Requisition ID # 158187 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Houston; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Non-PG&E Non-US Off Shore Work Location; Non-PG&E US Work Location; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

Department Overview

The men and women of Electric Operations ensure the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Operations is responsible for every aspect of PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration and emergency response.

Position Summary

Designs, develops, implements, and oversees Vegetation Management contracts and specifications. Manages activities associated with resource requests and work allocation, including planning, coordinating, monitoring, and collaborating with Strategic Sourcing. Responsible for organizing, leading, and facilitating cross-functional teams and communicating contract changes and allocation awards. Works with Vegetation Management leaders to strategize and execute program initiatives. Delivers presentations and facilitates meetings throughout the LOB including contractors.

• Travel approximately 50% with occasional overnight stays.
• This position offers a flexible work location within the PG&E 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, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $140,000
Bay Area Maximum: $238,000
&/OR
California Minimum: $133,000
California Maximum: $226,000

Job Responsibilities

• Works autonomously, applying extensive unique subject matter expertise to solve unique and complex problems, anticipates issues and develops innovative solutions on projects in multiple disciplines such as vegetation management, sourcing initiatives, contractor partnerships, and contract enforcement.
• Works with senior management to support strategic planning and decision making.
• Manages major cross-functional projects and initiatives. Acts as a thought leader; applying extensive and unique subject matter expertise in the development of strategy and resolution.
• Maintains relationships with all management level staff to ensure resource and allocation decisions are implemented in adherence to specifications and contracts. 
• Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing to execute competitive sourcing events for Vegetation Management.
• Ensures Vegetation Management work is performed to standards and meets efficiency and accuracy measures within unit costs.
• Collaborates with leaders on work allocation and contractor selection.
• Attends meetings and represents the Construction Management organization effectively to internal and external stakeholders. Attends and conducts roadshows and construction site meetings as necessary.
• Provides work plan reviews, cost development, resource loading, coordinates schedules including establishment and updates of accurate milestones.
• Collaborates with leaders on work allocation and contractor selection.
• Provides mentoring to all other level employees.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 10 years or more of experience in the field of Industrial engineering or Construction
• Travel approximately 50% with occasional overnight stays.

Desired:

• 15 years working experience in the field of Vegetation Management or Construction.
• Working Knowledge of OneVM platform, ITS, Unifer, ARCOS.
• Demonstrated abilities in Cost accounting / Inspection / Contract administration.
• Demonstrated knowledge in Utility Vegetation Management.
• Ability to perform cost and project scheduling.
• Familiarity with the processes and orientation of construction contracting firms.
• Strong project and people management skills.
• Ability to understand, interpret and communicate civil/electrical work procedures, process instrumentation, work methods, standards, policies, and guidelines.
• Demonstrates skill in achieving cooperation from others in order to achieve a goal.
• Ability to lead teams to perform
• effectively under deadlines and in emergency situations
• Expert Knowledge of California and Federal regulatory requirements such as Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
• Knowledge of the company’s emergency management processes.
• Ability to lead trainings and coach less experienced employees.
• Long-term planning and scheduling skills.