Requisition ID # 171730 

Job Category: Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Auberry

 

 

Department Overview

PG&E’s Power Generation Department manages and operates the largest privately-owned hydroelectric system in the nation. These renewable electric generation resources, located mostly at high elevation in California mountain ranges including the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade mountains include 68 powerhouses, 184 miles of canals, 41 miles of flumes, 135 miles of tunnels, 19 miles of penstocks, 99 reservoirs, and 142,000 acres of watershed lands all covered by 26 operating licenses issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

 

Position Summary

Position will be based in Auberry, and responsible for a project portfolio based at Helms. Hybrid work, reporting in office at least once a week, more to support team engagement as required by Leadership.

 

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.

 

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: $​140,000

California Maximum: $238,000

 

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 Ma