Requisition ID # 152041
Job Category: Project / Program Management
Job Level: Supervisor
Business Unit: Operations – Other
Work Type: Onsite
Job Location: Auburn; Chico; Colusa; Folsom; Grass Valley; Oroville; Placerville; Quincy; Red Bluff; Redding; Rocklin; Roseville; Sacramento; Willows; Woodland; Yuba City
Department Overview
Major Infrastructure Delivery (MID) is an exciting organization with over 1,000 coworkers, 10,000+ contract partners, and a $2.96 billion budget. The following are some of the key areas we are accountable for delivering in MID:
• 10,000 miles of electric distribution lines to reduce wildfire risk
• System Inspections to identify risks to safety and reliability
• Vegetation Management to ensure safe and reliable delivery of power
• Ensuring our work meets quality standards and is done right the first time
Position Summary
Leads staff to ensure public safety, electric reliability, and regulatory compliance with state and federal vegetation management rules. Serves as a subject matter expert, provides guidance and influence, and acts as an external leader in the industry on regulatory issues and market strategies. Partners with customers and public entities to monitor and manage vegetation proximity to PG&E assets to ensure system reliability and safety objectives.
Position flexible within Sacramento County and Sierra Region service territory.
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.
Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area) $ 118,000.00
Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area) $ 188,000.00
OR
Minimum Base Salary (California) $ 112,000.00
Maximum Base Salary (California) $ 179,000.00
Job Responsibilities
- Leads and supervises Vegetation Management operations and outside contractors in an area of the service territory. Operates under general standards set by the Manager and makes short- and long-term decisions at the local level which align with department strategy. Manages major events, for example, major storms, wildfires, power shutoff events or safety violations
- Provides oversight and mentors assigned Vegetation Program Managers
- Deals with complex and difficult issues with customers and public entities escalated from subordinates. Speaks and/or presents to external entities such as city councils, governmental agencies, and community groups, representing PG&E’s position regarding sensitive vegetation issues. Seeks resolutions that meet safety and business needs
- Develops budget forecasts and business cases
- Reviews and approves invoices, purchase orders and funding associated with complex projects
- Manages multiple programs and projects that support other lines of business
- Manages environmental submissions of agency work and acts as a liaison
- Reports out, provides updates and corrective actions, and holds daily huddles under the Lean Management model
- Oversees Vegetation Management safety investigations and corrective action plans
- Oversees Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Work Verification inspections and recommended actions. Ensures checks, audits, and inspections of contractor work are completed regularly and corrective actions are recommended and implemented to ensure regulatory compliance, safety, and reliability
- May be assigned to own QC program and coordinate activities for whole department
- Develops and executes project plans and ensures work is on track. Develops performance measures for team. Ensures local performance measures and tactics align with the whole department. Collaborates with department managers on annual and long-term overall department goals
- Develops own area forecast and associated budget; updates on monthly basis and provides to the Vegetation Planning group for consolidation and reporting. Monitors expenses and reports on actuals vs. budget. Explains variances to manager. Creates new and/or manages existing data models for work forecasting
- Leads performance improvement teams across Vegetation Management and continually seeks and recommends opportunities for continuous improvement
- Collaborates with and influences both internal and external contacts and stakeholders of various levels on issues and developments affecting vegetation management for the company and/or industry. Serves as a subject matter expert, participating in projects or initiatives to positively affect pending legislation or rule making by local, state or federal agencies such as CalFIre, CalTrans, USFS, Park Service. Active in the utility arborist association to influence standards across the industry and may lead large statewide efforts on behalf of PG&E to resolve issues and conflicts or to educate other parties
- Coaches Program Managers and outside contractors participating in regulatory and/or industry forums, public hearings and/or legal proceedings. May provide expert witness testimony in high profile legal cases involving vegetation issues
- Oversees and reviews the development of new or revised scopes of work and project management for outside contractors such as foresters and land planners to ensure compliance standards and deliverables are established
- Reviews budget forecasts and business cases for new, non-routine work related to special initiatives such as public safety, reliability, reclamation or timber harvest plans, and submits to Manager for approval
- Supervises staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition
Qualifications
Minimum:
- Bachelor’s degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience.
- California Driver’s License
- 4 years of job-related experience with at least 2 years’ experience in a leadership role, as a team leader or project leader
Desired:
- ISA Arborist/Utility Specialist certification
- PMP Certification
- ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
- RPF Registered Professional Forester
- 7 years of related experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role, as a team leader or project leader
- Strong knowledge of forestry and/or utility vegetation management concepts, methods, and techniques
- Broad knowledge of current utility and energy industry, economic and social & political issues, trends and business drivers
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills
- Adaptability to work within a heavily regulated environment
- Good verbal and written communication skills to communicate findings and recommendations to various levels of management
- Influence and negotiation skills, tact and diplomacy and political acumen to navigate sensitive customer/public issues
- Good independent organizational, time management, prioritization and planning skills
- Thorough knowledge of project and program management concepts, methods and techniques. Ability to lead complex projects across the line of business.
- Strong business and data analysis knowledge, process improvement skills and creative thinking to create compelling business cases based on complex business environments and inputs
- Competent with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI etc.) and GIS applications
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Purpose, Virtues and Stands
Our Purpose explains “why” we exist:
- Delivering for our hometowns
- Serving our planet
- Leading with love
Our Virtues capture “who” we need to be:
- Trustworthy
- Empathetic
- Curious
- Tenacious
- Nimble
- Owners
Our Stands are “what” we will achieve together:
- Everyone and everything is always safe
- Catastrophic wildfires shall stop
- It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E
- A healthy environment and carbon-neutral energy system shall be the reality for all Californians
- Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors
More About Our Company
EEO
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