Supervisor, Vegetation Program Management (Flexible location)

Requisition ID # 170214 

Job Category: Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Electric Operations

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: San Ramon; 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; Dublin; 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; 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; Washington; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

Position Summary

The Constraints Management Team is responsible for improving how Vegetation Management enables work impacted by dependencies (i.e. Permitting, Customer Interference, Environmental Review).  This role will be responsible for managing a team responsible for Customer Process, Customer Escalations, and our Right Tree, Right Place program.   Vegetation Management Leadership leads staff and outside contractors to ensure public safety, electric reliability, and regulatory compliance with state and federal vegetation management rules. The incumbents also serve as subject matter experts, provide guidance and influence, and act as external leaders in the industry on regulatory issues and market strategies. The leaders work with customers and public entities to monitor and manage vegetation proximity to PG&E assets to ensure system reliability and safety objectives. The leaders promote and adhere to all company and regulatory safety guidelines and requirements.

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, collective bargaining agreements, 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. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $129,000
Bay Area Mid-Point: $168,000
Bay Area Maximum: $207,000
&/OR
California Minimum: $123,000
California Mid-Point: $160,000
California Maximum: $197,000

• This position follows a hybrid work model, requiring employees to report to their assigned office location at least ONE day per week. The remaining days may be worked remotely, depending on business needs. The headquarters location is flexible and must be within the PG&E service territory. Travel to San Ramon or Oakland will be required approximately once a month. 

Job Responsibilities

•    Owns Vegetation Management Customer Constraints while overseeing Customer Escalations and Right Tree, Right Place teams.
•    Leads and supervises Vegetation Management internal employees and outside contractors.
•    Operates under general standards set by the Manager and makes short—and long-term decisions that align with department strategy. Manages major events, such as major storms, wildfires, power shutoff events, or safety violations.
•    Provides oversight and mentors assigned Vegetation Program Managers.
•    Deals with complex and challenging issues with customers and public entities escalated from subordinates. Speaks and/or presents to external entities such as city councils, governmental agencies, and community groups, representing PG&E’s position regarding sensitive vegetation issues. Seeks resolutions that meet safety and business needs.
•    Develop budget forecasts and business cases.
•    Reviews and approves invoices, purchase orders, and funding associated with complex projects.
•    Reports out, provides updates and corrective actions and holds daily huddles under the Lean Management model.
•    Develops and executes project plans and ensures work is on track. Develop performance measures for the team. Ensures performance measures and tactics align with the whole department. Collaborates with department managers on annual and long-term overall department goals.
•    Leads performance improvement teams across Vegetation Management and continually seeks and recommends opportunities for continuous improvement.
•    Collaborates with and influences internal and external contacts and stakeholders of various levels on issues and developments affecting vegetation management for the company and/or industry. 
•    Coaches program managers and outside contractors who participate in regulatory and/or industry forums, public hearings, and/or legal proceedings. May provide expert witness testimony in high-profile legal cases involving vegetation issues.
•    Oversees and reviews the development of new or revised scopes of work and project management for outside contractors such as foresters and land planners to ensure compliance standards and deliverables are established.
•    Supervises staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition.

Qualifications

Minimum:

•    Bachelor’s degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience.
•    California Driver’s License
•    4 years of job-related experience with at least 2 years experience in a leadership role as a team leader or project leader 

Desired:

•    7 years of related experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role as a team leader or project leader
•    Proven ability to create meaningful reporting of large datasets that ensure KPI delivery department wide. 
•    Ability to own cross-functional relationships.
•    Expert level problem solving with varying stakeholders.
•    Experience in conflict resolution with a customer focus.
•    Competency in presenting to large audiences. 
•    PMP Certification
•    ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
•    ISA Arborist/Utility Specialist certification