Quality Control Program Manager, Senior (Central Valley)

Requisition ID# 137957

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Job Location: Stockton; Fresno; Merced; Modesto

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.

• Position will be located within the Central Valley
• Position will require up to 100% travel with overnight stays.
  

Job Responsibilities

• Leads and oversees vegetation management operations and outside contractor work performance in a specific district or division.
• Works independently to solve moderate to highly complex problems and takes new perspectives on existing solutions, plans, and goals.
• Leads project teams.
• Provides direction on overall program plan and goals within a specific functional area of operations. Delivers on the program implementation plan.
• Develops new and ad-hoc reports, summarizes findings and recommendations, and provides business insight to various levels of management.
• Oversees in-depth quality assurance final reviews and contract drafts.
• Works with managers and directors across lines of business to influence decisions and meet goals.
• Communicates complex ideas to diverse audiences (PG&E, other utilities, public entities, community organizations, etc.), using a variety of media. Provides guidance around complex industry regulatory and compliance environment and considerations.
• Contributes to implementation and creation of new concepts, processes and ideas to further vegetation management program advancement.
• Participates in public hearings, legal proceedings or similar in support of the subject matter expert; may be the subject matter expert.
• Develops budget forecasts and business cases.
• Reviews and funding and purchase orders associated with complex projects for supervisor approval. Manages multiple programs and projects that support other lines of business. * Manages environmental submissions of agency work and acts as a liaison.
• Manages emergency work, for example, for severe storms, wildfires, and power shutoff events.
• Manages internal quality observations including Quality Assurance, Quality Verification, Work Verification and Vegetation Management inspections.
• 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.
• Conducts analysis in support of identifying budget variances and solutions to address.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Job-related experience, 4 years
• Ability to travel up to 100% of working time with overnight stays

Desired:

• ISA-International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist Utility Specialist certification
• ISA-International Society of Arboriculture Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
• Expert knowledge of forestry and/or utility vegetation management concepts, method sand techniques
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent negotiation and collaboration skill, diplomacy and tact as well as ability to synthesize complex issues to a broad audience
• Excellent organizational, time management, prioritization and planning skills
• Ability to lead or manage teams
• Excellent project and program management skills
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• 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
• Knowledge and understanding of business drivers. Advanced knowledge of Program
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word,Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI etc.) and GIS applications
• Experience in PG&E's Vegetation Management LOB
• Registered Professional Forester
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor
• Experience with ESRI software