Public Safety Specialist, Senior

Requisition ID # 174644 

Job Category: Environmental Management / Safety 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: San Jose

Department Overview

The Wildfire, Emergency and Operations (WEO) organization is responsible for oversight of PG&E’s wildfire operations and associated mitigations. The organization is responsible for the development and maintenance of consistent processes and work standards associated with sustainable wildfire and emergency response preparedness operations in line with our regulatory policies and practices. Operational Safety, Enterprise Corrective Action Program, Safety Programs, Contractor Safety, and Transportation Safety & Compliance is also embedded within Wildfire, Emergency and Operations.

WEO partners with leaders in Energy Delivery and other parts of the business to develop and recommend a strategic direction for emergency preparedness, emergency response and public partnerships. Wildfire, Emergency and Operations is comprised of roughly 1,792 coworkers.

Position Summary

The Public Safety Specialist (PSS) acts as the primary contact for public safety information in relation to specialized electric or gas emergency response training and exercise support for external stakeholders including law enforcement, fire, public works agencies, contractors and utilities and other specialized groups within PG&E’s service territory. Contribute to the department goal of being an active and participative stakeholder supporting Public Safety Power Shutdowns, wildland fire mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery of our communities from wildland fires and catastrophic incidents, while striving to build credibility, trust and a positive company image with public agencies, LOBs and other stakeholders. 

The PSS also serves as PG&E’s “agency representative” during field-based incidents. 

All PSS members are required to maintain an approximate response time of 1 hour or less to their respective area of operation during their regularly scheduled working hours.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned location based on business need.

This position is a DOT (Department of Transportation) covered classification and is subject to random drug and/or alcohol screening.

PG&E is providing the hourly rate 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 hourly rate 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.​

The hourly rate for this position ranges from:

Bay Area Minimum: $49.04
Bay Area Maximum: $77.88

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

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitates exercise development and execution with the public safety agencies with a focus on providing training and improving knowledge and fostering a robust response relationship
• Serves as an agency representative to public safety agencies during emergencies and provide the PG&E Incident Commander with advice and guidance as needed during response. Helps coordinate PG&E emergency response in the affected area.
• Identifies and provides input to and/or develops strategies to mitigate public safety issues, such as evacuations, vegetation management, etc. Collaborates with and influences public agency actions during emergencies to ensure our assets/equipment in the field are protected.
• Collaborates with agencies on post event/incident response debrief. Works on proactive development of joint emergency response plans and includes those plans in training exercises.
• Coordinates public safety activities and follow-up items with other lines of business including corporate communications, governmental relations, energy solutions and sales, and gas and electric operations.
• Provides public safety communication, education training and/ or materials that enhance public safety, civic and emergency agencies/organizations, contractors, and other utilities. Solicits feedback from public agencies regarding PG&E emergency response time, quality, etc. Incorporates feedback into process and program improvement recommendations presented to Manager.
• Provides support to regions, divisions and headquarters during emergencies. 

Qualifications

Minimum:

• High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma
• 6 years total related experience, including 5 years conducting training to diverse audience 
• ICS-Incident Command System certification
• Possible travel over 50%. Must be able to work weekends and evenings
• Ability to pass federally mandated random drug and alcohol testing

Desired:

• Bachelors Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of first responder processes and practices in addition to emergency planning and preparedness.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, to effectively deal with peers, leadership and external/public stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation, collaboration, interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Experience as Training Officer, public safety organization
• Basic understanding of electricity or gas as well as electric safety procedures and operations.