Manager, Electric Mapping/GIS

PG&E • Oakland, CA

83d • $136,000 - $232,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of electric engineering-including electric standards and process safety, electric design engineering, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and electric investment planning-are in place to safely enable a strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners. Our organization is accountable for program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of approximately 2,000 coworkers. The Electric Mapping leaders oversee the management of the GIS electric asset registry system and data through the asset manage life cycle of data ingestion, maintenance, operation, and retirements. Some of the core key responsibilities include the including development of standards, processes, quality management, customer relations, technical support, training, and improvement projects. The leaders ensure asset registry data for all electric assets are updated whenever facilities in the field are constructed or replaced. This position specifically leads a team of professionals to ensure the electric GIS system operates effectively and efficiently with proper controls to ensure the asset registry data is secured, trusted, maintained, and accessible at all times. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location is flexible within the PG&E Service Territory preferably Bay Area or Sacramento Area.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related experience.
• 10 years of related business experience including 3 years in a leadership role and 2 years working with bargaining unit leadership.
• Regular travel throughout service territory, approximately 25% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in related field such as Geography, Business or Engineering.
• GIS Professional (GISP).
• ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Certification, Professional level, or higher.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
• 2 years of experience working with ESC leadership.
• In-depth knowledge of electric asset mapping methods, techniques and best practices.
• Broad knowledge of electric utility business operations.
• General knowledge of lean six sigma process improvement and change management concepts.
• Knowledge of quality assurance, quality control and auditing methods.
• Project management skills.
• Strong leadership skills to plan and lead department.
• Analytical decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages a department to record and maintain mapping information of all electric assets in the service territory.
• Utilizes knowledge of engineering standards, business processes and related impacts to ensure asset mapping data is ingested correctly and timely.
• Provide the overall control and acceptance of new and existing GIS applications and enhancements.
• Ensures proper training, change management and communications are in place related to roll out of system updates or upgrades.
• Develops and/or supports, and monitors mapping and information governance controls, processes and procedures.
• Oversee the development and implementation of quality assurance and quality controls into all GIS system processes.
• Regularly monitors and audits to ensure the department is meeting business and all regulatory requirements.
• May perform or lead feasibility analysis, business case development, develop project scope, and provide recommendations on the alternative solutions.
• Partners with various internal organizations to obtain new or changed asset information.
• Handles issues escalated by subordinates.
• Interfaces with various internal and external stakeholders to coordinate activities and provide asset mapping information.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives.
• Presents reports, department updates to senior leadership.
• Develops and manages department budget and resource management targets/goals.
• Develops overall department performance goals and metrics.
• Manages staff to accomplish results through recruitment and selection training and development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees