Sr Manager, Emergency Management

Requisition ID # 169583 

Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance 

Job Level: Senior Manager

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Houston; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

Department Overview

Emergency Preparedness and Response is responsible for enterprise level emergency management planning, training, exercises, and prevention within PG&E’s Wildfire, Emergency & Operations.  The Emergency Response Department is responsible for evaluating company business needs to develop emergency management strategies aligned with the business and related emergency management groups. The department increases preparedness and capabilities, instills advanced understanding of the Incident Command System, and responds to enterprise-wide emergencies.

Position Summary

Partners with other leaders to develop and recommend a strategic direction for emergency preparedness and response and public partnerships. Oversees staff involved in implementation of emergency plans & processes, training, emergency exercises/drills, communication and actual incident management. Serves as a liaison to public safety agencies during emergencies. Ensures compliance with all company and regulatory safety policies and practices.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

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.

Bay Minimum: $147,000
Bay Maximum: $251,000

&/OR

CA Minimum: $140,000
CA Maximum: $238,000

This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. 

Job Responsibilities

• Drive development and execution of program goals and objectives and in support of wildfire risk reduction and safety 
• Supervise staff in the execution of program goals and objectives
• Develop strategic partnerships with agency partners at the executive level
• Utilize knowledge of the industry, continuous process improvement opportunities and company business needs to develop emergency management strategy aligned with the business and related emergency management groups in the company. Presents recommended strategy to Director and other senior leaders for approval and implementation planning.
• Partner with LOB partners to develop preparedness, response and recovery plans, conduct joint training and exercises...
• Drive increased preparedness and capabilities, instills advanced understanding of the Incident Command System, and builds credible public safety partnerships.
• Ensure an adequate level of preparedness across all staff in their assigned emergency roles. Ensures the completion of preparedness activities across multiple departments depending on the level of the emergency.
• Provides strategic input to the planning, development and implementation of electric or gas emergency incident restoration and recovery efforts.
• Monitors weather and provide interpretation of the Storm Outage Prediction Program mode and fire behavior modelling, interpreting and escalating alertness levels as appropriate. Facilitate the authorization process of emergency activation levels and use of mutual assistance as appropriate.
• Develop emergency response and recovery metrics. Collect information from post event critiques and ensures improvement items are completed and enforced. May solicit feedback from public emergency agencies on the quality of PG&E’s response. Analyzes trends and recommends improvements to Director and senior leadership.
• Manages staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition. 

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in electric or gas utility industry    
• 10 years total related experience.
• 2 years of experience in a utility or related field.
• 8 years of experience in emergency management or related field
• 2 years of leadership/supervisory experience

Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management or job-related discipline (i.e. Fire Science or Natural Resource Management)
• ICS operational experience at or above the Section Chief level
• Experience in developing and delivering training curriculum
• Experience in evaluating employee performance, coaching/mentoring employees, and applying positive discipline (or equivalent) to modify employee behavior.
• NIMS-National Incident Management System IS800 certification
• ICS-Incident Command System 100-400 certification
• NIMS-National Incident Management System IS700 certification
• Understanding of Safety and Infrastructure Protection program organization and goals.
• Thorough understanding of emergency management concepts, principles and practices.
• Knowledge of continuous process improvement and benchmarking concepts, methods and techniques.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electric or gas operations processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of Electric Emergency Plan (EEP), Electric Emergency Operations Plan (EEOP), system restoration procedures, Incident Command process, and of reports and tools used during emergencies
• Knowledge of external emergency management and public agency structures, systems, processes and procedures such as the National Incident Management System (NIMS), Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), National Response Framework, and PG&E’s role as critical infrastructure.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and influence skills.  Presentation flexibility and adaptability skills. Adaptability to modify communication style to different audiences.
• Leadership skills with various levels of subordinates, peers and senior management.
• Analytical and strategic decision-making ability
• Results driven and operationally focused; change management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and detail-orientation