Senior Environmental Scientist-ESC

Requisition ID # 152694 

Job Category: Environmental Management / Safety 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Shared Services

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: West Sacramento

 

 

Department Overview

Environmental Management, Standards and Programs group is committed to full environmental compliance and establishing our position as an environmental leader to support the companies' vision to become the leading utility in the United States. We are undertaking numerous initiatives to put our environmental values to work - while at the same time delighting our customers, energizing our employees and rewarding our shareholders.

 

Position Summary

This is an ESC represented exempt classification currently subject to collective bargaining.

The Sr Environmental Scientist requires technical and program management skills and will apply them to a wide range of hazardous materials and hazardous waste issues. Position responsibilities include supporting program development, program management, and preparing and providing technical guidance for complex regulation-driven issues and improvements.

 

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

 

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, collective bargaining agreements, 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: $118,920
California Maximum: $159,228
 

Job Responsibilities

-Safety: Completing all required safety training; Promoting safety awareness; Conducting work in accordance with all safety procedures.
 
- Program/Project Management: Effectively structure and control program/project work; integrate all aspects, ensure that work progresses on schedule and that work meets specification or required standards. Recognize established timelines and budget constraints when planning work efforts and scheduling resources. Monitor timelines, milestones, and resource usage (actual vs. plan); address scope changes by adjusting work efforts and plans. Ensure that supervisor and LOB clients are notified of any deviations to cost, deliverables, or schedule commitments, and establish regular checkpoint controls for timeliness and accuracy of deliverables. Oversee contractor work and function as single point of contact for business partners, agencies, and contractors as required.
 
- Consulting/Expertise: Participate in continuous learning opportunities to enhance technical and operational expertise (e.g., attending conferences, partnering with field operations, providing vacation relief, completing additional education, etc.). Monitor professional and technical advancements and adjust techniques to incorporate best practices with management input and guidance. Develop and deliver high-quality training and training materials in responsible areas of knowledge. Develop, write, revise, and improve procedures and processes to implement regulatory requirements.
 
-Compliance/Regulatory Support: Monitor changes to existing and pending laws and regulations, by using on-line tools and communications from government, agencies, and industry associations.
 
- Apply principles and processes of laws, rules, regulations, and codes; identify and resolve compliance issues. Communicate potential impacts (financial and operational), of pending regulation to affected LOBs, through Environmental Management leadership team. Respond to information requests from LOB clients, industry associations, and public agencies (e.g., pesticide programs, interpreting spill data, transformer PCB composition data, water quality data, natural gas composition, etc.). Input and maintain all compliance commitments in assigned database with appropriate task notifications and escalations. Lead efforts to identify and resolve compliance issues; implement corrective actions or preventive controls for cross-functional LOB issues.. Ensure compliance through record-keeping and accurate and concise documentation. Lead efforts to identify and resolve compliance issues; implement corrective actions or preventive controls for cross-functional issues. Ensure timely completion of required environmental training and all assignments. Lead root cause