Company
Based in San Francisco, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. And we deliver some of the nation#s cleanest energy to our customers in Northern and Central California. For PG&E, Together, Building a Better California is not just a slogan. Its the very core of our mission and the scale by which we measure our success. We know that the nearly 16 million people who do business with our company count on our more than 24,000 employees for far more than the delivery of utility services. They, along with every citizen of the state we call home, also expect PG&E to help improve their quality of life, the economic vitality of their communities, and the prospect for a better future fueled by clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.
Department Overview
Through its Electric Vegetation Management (VM) Program, PG&E dedicates hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of workforce hours to help reduce electrical outages and wildfire risks. PG&E meets or exceeds all applicable federal and state vegetation clearance requirements and performs regular power line tree safety activities in accordance with industry standards, guidelines and procedures to reduce outages or fires caused by trees or other vegetation. PG&E's 70,000 square-mile service area includes approximately 123 million trees with potential to grow or fall into overhead power lines. PG&E inspects and monitors every overhead electric transmission and distribution line each year, with some locations patrolled multiple times (18,000 transmission miles plus 81,000 distribution miles is about 100,000 miles of T&D lines).PG&E prunes or removes approximately 1.4 million trees annually. Across our Northern and Central California service area, this work is performed by more than 3,800 PG&E employees and contractors, including experts educated and trained in arboriculture; approximately 250 have International Society of Arboriculture certifications.
Position Summary
Tree work brings high risk potential, even in the best of circumstances. This is a critical role, as utility vegetation work combines two high risk occupations, namely logging and work near high voltage electric lines. The successful candidate will:
- Develop department-wide policies and procedures for safety
- Provide subject matter expertise on a variety of safety disciplines
- Maintain knowledge of, interpreting regulatory compliance with safety and health regulations, policies, and organizational safety and health programs
- Lead safety process improvement initiatives as needed
- Partner with lines of business to implement safety programs
- Oversee process and procedure development, implementation and communication
This position's headquarter will be decided upon hire (based on the candidate identified).
Job Responsibilities
- Plans, manages, and controls the activities ofthe Vegetation Management contractor safety program
- Plays a lead role with IBEW on safety and workforce development initiatives
- Develops and manages contracts, outside service vendors or others as required to support the safety programs of the organization.
- Works and interacts with outside regulatory agencies in the development of new regulatory requirements via the State of California Standards Board or with Cal-OSHA investigators while conducting serious incident investigation.
- Analyzes, reports, and provides recommendations and develops strategies to improve quality.
- Participates in employee selection, career development, succession planning and training.
- Serves as a subject matter expert.
- Acts as primary VM interface with Corporate Safety and Contractor Safety
- Manages variance reviews
Supports and implements the S1/S2 process for safety.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
77 Beale St
San Francisco
California United States
www.pge.com
