Supervisor, Electric Distribution Reliability Planning - Location Flexible

Requisition ID # 164192 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations; Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Dublin; San Ramon

Department Overview
The Electric Distribution Reliability team within the overall Electric T&D engineering organization is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing the resources necessary to successfully execute PG&E’s Electric Distribution Reliability Strategy and initiatives. This team of forward–thinking individuals will be tasked with deploying technology and infrastructure and influencing the organization in order to achieve the company’s reliability goals. The team is responsible for implementing programs required to modernize the electric grid allowing for safe, resilient and efficient operations. The team participates in a cross functional team of internal and consulting participants being tasked with leading the transition of a project from development and testing to being operational for each phase of each project.

Position Summary
The Region Reliability Supervisor ensures the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the electric power system by providing innovative engineering and program management support via assignments in asset or component development, reliability analysis and improvement, or long and short-term system planning and implementation. The supervisor plans, organizes, and manages the implementation of PG&E's distribution reliability and asset strategies, programs, and initiatives. Oversees engineers who develop and monitor PG&E's distribution reliability and improvement initiatives; Partners with key department personnel, senior management, engineering teams, business partners and others to successfully implement the company's reliability strategies and initiatives.

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.

HQ for this position can be Oakland, San Ramon or Dublin.

A reasonable salary range is:
•    Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area)    $147,000.00
•    Mid Base Salary (Bay Area)    $199,000.00
•    Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area)    $251,000.00

Responsibilities
· Supervises staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, rewards and recognition. Manages Union employees. May manage professional employees.
· Oversees the Distribution Engineers working on all reliability related projects for all PG&E territory
· Provides clear direction to Distribution Engineers and other departments in the areas of, reliability, operations, and customer issues. Ensures that projects are appropriately justified.
· Participate on assignments supporting distribution or distribution network systems. This includes gathering reliability information to lead/facilitate the development of distribution reliability strategy and metrics.
· Ensures the distribution system performance meets reliability targets and that outages are analyzed for cause, trends, & duration.
· Ensures the system is designed to be efficiently operated. Assists Distribution Engineering Operations group in the development of contingency
plans for loss of major distribution facilities. Works closely with estimating to ensure primary system is designed to current standards.
· Partnering with System Planning on IGP “Asset owner” for reliability (i.e. holds the budget)
· Works closely with Distribution Operations, Maintenance and Construction and others to help in restoration efforts or times of system emergencies.
· Partners with Manager/Director to help determine most appropriate and effective program performance metrics. Help develop content and format for reports and dashboards. Prepares and presents regular updates to senior management, addressing issues and gaining buy in on solutions.
· Partners with Work Planning/Resource Management teams to plan and forecast short- and long-term work to be completed as part of the program. Monitors and ensures closure/completion of projects and/or other program work orders. Ensures effective work scheduling and resources will be available to meet the work plan. Develops creative solutions to address resource issues.
· Develops communication and training plans. Ensures target audience is fully educated and adheres to program policies, processes, procedures. Ensures regulatory compliance with the program.

Qualifications
Minimum:
· Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent related experience.
· 5 years electric distribution engineering experience or equivalent including, but not limited to, distribution reliability and capacity planning, forecasting distribution reliability benefits, reliability metrics reporting, distribution reliability engineering, distribution system design or operations.

Desired:
· Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with a focus in Power Systems.
· Knowledge of distribution engineering or operations, substation engineering, transmission or distribution protection, distribution operations.
· Experience working with SAP Financials and Work Management.
· Knowledge of bargaining unit contract obligations.
· Construction and contract management experience.
· Program and project management experience.
· Knowledge of applicable engineering principles, codes, regulations, policies, and procedure’s related to the industry and PG&E.
· Expertise in communication, interpersonal/collaboration influence and negotiation and process management.
· Strong leadership and presentation skills.
· Prior supervisory experience leading bargaining employees.
 

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