Manager, Safety

Requisition ID # 159928 

Job Category: Environmental Management / Safety 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Electric Operations

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Electric Safety and Compliance department provides safety and compliance oversight for Electric Transmission, Substation and Distribution.  The Safety Program Management Office (PMO) partners with the Enterprise Health and Safety (EH&S) team to provide strategic guidance to improve our safety culture and performance. 

Position Summary

Oversees the implementation of Electric safety policies and procedures and provides subject matter expertise on a variety of safety disciplines. Promotes safety and health regulations, policies, and organizational safety and health programs. Leads safety process improvement initiatives. Partners with electric leaders to implement safety programs and advises business groups by providing direction on the development of procedures. Oversees process development, implementation, and communication. Aligns safety work with the PG&E Safety and Excellence Management System (PSEMS) to ensure structured actions and improved safety processes.

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.  We would not anticipate that the individual hired into this role would land at or near the top half of the range described below, but the decision will be dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

A reasonable salary range is:​

Annual Minimum:  $132,000.00

Annual Maximum: $226,000.00         

Job Responsibilities

• Provides oversight to the design, development, review, and implementation of innovative quality products, programs, services, and solutions to support PSEMS, PG&E safety guidance documents, and Electric’s safety goals. Plans, manages, and controls the activities of a team that provides safety support for Electric, including Functional Area safety program support.
• Plans and manages Functional Area support and participation in the Electric Safety Council. Collaborates with stakeholders and other Functional Area partners to plan, manage and controls he activities of a team that provides Third Thursday and safety engagements for Electric.
• Sets and achieves department goals in support of established objectives. Develops and implements work plans in support of department goals. Participates in employee selection, career development, succession planning and training.
• Utilizes vision to think ahead to anticipate issues and provide solutions before they impact the team. Analyzes, reports, and provides recommendations and develops strategies to improve safety and quality. Serves as a subject matter expert, supports and implements strategic planning processes for safety

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Safety Engineering, Safety Management or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Six (6) years of relevant Safety experience

Desired:

• 2 years in a leadership role
• Master’s Degree in Safety Engineering, Safety Management, or related discipline
• Experience in operations, construction, or maintenance.
• Certified Utility Safety Professional certification.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or similar
• Advanced knowledge of PG&E work methods and procedures, safety procedures, the Code of Safe Practices and organizational safety-related processes and procedures
• Advanced knowledge of Cal-OSHA general industry and construction safety orders and other recognized safety regulations and standards (e.g., ANSI, NFPA, Fed OSHA, etc.)
• Advanced knowledge of conducting and evaluating complex root cause analysis investigations and evaluating the effectiveness of corrective actions
• Advance knowledge of conducting hazard evaluations for complex or widely impactful/globally applicable jobs and recommending and evaluating the effectiveness of controls
• Advanced knowledge of key PG&E organizations and their potential exposure to safety and health risks

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Technical Competencies

• Keen analytic acumen to identify issues and opportunities for safety improvement from company-wide performance data

• Has leadership courage to identify safety-related issues and problems and share them with senior management
• Skilled at forging alignment, relationships, and communication across the organization and with external entities/agencies to achieve successful results
• A results-oriented leader with a strong sense of accountability
• An excellent communicator, who can articulate the company's values, focus, and progress around safety to internal and external audiences
• Highly organized professional with the ability to deliver on multiple priorities, delve into detail where necessary, and maintain focus on the big picture
• Consistently demonstrates a commitment to the success and development of own team
• Lives and demonstrates the company's values around safety at work and at home, for both employees and the public, and has the highest standards of ethics and integrity

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