Supervisor, Electric Project Management

Requisition ID # 161325 

Job Category: Power Generation; Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Auberry

Department Overview

Power Generation operates and maintains PG&E's hydroelectric, fossil, solar generation and battery storage facilities, providing approximately 5,300 megawatts of generating capacity for our customers. Our nearly 900 coworkers are dedicated to delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective generation to California in an environmentally responsible manner. Our hydro facilities include 62 conventional hydro powerhouses, a pumped-storage facility, 98 reservoirs, 168 dams and more than 200 miles of canals and flumes, among other water conveyances. Natural gas-fired plants in operation are Humboldt Bay Generating Station in Eureka; Colusa Generating Station in Colusa County and Gateway Generating Station in Antioch. Several utility-scale solar generation plants also are operated and maintained, as well as PG&E’s successful entry into battery energy storage, our Elkhorn Battery facility at Moss Landing in Monterey County.

Position Summary

Power Generation Project Management Leadership initiates and implements PG&E’s capital and expense projects for electric hydro generation power plants, dams, and facilities.  The Leadership may oversee teams of Project Managers and Project Management Analysts. The work groups they oversee may consist of all regular employees, contractors or both and is responsible for managing power generation capital construction and/or maintenance projects throughout an assigned area. The Leadership works with O&M, Engineering, Business Operations, and Asset Strategy to identify projects annually and oversee the project management groups that generate the scope of work, design, procure, construct and start-up for equipment installation and facility upgrades. Incumbents are typically assigned to a region or area with an annual project portfolio budget. The Leadership promotes a safety culture and ensures staff adhere to all company and regulatory safety practices and policies.

This position is Hybrid, in office 1-2 times a week. Intermittent travel (1-2 times a month) to jobsites including powerhouses, dams, water ways and other hydro facilities and structures. Monthly travel to attend for in person leadership operating reviews (as needed).

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:​

California Minimum: $​133,000

California Maximum: $​226,000

Job Responsibilities

• Manages the portfolio of assigned projects and ensures all projects are designed safely and constructed on time, on budget, on scope, and without adverse environmental or other regulatory impacts.
• Manages and forecasts accurate project portfolio costs that are aligned with annual and project budget targets.
• Proactively identifies and resolves project issues to ensure that projects stay on plan to meet overall cost, scope and schedule commitments. Ensures consistency across the organization.
• Works directly with client/sponsor organizations to understand scopes of projects and make appropriate project manager assignments. Establishes specific project manager expectations, metrics, and tracking tools to measure performance.
• Develops workload plans and strategies to establish balanced levels of internal and external resources to support five-year plans.
• Regularly meets with each project manager to review status of assigned projects with emphasis on the larger, more complex or higher impact projects.
• Works with technical Project Management teams in other departments or lines of business to effectively manage and improve the overall groups operations and processes.
• Keeps abreast of best practices in project management concepts, methods and techniques. Regularly assesses current processes and develops recommendations for continuous process improvement.
• Supervises staff to accomplish results through recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition.
• May supervise union or non-union employees. Direct reports may include Project Managers, Project Coordinators or Assistants, Project Controls Analysts, Contractors.
• Facilitate Southern Hydro Area project coordination meetings
• Attend Helms and Kings/Crane O&M and Engineering Meetings
• Requires 25% Leader In The Field time on-site for project meetings, construction walk-downs, and plant outages
• Travel – 25% to 40%

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• 6 years total relevant experience in technical project management or program management or business management in the utility industry or 3 years supervisory experience of project management, engineering and/ or construction of Electric Utility or Power Generation projects.
• PMI-Project Management Institute PMP-Project Management Professional certification

Desired:

• Masters Degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience
• LSS-Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification
• Leadership skills in driving work progress and improving work processes. 
• Power generation and substation system knowledge. 
• Strong project management skills; knowledge of project management concepts, methods and techniques. 
• Construction management skills and experience
• Strong project scoping and cost estimating skills. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Influence skills. 
• Collaboration and interpersonal skills. 
• Strong MS Office skills. 
• Strong understanding of project management tools including Primavera P6, SAP, EPPM, and Unifier
• Knowledge of AACE estimating processes and classifications
• Knowledge of Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) Union Contract. 
• Financial acumen, understanding of contingency cost estimating and its use. 
• Skilled in negotiating and managing contracts for engineering, procurement and construction services for civil, mechanical, and electrical projects. 
• Travel – 25% to 40%

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