Electric Project Management Supervisor (Hybrid/ Fresno/ San Luis Obispo)

Requisition ID # 161106 

Job Category: Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Fresno; San Luis Obispo

Position Summary

This position will directly supervise a team of Project Managers, a work group that is wholly represented by the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) Union. The work group is responsible for managing electric transmission line and substation projects throughout PG&E’s service territory. Total annual project portfolio can range from $120 - $150 million. This position will report to the Manager, South/EGI Transmission and Substation Project Management, and will be headquartered in Fresno. The successful candidate will help Electric Operations Project Management attain its vision of being the leading project management organization in the utility industry by leveraging one’s exceptional leadership and technical skills.

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 Bay Area.

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

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, 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:​

California Minimum: $​133,000.

California Maximum: $​226,000.

Responsibilities

• Live the PG&E Values. Lead by example and drive culture change within T&S Project Management with effective communications and actions that will enable PG&E to become the leading Utility in the United States.
• Supervise 6-12 ESC Project Managers and contractors.
• Ensure that the portfolio of assigned projects are managed such that all projects are safely designed and constructed on time, on budget, within scope, and without adverse environmental/ other regulatory impacts.
• Manage and forecast project portfolio costs that are accurate and in alignment with annual and project budget targets.
• Manage data request responses on time and thoroughly
• Proactively identify and resolve project issues to ensure that projects meet overall cost, scope and schedule commitments. Work to remove hurdles and obstacles that are impacting achievement of project or departmental objectives
• Work directly with client/sponsor organizations to understand scopes of projects and make fair and balanced Project Manager assignments that are a good fit to each Project Manager's skills
• Coach, develop and support Project Managers to improve project management capabilities and to ensure consistency across the organization.
• Develop workload plans and strategies to establish balanced levels of internal and external resources to support five year plans.
• Establish specific Project Manager expectations, metrics, and tracking tools to measure performance.
• Clearly communicate expectations to direct reports and implement performance management as necessary.
• Have a good working knowledge of each Project Manager's project portfolio with emphasis on those projects greater than $ 5 million.
• Maintain a strong, high morale team of professional Project Managers
• Work with Electric Transmission and Substation Project Managers and other group Supervisors to effectively manage and improve the overall group’s operations and processes.
• Volunteer for and contribute on special assignments that help improve the entire work group performance.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• 6 years project management or program management experience OR 3 years supervisory experience of project management and/ or construction management of Transmission/Distribution projects.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Desired:

• Strong leadership and analytical skills.
• Supervisory experience, preferably in Project Management.
• Knowledge of Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) Union Contract.
• Demonstrated ability to make project assignments, balance workloads, and track work progress for multiple Project Managers across the project portfolio.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in driving work progress and improving work processes.
• Generation Interconnection Project knowledge.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint skills.
• Strong project scheduling skills and experience with Primavera software.
• Strong cost estimating skills and understanding of contingency cost estimating and its use.
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating and managing contracts for engineering, procurement and construction services.
• Electric transmission line and substation system knowledge.

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