Sr. Manager, Reliability

Requisition ID # 162161 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations; Business Operations / Strategy; Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Senior Manager

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Position Summary:

The Sr Manager of Reliability is responsible for:

• Developing forums & connection time for collaboration with Operations
• Prioritizing reliability investments
• Validating investment performance
• Partnering with Operations to prioritize activities for maintenance
• Partnering with System Planning on IGP
• “Asset owner” for reliability (i.e. holds the budget)

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:

• Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area)    $163,000.00
• Mid Base Salary (Bay Area)    $220,000.00
• Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area)    $277,000.00

Job Responsibilities: 

• Oversees the strategic development and planning of electric distribution capacity, reliability, distributed generation, and electric reliability management by providing clear leadership and direction for system design and capital program investments. Directs the overall management of scope, schedule and cost.  

• Holds team accountable for distribution planning and reliability engineering initiatives and works to remove obstacles by building relationships across the organization with stakeholders and other departments. Identifies gaps in existing processes and drives process improvement. 

• Participates in high-level planning processes and provides technical information relating to distribution capital content.  

• Leads the development of key department capacity and reliability metrics to aid in strategic goal setting and work progression. 

• Leads the development and management of department budgets, monitoring expenditures against forecasts and providing explanations or justifications for budget items and/or variances. 

• Develops short- and long-term reliability and capacity strategies for inclusion in the General Rate Case (GRC) and other regulatory reports. 

• Supports the activation and operations of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during emergency events (for example power outages, major storms, heat waves, earthquakes). 

• Oversees the acquisition and approval for required planning tools, ensures tools are automated and streamlined and staff is properly trained in the use of the tools. Secures support for required software maintenance and upgrade support. 

• Manages team to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management and rewards and recognition. 

Qualifications:

Minimum: 

• 8 years electric distribution engineering experience or equivalent working experience

• 5 years of electric distribution planning experience or equivalent working experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent relative working experience.

Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus in Power Systems.

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