Construction Manager, Expert - Work Verification

Requisition ID # 167151 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Operations

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Hayward

 

 

Department Overview

 

In 2014 the Work Verification Organization was established to achieve the following goals:

• Improve compliance with General Orders (G.O.) 165, 95, and 128 and with PG&E internal work procedures, specifically the Electric Distribution Preventive Maintenance (EDPM) Manual, Overhead (OH) and Underground (UG) Inspection Job Aids, and OH and UG Construction Manuals.
• Facilitate continuous improvement to eliminate the most common errors, minimize risk, and implement best practices.
• Improve awareness of the current condition of quality of the System Inspection department through a dedicated and regular field presence.
• Reduce safety, reliability, and compliance risks to the Bulk Electric System (BES), coworkers, and the public.
• Identify local and systemic inspection, maintenance and construction issues related to poor quality.
• Achieved by:

• Establishing a standard process and methodology for work verification.
• Developing a robust tracking, reporting, and corrective action process.
• Identifying compliance issues and facilitating improvement through a corrective action system.
• Facilitating consistent interpretation, application, and execution of guidelines.

 

 

Position Summary

 

The Construction Manager DWV Expert conducts field assessments on PG&E’s electric distribution facilities. These work assessments focus on verifying the quality of:

• Overhead (OH) and underground (UG) inspections as required by GO 165.
  • Additionally verifies the current condition of prior construction work performed by Electric Distribution (ED) construction crews in conjunction with emergency and planned Electric Corrective (EC) notifications to ensure facilities were constructed and maintained per the requirements of PG&E Construction Standards.

• Compliance Supervisor’s completed work verifications of inspectors.
• Compliance Specialist job duties and responsibilities.
• Compliance/Routine Field Clerk (RFC) job duties and responsibilities.

• Works independently, utilizing advanced knowledge of electric utility regulatory general orders.
• Partners with Functional Area (FA) coworkers on identifying root causes, trends, process improvements, and implementing corrective action solutions.
• Acts as a technical resource for System Inspection field personnel.
• Facilitates post verification review meetings to summarize and present complex findings to FA coworkers.
• Responsible for resolving gaps between external requirements and internal standards.
• Establishes new processes for emergent verification assessment requests.
• Leads tailboard discussions with System Inspection personnel within all PG&E regions

 

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

 

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)           $ 126,000.00

Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area)          $ 179,300.00

 

 

Job Responsibilities

 

• Applies broad expertise to work verify multiple disciplines such as compliance inspectors, supervisors, specialists, and clerks with a high degree of knowledge and ability.
• Works closely with Senior Managers and Electric Operation Supervisors to understand inspe