Supervisor, Gas Transmission & Distribution

Requisition ID # 172547

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: San Francisco

Department Overview:

Gas Transmission and Distribution oversees the natural gas transmission and distribution operations, with a focus on safety, compliance, customer service and operational efficiency. We maintain and operate 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 Transmission and Distribution is comprised of approximately 6,000 employees.

Position Summary:

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

Gas T&D Operations 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. Oversight Of Personnel Performing Maintenance Work, Short-cycle Construction Work, And All Mandated Programs. Manage Teams That Work On:

Complete all unplanned, emergent work

Execute the required Operations & Maintenance, leak repair, corrosion remediation, and patrolling work as listed in the annual workplan

Document completed work to share with Engineering to update Enterprise Systems (GIS)

Make minor adjustments to achieve the workplan as defined by the Asset & Resource Management (<10% variation to original plan)

Communicate concerns regarding scope, schedule, and cost to Resource Management for adjustment

Manage pressure regulation, odorization, instrumentation assets and inform Asset Management of future needs to incorporate into the yearly Asset Plan Address emergency situations that arise as a first responder

Forecast Emergency Work, Maintenance Work, Leak Survey and Leak Repair

Emergency response & fulfillment of Incident Commander role

Develop workforce strategy (internal & external)

Inspect & validate work

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.

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: $ 128,000.00

Bay Area Maximum: $ 218,000.00

Responsibilities:

• Manages a team a team of gas craft employees, ensuring compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements and alignment with company values.
• Serves customers by providing timely completion of gas maintenance, gas construction, transmission & regulatory work, and/or gas damage control. Ensures that work is executed safely including personal and public safety metrics.
• Manages emergency responses to all requests including equipment maintenance, ensuring employees respond in a timely manner and provide total quality service.
• Monitors compliance to standards and specifications, to achieve high quality work the first time done. Develops action plans to address deficiencies in process or employee skill/knowledge and tracks the progress of those plans.
• Ensures work is executed within scope, schedule and cost expectations.
• Identifies and pursues productivity improvements and implements work practices to reduce operating costs while meeting corporate and regulatory compliance.
• Completes and maintains all work documentation and/or reporting.
• Communicates business goals and objectives to the work group and holds all accountable to same.
• Develops the business knowledge and technical skills of all field employees. Fosters teamwork within work group and across all company functions.
• Ensures that customers' needs and expectations are met; ensures clear, professional, proactive communication with customers.
• Fully implements and holds subordinates accountable for safety best practices and adherence to the safety accountability model. Ensures full compliance with the Injury & Illness Prevention Program, working closely with area Safety Program Coordinators. Facilitates weekly team meetings/tailboards and adjunct training as needed.
• Oversees both projects and 2nd party contracting within the area of responsibility.
• Ensures mandated compliance dates and regulations are met.
• Reviews leak investigation documents and leak survey maps for accuracy and completeness.
• Ensures compliance of: 1) leak grading and 2) L&M & Leak Survey tools and equipment as required by the CPUC.
• Leads root-cause investigations on all PG&E at-fault dig-ins and/or reportable events.
• Monitors the Gas Operator Qualification (OQ) Program and ensures compliance. Maintains craft qualification records for employees, such as welding and plastic fusion as required by CPUC.
• Ensures all associated paperwork and work packages are accurate.
• Reviews all department maintenance documents for accuracy and completeness prior to filing for future reference or for audit purposes.
  
  

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• High-School Diploma or GED
• 5 years of relevant experience; relevant experience may include exposure to utility, maintenance, construction, operations, logistics or service planning work
• CA Driver’s License
• Subject to random DOT drug and alcohol testing
• Requires regular travel to projects and to visit employees in the field within assigned geographic area
• Stands on and conducts emergency on- call; works unusual hours in emergency situations
  
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Construction, Civil or Mechanical Engineering
• Previous leadership experience, e.g., as a crew foreman
• Experience leading union-represented employees
• Utility experience
• Experience serving and meeting the needs of internal and/or external customers
• Safety: Ability to create, promote and manage a safe work environment
• Budget/Expenses: Ability to develop and manage dept. budgets, expenses, variances
• Communication: Ability to communicate and support company and organization policies, procedures, goals, objectives, vision and values
• Operations Management: Ability to manage day-to-day operations, identify and implement operational changes and improvements in support of the business
• Relationship Management: Ability to develop working relationships with customers and business partners where operations, service, support or other inter-dependencies exist
• Continuous Improvement: Ability to encourage employees to identify work process and system improvements, champion and overcome resistance to and facilitate change.
• Leadership Presence: Ability to convey credibility, confidence and sense of authority. Conveys messages simply, concisely and at right pace and tone for audience. Remains calm, controlled and productive when confronted by opposition or work stress.
• Functional Expertise: Ability to foster a learning environment and to develop employees to ensure backfills and successors. Has an understanding of PG&E’s business to maximize results, limit risks and effectively lead group. Obtain necessary training for functional area of expertise (i.e. NACE Cert, HAZMAT Cert, etc.)
• Technical Knowledge & Expertise:
• Working knowledge of the IBEW Contract
• General computer skills in MS Office package along with daily routine experience of e-mail communications
• Ability to perform effectively under deadlines and in emergency situations