle asset management. The position supports projects from planning through commissioning, ensures safe and reliable operations, and contributes to gas safety and asset integrity. It requires a mechanical background and a self-directed, proactive approach.
The position headquarters will be at Los Medanos Compressor Station, near Concord, CA. It is preferred to have the applicant live near the area to be available for maintenance support. Travel to other facilities in the North Bay area will be required approximately 10% of the time.
This position is a DOT (Department of Transportation) covered classification and is subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening.
Position duties may include but are not limited to
- Safety: Be an advocate for safety and lead by example. Incorporate safety into designs, construction and M&O activities. Ensure that safe practices and procedures are communicated, incorporated and followed in all activities.
- Maintenance & Operations Engineering Support: This role serves as the asset owner for gas transmission facilities, providing guidance, mentoring, and technical support to field personnel and engineers. This includes improving maintenance practices, assessing equipment condition, ensuring safety and compliance and/or overseeing engineering studies needed to maintain or enhance safety and reliability. Assist and collaborate with the field personnel to investigate, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve equipment or system problems related to performance, operating and/or safety problems and recommend repairs. Perform inspection/investigation/failure analysis, calculations, engineering design and/or review of repairs or modification, recommend equipment that is not replacement in kind, recommend tests or engineering studies and provide engineering for small projects. Support equipment and facility outages, including outage planning, outage scope definition and support during the outages, such as unit overhauls, inspections, and commissioning.
- Project Support: Prepare long-range forecasts for expense work and capital investments. Work with field personnel to identify highest priority work, develop budgetary estimates, and project scopes for budget submittals. Work closely with project managers and project engineers to ensure that the facilities will meet appropriate requirements. Provide engineering review and input on conceptual designs, design reviews, calculations, and engineering and construction documents. Interface with contractors, engineering, and field personnel to facilitate resolving technical issues. Lead PG&E effort during start-up and commissioning.
- Code Compliance: Support M&O field personnel to achieve full compliance with pipeline safety codes and regulations. Review designs and provide technical guidance for code interpretation and compliance. Implement department code compliance initiatives that require engineering support.
- Solve complex problems by developing and utilizing new and innovative engineering design and technical solutions
- Lead teams from multiple organizations and/or vendors for system, programmatic or complex repairs, investigations or other efforts
- Expand knowledge in other areas of specialty or discipline
- Evaluate methodologies, best practices, tools, processes, procedures and technology assessing potential fit, benefits, and impacts for assigned workstreams
- Present engineering research, findings, solutions and recommendations to Leadership
- Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices in a specific discipline, field or area of expertise to resolve complex problems
- Completes assignments of broad scope and complexity with few precedents or standards and assignments that require integration of information from a variety of sources
- Takes ownership of problems and their solutions
PG&E is providing the salary 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 salary 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.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $95,000
Bay Area Maximum: $143,000
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
Job Responsibilities:
- Performs basic engineering work using established engineering tools, processes and practices to complete work assignments
- Partners with more experienced engineers to develop knowledge
- Assists with more complex projects
- Leads small teams to address asset issues
- Receives priorities and directions with regard to work performed from supervisor or manager
- Reviews work performed with supervisor periodically
- Completes well defined tasks independently
- Has basic knowledge of applicable principles, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures
- Stand on-call for transmission pipeline or station incidents during off-hours
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS Engineering or equivalent work experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 1 year of Oil or Gas Transmission experience, design, maintenance, construction and/or operations
- Natural Gas Compressor Station Experience
- Reciprocating & Centrifugal Compressor and Generator Experience
- EIT-Engineer in Training certification
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Desired:
- Ability to excel independently
- Basic written and verbal communication skills
- Has a basic understanding of the asset functions including threats and risks for their workstream
- Ability to troubleshoot, evaluate and report on outcomes with some guidance from others
- Ability to excel with limited guidance
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Facilities Engineer
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code against the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List before targeting roles. Mechanical, civil, industrial, and systems engineering degrees qualify, but facilities-adjacent fields like construction management often don't.
Filter employers by E-Verify enrollment status
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before investing time in any application. Use Migrate Mate to filter Facilities Engineer postings to employers already verified as E-Verify participants, so you're not discovering the gap at the offer stage.
Target employers with active facilities operations
Facilities Engineer roles exist across manufacturing, healthcare, data centers, and higher education. Companies with owned real estate portfolios or multi-site operations file more consistently for STEM OPT students than project-based contractors who staff up and down.
Draft your I-983 training plan around specific technical objectives
Your I-983 must connect your STEM degree to the role's engineering tasks. Map objectives to systems like HVAC commissioning, energy management software, or preventive maintenance programs. Vague plans tied only to job duties get pushed back by DSOs.
Ask about E-Verify status before the offer stage
Bring up E-Verify enrollment during the final interview or before accepting an offer. Many facilities departments within large organizations are enrolled, but staffing agencies placed in facilities roles often are not. USCIS requires enrollment at the time of your OPT extension start date.
Use OFLC Wage Search to negotiate informed offers
Pull prevailing wage data for your SOC code and metro area from the OFLC Wage Search before entering salary discussions. Facilities Engineers have region-specific wage levels, and knowing the DOL benchmark gives you a grounded starting point for any negotiation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Facilities Engineer role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on the degree, not the job title. STEM OPT eligibility is tied to your CIP code, not your position. Degrees in mechanical, civil, electrical, industrial, or systems engineering typically qualify. Your employer also needs to be enrolled in E-Verify and co-sign your I-983 training plan with your DSO before USCIS approves the extension.
What does the I-983 training plan need to include for a Facilities Engineer?
The I-983 must connect your STEM degree to specific engineering learning objectives in the role. For Facilities Engineers, that means documenting how tasks like building systems analysis, energy audits, or infrastructure project management develop skills from your degree program. Generic descriptions tied only to daily duties won't satisfy DSO review. Your employer's direct supervisor typically co-signs the form.
How do I confirm an employer is enrolled in E-Verify before applying?
You can ask the recruiter or HR contact directly. The E-Verify employer search tool on the E-Verify website lets you look up enrolled employers by name and location. Note that E-Verify enrollment applies to a specific employer entity, so a parent company's enrollment doesn't automatically cover a subsidiary. Confirm the specific hiring entity is enrolled, not just the corporate brand.
What happens to my STEM OPT authorization if my Facilities Engineer role changes significantly?
A material change in job duties, location, or employer requires an updated I-983. You and your employer must notify your DSO within five days of a material change under USCIS rules. If the new duties no longer connect to your STEM degree's learning objectives, your DSO may determine the role no longer supports your extension. Keep your training plan current with your actual work.
Where can I find Facilities Engineer jobs that are confirmed to hire STEM OPT students?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for employers who hire F-1 STEM OPT students and are enrolled in E-Verify, so you're not sorting through postings that won't work for your status. Searching there saves significant time compared to applying broadly and discovering eligibility issues after an offer is extended.