Senior Manager, Competency & Assessment Yard

Requisition ID # 167304 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Senior Manager

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Chico

Position Summary

Manages a team responsible for the safe, operation of the VM Competency Assessment program for Vegetation management and construction management. establishing and monitoring operational budgets. Leads the team in identifying contract-worthy projects, consults on project feasibility and site details, coordinates with construction crews, evaluators and interpreters, and performs program and collaborates on safety initiatives. Ensure projects are completed in accordance with PG&E standards, engineering design, regulatory agency guidelines, permits, and the schedule.

This position follows a hybrid work model, requiring employees to report to their assigned office location at least three days per week. The remaining days may be worked remotely, depending on business needs. The headquarters location is in Chico, CA.

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. 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.
 
A reasonable salary range is:
CA Minimum: $143,000
CA Mid-Point: $194,000
CA Maximum: $244,000
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Job Responsibilities

•    Ensures all competency assessment projects are completed with safety, quality, productivity, within budget, schedule, and in harmony with the communities where our work is conducted. 
•    Ensure all CM organization goals and KPI are met while ensuring work is conducted utilizing standard work and the lean operating system throughout the region at all levels and that all work in the region takes place per all applicable quality safety standards, including, specifically, but not limited to, all PG&E, Human Performance, and SIF capacity standards.  
•    Lead miscellaneous initiatives and projects to improve the CM organization, waste elimination, quality, productivity, affordability, timeliness, and the service we provide our customers. 
•    Manages PCC budgets, capital, and expense spending to ensure work identified in the plan is completed and unit cost targets are achieved.
•    Manages customer service activities to achieve excellent customer satisfaction.
•    Ensures the work and resource management process is fully implemented to achieve work commitments and that all team personnel are trained to perform their jobs and can respond to all emergencies safely and effectively.
•    Ensure incidents and near misses are thoroughly investigated and reported promptly.
•    Creates a work environment where innovative solutions to complex work issues are consistently developed.
•    Serves as (vegetation management) Subject Matter Expert (SME) for external agencies and municipalities within the region(s)/workgroup.
•    Partners with peers, employees, and union representatives to enhance employee engagement.

Qualifications

Minimum:

•    Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or job-related discipline, or equivalent experience
•    10 years of relevant experience. 2 years of experience managing (Vegetation Management) construction or field project operations.

Desired:

•    Master’s Degree
•    Strong project and people skills, including specifically a positive leadership and collaborative partnering approach to leading innovative teams.
•    Prior supervisory/managerial experience. 
•    Strong ability to communicate both verbally and in writing 
•    Applicable knowledge in Vegetation management Codes, Standards, & Operating Procedures
•    Demonstrated abilities in project inspection and quality control.  
•    Knowledge of Gas/Electric Operations, and how it is applicable to vegetation management operations
•    Knowledge of maintenance and management of service support software, including scheduling and deployment.