Superintendent, Gas Transmission & Distribution Pipeline Operations & Maintenance

Requisition ID # 175264 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Salinas; Cupertino; Hollister; Milpitas; San Jose

Department Overview

Gas Operations oversees the natural gas transmission and distribution operations. The team maintains and operates 6,700 miles of gas transmission pipeline, 43,000 miles of distribution main, 3.6 million gas services, three PG&E-owned storage facilities with 102 BCF capacity, nine compressor stations with 175K HP, and 5,000 measurement and control facilities. Gas Operations is comprised of approximately 6,000 coworkers.

Position Summary

Gas Pipeline Operations & Maintenance Leadership is responsible for managing teams directly or indirectly involved in operations & maintenance of the gas transmission and distribution system including completing all unplanned, emergent work and all mandated program work. Oversees personnel performing maintenance work, short-cycle construction work, Instrumentation & Regulation activities and all mandated programs.

As part of the role includes managing teams that work on:

• • Execution of the required Operations & Maintenance Plan for assigned assets as listed in the annual workplan including completion of all unplanned and emergent work.
  • Develop work force strategy (internal & external)
  • Inspect & validate work
  • Make minor adjustments to achieve the workplan as defined by the Asset & Resource Management team.
  • Document completion of work to share with Engineering to update Enterprise Systems as needed.
  • Communicate concerns regarding scope, schedule, and cost to Resource Management, Project Management and Engineering for adjustment as needed.
  • Manage pressure regulation, odorization, instrumentation assets and inform Asset Management of future needs to incorporate into the yearly Asset Plan.
  • Forecast maintenance work including preventive and corrective.
  • Emergency response role to address emergency situations that arise as a first responder including the fulfillment of the Incident Commander role.

All leaders provide safe gas services while maintaining compliance with all relevant safety and regulatory requirements. Leaders demonstrate safety leadership and promote a safety culture among all employees for themselves, customers, and the general public. Contribute toward Gas Safety Excellence goals by improving safety, reliability and affordability for one or more asset families and one or more life cycles.

This position is a DOT (Department of Transportation) covered classification and is subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening.

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 PG&E’s Region 4 South Bay & Central Service Territory, please note hiring leader will make final decision of what are appropriate headquarters for the role based on business need.

Position will require up to approximately 25% of travel time in work schedule.

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:​

Bay Area Minimum: $​140,000

Bay Area Maximum: $​238,000

&/OR​

California Minimum: $​133,000

California Maximum: $226,000

Job Responsibilities

• DOT-Emergency Response Only
• Responsible and accountable for a large geographic area (division) within one of the Gas Transmission, Distribution, or Maintenance & Construction (M&C) Regions, serving customers by providing timely completion of gas maintenance (including stations), gas construction, clearance, transmission & regulatory work, and / or gas damage control.
• Leads and directs a geographically dispersed team with about 60 to 100 employees overall.
• Ensures that all work in assigned area is completed within scope, schedule and cost and on time, while providing quality service and adhering to safety and regulatory compliance.
• Manages capital & expense, O&M, and labor budgets
• Assesses complex field situations and makes decisions and recommendations for solutions
• Ensures a high customer satisfaction by always keeping the customer needs in the forefront of decision making.
• Identifies and influences implementation of best practices to improve productivity and safety and to reduce operating costs
• Partners and pursues integration with peers, staff departments, matrix organizations and outside agencies to achieve departmental goals and improve overall business results.
• Establishes assessment systems and monitors activities to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures
• Engages employees in process improvements and acts on their feedback
• Prepares, attends, presents and participates in meetings such as general staff, safety, Ethics and Compliance, Labor Management, Regulatory, Ad Hoc, etc.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Leadership experience, 2 years
•  Job-related experience, 8 years
• Experience managing capital, O&M, and labor budgets
• CA Class C License, or equivalent
• Ability to pass federally mandated random drug and alcohol testing
• Ability to travel using personal vehicle

Desired:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Leadership experience, union-represented employees
• Experience in project management, or related
• Experience in maintenance and construction