Senior Power Generation Inspector- Flexible Location

Requisition ID # 175185 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Auburn; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; 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; Cotati; 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; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; 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; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakland; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Pleasanton; 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; Washington; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

Department Overview

Power Generation operates and maintains PG&E's hydroelectric, fossil, solar generation and battery storage facilities, providing approximately 5,300 megawatts of generating capacity for our customers. Our over 900 coworkers are dedicated to delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective generation to California in an environmentally responsible manner. Our hydro facilities include 62 conventional hydro powerhouses, a pumped-storage facility, 98 reservoirs, 168 dams and more than 200 miles of canals and flumes, among other water conveyances. Natural gas-fired plants in operation are Humboldt Bay Generating Station in Eureka; Colusa Generating Station in Colusa County and Gateway Generating Station in Antioch. Several utility-scale solar generation plants also are operated and maintained, as well as PG&E’s successful entry into battery energy storage, our Elkhorn Battery facility at Moss Landing in Monterey County. 

Position Summary

Performs field inspection services on complex, fluid and/or longer duration work activities for both internal and contractor-performed jobs within the PG&E Hydroelectric Generation System. Manages safety and quality of construction activities to ensure compliance with applicable plans, specifications, standards, codes, and agency requirements.

The incumbent should expect to travel for most of their work schedule. 

Location is flexible within the PG&E Service Territory, please note hiring leader will make final decision of what are appropriate headquarters for the role based on business need. 

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

PG&E is providing the hourly rate 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 hourly rate 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.

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $48.07 to $81.25.

This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Job Responsibilities

•    Performs field inspection services on complex, fluid and/or longer duration work activities for both internal and contractor-performed jobs within the PG&E Hydroelectric Generation System. Manages safety and quality of construction activities to ensure compliance with applicable plans, specifications, standards, codes and agency requirements 
•    Verifies and enforces PG&E contractor safety standard and utility contractor oversight procedure at the jobsite including enforcing contractor-submitted site-specific safety plans, completing field safety observations, validating third-party administrator contractor grades and badging requirements, completing safety performance evaluations and other field oversight responsibilities.
•    Conducts and participates in worksite safety orientations, daily tailboards and Job Safety Analyses (JSA) development and review to ensure all hazards and mitigations are addressed for work performed, including Infrequently Performed High Risk work. 
•    Works with Corporate Safety, project management, engineering, construction or O&M personnel in the field to develop and coordinate corrective or mitigating actions as required to abate hazards and restore contractor personnel safety and compliance at the jobsite.
•    Provides oversight on air quality monitoring and abatement activities such asbestos, lead-paint and other regulated materials to ensure company, utility, and agency environmental compliance. Works with work groups to ensure permit requirements are satisfied and required documents are retained.
•    Reviews, interprets and understands executed contract, including verifying inclusions and exclusions of scope of work, technical specifications, contract payment terms, field changes, and labor, equipment and material (LM&E) documentation.
•    Works with project management, engineering, construction or O&M job Leads to communicate job progress, status, changes, issues and risks. Liaises with contractor work supervisor in the field to coordinate and decide on appropriate actions to maintain conformance with the executed contract.
•    Prepares and maintains field documentation through construction phase including detailed inspection reports or daily logs, progress photographs, as-built markups/redlines and observations. Professionally communicates and facilitates Request-For-Information (RFI) transactions between onsite contractor and offsite PG&E stakeholders (engineer, project lead).
•    Performs Qualified Electrical Observer (QEO) duties for non-electrical workers working near energized equipment including reviewing and interpreting electrical diagrams, schematics and mechanical drawings.
•    Performs field testing on civil infrastructure including concrete, asphalt, structural steel, grouting and engineered fill. Determines quality, materials and workmanship through inspection, and conformance with specifications. Performs associated laboratory testing (offsite) to support field test results. 

Qualifications-

Minimum Qualifications:  
•    High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
•    Valid California Class C driver’s license, or equivalent
•    6 years of journeymen or equivalent experience in the construction industry

Desired Qualifications:
•    OSHA Safety Associate Certificate
•    American Concrete Institute (ACI) Certification for Field Concrete Testing 
•    Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) Certification
•    CPR/First Aid certified
•    Manufacturer certification for Transportation and Use of Portable Nuclear Gauge