April 26, 2024
Electric Energy Jobs

Senior Electrical Field Safety Specialist, Vegetation Management Contractor Safety

Organization:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Region:
United States, California, San Diego
End of contest:
February 13, 2018
  This job posting has expired
Type:
Full time
Category:
Field specialist
Description
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

Contributes to the Electric Operations safety strategy by collecting, analyzing, tracking, and trending field personnel safety data to determine strengths, gaps, and areas for improvement. Partners with Safety Engineering and Health Services (SE&HS) to ensure alignment with the over-arching corporate safety program and resolution to systematic issues. Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) resource for electrical standards, procedures and for regulatory information as it relates to electrical work practices.

Job Responsibilities

This position will contribute to the Vegetation Management Contractor Safety strategy by managing the work of a team of observers assigned to specific contractors and collecting, analyzing, tracking, and trending field personnel safety data to determine strengths, gaps, and areas for improvement. Partners with Safety Engineering and Health Services (SE&HS) to ensure alignment with the over-arching corporate safety program and resolution to systematic issues.

This position's headquarter will be decided upon hire (based on the candidate identified).

Qualifications

Minimum:

  • High School or GED Diploma
  • Electrical experience, 5 years
  • Experience in union environment

Desired:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health and Safety or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
  • Experience in utility vegetation management
  • CIH-Certified Industrial Hygienist certification
  • CSP-Certified Safety Professional certification

Requisition ID # 1293 

Click here to view the full job posting.

Contact

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

77 Beale St

San Francisco

California United States

www.pge.com