Inspection Review Specialist, Senior

Requisition ID # 167888 

Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Operations

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Dublin; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; 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; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; 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; 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; 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 Coworkers 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

The Inspection Review Specialist examines and reviews the findings and data from asset inspection activities regarding alignment to safety, maintenance and compliance guidelines. Incumbents identify trends in the findings of other personnel, prepare reports and recommendations and validate determinations regarding which maintenance work needs to be completed.

The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory and will be agreed upon by the successful candidate and hiring leader.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and assigned location, subject to change per business needs.

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 $ 46.63 to $ 77.88

Job Responsibilities

• Reviews completed inspection forms, attached pictures, maps and other information submitted from inspectors in company systems (such as SAP, Trifacta, Sherlock) to analyze and evaluate the inspector’s conclusions.
• Returns incomplete records to the originator or Supervisor for correction and ensures all records and findings are maintained for potential future audits.
• Participates in internal inspection quality audit efforts. Assists in the development of reports describing audit findings, observations and trends.
• Presents findings and makes recommendations to management on assigned special projects.
• Reviews, approves and releases staging notifications, corrective notifications and orders submitted by inspectors based on the priority of work tasks.
• Provides training and/or feedback for Inspectors related to selecting the appropriate FDA (Facility/Damage/Action) for a maintenance issue identified, required information for Line Corrective (LC) or EC (Distribution) notifications, general feedback on quality of photos, etc.
• Assists with the implementation of process improvement and efficiencies.
• Performs quality assurance reviews, as applicable, based on the EC/LC field condition and/or any issues with the information provided from the originating inspector.
• Assists others using established processes, practices and procedures, as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• High School Degree or GED
• 5 years job-related utility industry experience
• Travel required 15% of the time

Desired:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering
• Electric Journeyman utility experience, 5 years, or
• 4+ years engineering experience
• Ability to review pictures of field scenarios and recognize whether a regulatory condition needs to be addressed within Compliance Program timeframe.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Exchange, Excel, Word)
• Good decision-making skills
• Ability to build strong working relationships with employees from various departments
• Strong oral and written communication skills with various levels of internal contacts
• Knowledge and understanding of GO 165, 95, 128 and construction standards, and the differences/similarities (compelling/regulatory conditions vs. GO 95 or 128)
• Knowledge and understanding of the electric asset preventative maintenance tasks including patrol and inspection.
• Proficient in SAP Work Management
• Familiarity with PG&E construction standards, bulletins and guidance documents