Supervisor, Maintenance

Requisition ID # 172946 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Daly City

Position Summary

Maintenance Substation supervisor leads a team of employees, directly or indirectly, involved in maintaining and building parts of the service territory's transmission and distribution substations. Supervisors oversee teams working on projects within a specific region. The leaders provide safe and reliable electric service while maintaining compliance with the California Public Utility Commission General Orders, all Safety regulations, and other regulatory requirements. The leaders fully implement and hold subordinates accountable for safety best practices and adherence to the safety accountability model, ensuring full compliance with the Injury & Illness Prevention Program, and work closely with the Safety Program Coordinator.

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 job's locality.  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 that the successful candidate hired for 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 based on these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
 
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $132,000
Bay Area Mid-Point: $179,000 
Bay Area Maximum: $226,000

Job Responsibilities

•    Ensures maintenance work, including regulated preventative and corrective, is completed as scheduled and to quality expectations while monitoring compliance to standards and specifications.
•    Develops and/or executes action plans to address deficiencies in process or employee skill/knowledge and tracks the progress of those plans.
•    Completes and maintains all work documentation or reporting.
•    Effectively utilizes resources by monitoring individual electricians’ productivity. Ensures electricians charge time appropriately for each maintenance task while monitoring unit cost.
•    Identifies and pursues productivity improvements and implements work practices to reduce operating costs while meeting corporate and regulatory compliance.
•    Identifies and reacts to complex field decisions, utilizing technical knowledge and experience to move forward quickly, considering cost, risk, safety, quality, and system impact. May make certain changes to the work plan as deemed necessary for the situation. Prepares a re-estimation of the work and /or adjusts the scheduled maintenance as necessary.
•    Provides clear, professional, proactive communication with transmission and distribution partners in a variety of field situations.
•    Facilitates or leads weekly team meetings/tailboards. Conducts training as needed.
•    Regularly visits work sites to monitor operations.
•    Efficiently and accurately performs monitoring and analysis functions for ongoing projects and work efforts. Reviews current work practices for operational efficiencies and deficiencies and provides feedback. Follows up and recommends improvement to the appropriate parties.
•    Develops and maintains work relationships, regional contacts, and internal networks.
•    Takes action on Notice of Violation (NOV), Notice to Comply (NOC), and environmental compliance. Ensures compliance with all regulatory agency requirements, including the California Public Utilities Commission, Cal/OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency, etc.
•    Proactively prepares for emergencies, supports company efforts during emergencies, communicates deficiencies in emergency response/preparedness, and resolves issues quickly and efficiently using the correct resources.
•    Effectively manages staff/team(s) through recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition.

Qualifications

Minimum:

•    High School Diploma or GED
•    7 years of related experience, including a minimum of 3 years at the journey level.

Desired:

•    Lead or previous management experience, e.g., as a crew foreman.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Technical Competencies: 

•    Strong project and people management skills.
•    General computer skills in Word and Excel, along with daily routine experience of e-mail communications.
•    Customer service orientation, including communication skills, initiative, and problem-solving.
•    Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate electrical work procedures, work methods, standards, policies, and guidelines.
•    Demonstrated ability to train subordinates on specific work practices effectively.
•    Good leadership ability. Understands how to motivate, develop, and direct teams as they work.
•    Knowledge of PG&E Training Document 3320T-12
•    Knowledge of the California Public Utility Commission General Orders (GO) 95, 128, 165, and/or 112E
•    Demonstrates the ability to perform effectively under deadlines and in emergencies.
•    Demonstrates skill in achieving cooperation from others to achieve a goal.
•    Knowledge of the company's emergency management process.
•    Knowledge of California and Federal regulatory requirements such as Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), and CAISO.