Public Utilities Engineer

Who We Are:

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts' environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family.

  Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.

Who We Are as an

Employer:

At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.

DPU:

The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is the state agency responsible for overseeing investor-owned electric power, natural gas, and water companies in Massachusetts. It regulates the safety of bus companies, moving companies, transportation network companies, and oversees the safety of natural gas pipelines and the MBTA.

A cover letter referencing the correct position must be submitted as part of the application process and attached "as relevant" to the requisition.

Job Opening:

The Department of Public Utilities is seeking applicants for the position of Public Utilities Engineer - Pipeline Safety Division, to perform the following duties:
The incumbent of this position will be required to conduct inspections and investigations of natural gas, propane, and steam facilities. This will include the physical plant for verification it is fit for service, reliability, capacity, periodic maintenance, and for compliance of federal and state statutes, regulations and Department Orders. The incumbent will be required to investigate failures of operator's distribution system components such as pipelines, district regulator stations, compressor stations, transmission pipelines and other facilities used in the transportation of pipeline energy.

The incumbent will be required to review operators programs, plans, procedures, policies, maps, records and other documents necessary to determine compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations. It will be necessary for the incumbent to write reports and create as needed such documents necessary for the admiration of the Pipeline Safety Program. The participation in hearings, rate cases, informal conferences, technical sessions, meetings, operator training will be required or as directed.

The incumbent shall:

* Conduct engineering studies of physical plant of natural gas utilities to determine capacity, service effectiveness, and reliability and make recommendations.

* Evaluate the physical condition of plant and equipment of public utilities through on-site audits, inspections or investigations and document the findings in appropriate reports.

* Assist as needed in rate filings that come before the Department as directed.

* Investigate consumer complaints concerning the safety of gas utilities natural gas pipelines.

* Reviews petitions filed by natural gas companies on such matters as construction or expansion of natural gas facilities for compliance with federal and state safety compliance.

* Conducts studies on such matters as, the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas, energy conservation, greenhouse gas emissions, of natural gas companies.

* Reviews and recommends changes to the operating standards, plans, procedures and other documents governing the safety of natural gas utilities to the Division Director.

* Investigates incidents involving natural gas companies to determine cause and origin and make recommendations in detail in reports of findings.

* Assists in the preparation of Department rules and regulations, legislative reports, or legislative…