May 12, 2025
Electric Energy Jobs

Aircraft Pilot

Organization:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Region:
United States, California, Oakland
End of contest:
November 12, 2018
  This job posting has expired
Type:
Full time
Category:
Other
Description
Requisition ID # 16062

Department Overview

Gas Operations is focused on ensuring the safe and reliable flow of natural gas to our customers. As a whole, Gas Operations is responsible for all aspects of PG&E's gas distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, restoration and emergency response.

Position Summary

Pilots PG&E aircraft for the transportation of passengers and cargo to and from various destinations. Ensures all aircraft personnel and passengers are in adherence and compliance to all PG&E guidelines, FAA regulations, and federal, state, and local laws. Collaborates with the flight team to ensure compliance, safety, and cleanliness of an aircraft. Responds to and reports all in-flight emergencies and malfunctions. Conducts all required flight planning and inspects aircraft for defects and malfunctions.

Job Responsibilities

  • Acts as the rank of a Junior/Senior Captain and pilot-in command within an aircraft.
  • Assists with the development and revision of current aircraft operations specifications, standard operating procedures (SOP), user manuals, training guides, and other related documents.
  • Documents and reports service issues and complaints from passengers to aircraft operations management
  • Ensures an aircraft is operating properly along with all aircraft personnel and passengers are in adherence and compliance with all PG&E guidelines, FAA regulations, and federal, state, and local laws.
  • May act as the safety officer and chairperson of the safety committee for Aviation Services.
  • May acts as a representative for Aviation Services and PG&E when attending safety conferences, meetings, activities, and events.
  • May be responsible for the administration of Aviation Services safety program including development, implementation, training, issue resolution, and process improvement.
  • May be responsible for the data integrity, analysis, and reporting from the Safety Management System (SMS).
  • May collaborate with aviation maintenance and helicopter operations to address and resolve aviation safety issues.
  • May coordinate with PG&E’s DOT and Regulatory Compliance, FAA, and CAL- OSHA to ensure aviation services compliance, safety program administration, and training requirements.
  • May manage and evaluate data on risk assessment of aircraft services.
  • May provide recommendations for policy, procedural, operational, and process improvements to aircraft operations management.
  • May supervise and ensure safety training for all Aviation Services personnel.
  • Provides and ensures consistent and accurate communications with passengers during pre/in/post-flight.

Supervise aircraft flight and cockpit operations and navigational functions.

Qualifications

Minimum:

  • High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma
  • Flight experience, multi-engine, 1,000 hours
  • Flight experience, total flight time, 3,500 hours
  • Flight experience, turbine, 1,000 hours
  • FAA-Federal Aviation Administration Medical 2nd Class certification
  • FAA-Federal Aviation Administration ATPL-Airline Transport Pilot with Aircraft Ratings license

Desired:

  • Bachelors degree or Associates Degree
  • Experience in aviation safety management
  • Flight experience, corporate, 3 years

This position requires the ability to travel completely throughout PG&E's service territory and other destinations as required. Must be willing and able to annually maintain and pass a pilot-in-command proficiency ride exam within the type of aircraft operated. Required to be able to attain a clearance of ten (10) year background verification with fingerprinting for aviation security [i.e.: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Aviation Regulations: FAR].

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Contact

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

77 Beale St

San Francisco

California United States

www.pge.com