About the role

  • Vegetation Program Manager overseeing vegetation management operations, ensuring electric system safety and regulatory compliance for PG&E in Bakersfield, CA.

Responsibilities

  • Leads and oversees vegetation management operations and outside contractor work performance in a specific district or division.
  • Works with some guidance to complete assignments and solves moderately complex problems. Participates in and often leads project teams.
  • Communicates with peers, exchanging ideas or gathering information on the overall program plan and goals within a specific functional area of operations.
  • Oversees quality assurance final reviews and contract drafts.
  • Partners with leadership across lines of business to support decisions and meet business goals.
  • Assists in implementing and creating new concepts, processes, and ideas to drive the success of the vegetation management program.
  • Participates in public hearings, legal proceedings, or similar in support of or as the subject matter expert
  • Contributes to the development of budget forecasts and business cases.
  • Reviews funding and purchase orders associated with complex projects for supervisor approval
  • Delivers on the program implementation plan.
  • Contributes to the implementation and creation of new concepts, processes, and ideas to further vegetation management program advancement.
  • Manages multiple programs and projects that support other lines of business.
  • Manages internal quality observations, including Quality Assurance, Quality Verification, Work Verification, and Vegetation Management inspections.
  • Manages environmental submissions of agency work and acts as a liaison.
  • Manages emergency work, for example, for severe storms, wildfires, and power shutoff events.
  • Reports out, provides updates and corrective actions, and holds daily huddles under the Lean Management model.
  • Oversees vegetation management safety investigations and corrective action plans.
  • Develops new and ad-hoc reports, summarizes findings and recommendations

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of job-related experience
  • ISA Arborist/Utility Specialist certification
  • ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
  • Knowledge of forestry and/or utility vegetation management concepts, methods, and techniques.
  • Good organizational, time management, prioritization, and planning skills.
  • Team collaboration skills.
  • Good project and program management skills.
  • Ability to assess and recommend based on strong technical knowledge.
  • Adaptable to changing and evolving business processes
  • Knowledge of the current utility and energy industry. Issues, trends, and political, economic, and social factors affecting the program.
  • Ability to work within an environment that is heavily dependent on laws and regulations, and knowledge of how to interpret and apply them.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, etc.) and GIS applications.

Benefits

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

Job title

Vegetation Program Manager

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$78,000 - $118,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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