Vegetation Program Manager - Central Coast

Requisition ID # 175137 

Job Category: Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: San Luis Obispo

Position Summary

The Vegetation Program Manager oversees Vegetation Management operations, ensuring electric system safety, reliability and regulatory compliance with state and federal rules. The incumbent may also serve as a subject matter expert and provide guidance and education or influence leaders in the industry (PG&E, other utilities or other decision makers) on regulatory issues and program strategies. Leads team within a specific geographic area of operations, including direct oversight of inspection and tree contractor personnel. Works with customers and public entities to monitor and manage vegetation proximity to PG&E assets to contribute to system reliability and safety objectives.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location is flexible within the Central Coast Service Territory.

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. We would not anticipate that the individual hired into this role would land at or near the top half of the range described below, but the decision will be dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
 
A reasonable California salary range is:
Minimum: $83,000
Maximum: $124,000

Job Responsibilities

• Leads and oversees vegetation management operations and outside contractor work performance in a specific district or division.
• Works with some guidance to complete assignments and solves moderately complex problems. Participates on and often leads project teams.
• Communicates with peers, exchanging ideas or gathering information on overall program plan and goals within a specific functional area of operations.
• Partners with leadership across lines of business to support decisions and meet business goals.
• Assists in implementing and creating new concepts, processes and ideas to drive the success of the vegetation management program.
• Participates in public hearings, legal proceedings or similar in support of or as the subject matter expert 
• Reviews purchase orders associated with complex projects.
• Delivers on the program implementation plan.
• Manages multiple programs and projects that support other lines of business.
• Manages internal quality observations including Quality Assurance, Quality Verification, Work Verification and Vegetation Management inspections.
• Manages environmental submissions of agency work and acts as a liaison. 
• Manages emergency work, for example, for severe storms, wildfires and power shutoff events. 
• Reports out, provides updates and corrective actions, and holds daily huddles under the Lean Management model.
• Oversees vegetation management safety investigations and corrective action plans.  
• Develop new and ad-hoc reports, summarizes findings and recommendations.
• Coordinates with customers on pole clearance projects, proactively addressing concerns, resolving problems, and managing customer complaints. 
• Ensures ongoing regulatory compliance with the program. 
• Responsible for actively supporting a safe work environment. 
• Provides leadership in safety. 
• Monitors daily activities and ensures the operations meet the program’s safety, delivery, morale, quality, and cost goals. 

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Job-related experience, 2 years

Desired:

• ISA Arborist/Utility Specialist certification
• ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
• Knowledge of forestry and/or utility vegetation management concepts, methods and techniques.
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Excellent negotiation and collaboration skill, diplomacy and tact.
• Good organizational, time management, prioritization and planning skills.
• Team collaboration skills.
• Good project and program management skills.
• Ability to assess and recommend based on strong technical knowledge.
• Adaptable to changing and evolving business processes
• Knowledge of current utility and energy industry. issues, trends and political, economic and social issues affecting the program.
• Ability to work within an environment that is heavily dependent on laws and regulations and knowledge of how to interpret and apply them.
• Understands the basic organizational structure and how to utilize available resources.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI etc.) and GIS applications