Risk and Safety Engineer – Utilities

Risk and Safety Engineer UTILITIES ENGINEER

Job Title: Risk and Safety Engineer – Utilities

Location: Sacramento, CA / San Francisco, CA / Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid) Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Description And Duties

We are looking for candidates with the initiative and desire to make a difference in protecting Californians from the health, safety, and economic consequences of catastrophic events initiated by failures from aging utility infrastructure.

Apply your leadership, technical, and analytical skills to promote utility safety.

Help advocate to ensure that electric and gas customers receive safe and reliable service. Evaluate whether utilities have assessed more efficient, effective, and cost-effective solutions to address utility risk.

Join our team!

The most qualified candidates will be invited to an interview. The position may be located in San Francisco, Sacramento, or Los Angeles, with flexibility for telework as permitted by government code and operational needs and subject to meeting telework eligibility criteria.

Special Requirements

Prepare and submit a response for each question below. The SOQ should provide specific details and examples that clearly demonstrate how your training, experience, and education qualifies you for the position. Refer to the job description and duties, and duty statement to prepare your response. Applicants who do not submit a completed SOQ and writing that exceeds the page limit will not be considered or scored. All information in the SOQ is subject to verification. The SOQ must be no smaller than 11-point Arial font, single-spaced, and no more than two pages.

Please number your responses in the same order as the questions are listed, 1- 3. Do not consolidate your responses.

• Describe your experience and abilities to understand safety and risk management.
• Describe your experience and abilities to exercise a high degree of initiative, independence, and resourcefulness in achieving team goals and objectives.
• Describe your experience and abilities to write clearly, persuasively, and concisely, including the ability to identify issues and recommend effective courses of action.

Final Filing Date: 10/12/2026

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications - (SOQ) is required. Please see “Special Requirements” for instructions.