Supervisor, GIS Production Mapping

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•West Sacramento, CA

12d•$108,000 - $182,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Electric Mapping leaders oversee the management of GIS electric asset registry data, including the development of mapping standards, training, process control, metrics, contractor management, quality assurance, quality control, and audits, customer inquiries and requests, technical support, and process and data improvement projects. The leaders ensure that the asset registry data for all electric assets is updated whenever field facilities are constructed or replaced. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

Requirements

High school or GED
5 years of related experience in one or more of the following areas: service planning, construction, mapping, and/or a leadership type role.
Regular travel to multiple offices in the area or region.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Geography or Business.
GIS Professional (GISP),
ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Certification, Professional level, or higher
General knowledge in electric utility mapping concepts, practices, and techniques, including technical knowledge of GIS applications.
Strong attention to detail.
Analytical problem-solving skills.
Strong leadership skills to form and lead teams in a collaborative environment.
Communication skills, both written and verbal, including presentation skills.
Interpersonal and influence skills to manage issue resolution.

Responsibilities

Oversees the recording of all electric asset equipment in an area or region, including the location and attributes. Manages and prioritizes local staff workload; provides day-to-day direction to staff. Ensures asset mapping data is accurate to support several business applications and processes, such as the proper calculation of franchise taxes owed to cities/counties.
Ensures receipt of asset documentation and/or electronic information resulting from field work from maintenance and construction groups, either new installations or changes. Monitors SAP notification of complete jobs. Resolves escalated issues. Ensures staff complete mapping data entry on time, in accordance with quality standards and compliance requirements.
Manages the mapping system updates during land/property annexations. Ensures proper transfer of company assets to the new city or county. Coordinates necessary work with other departments, such as Customer Fund Management or Gas Operations.
Interfaces with various internal and external stakeholders such as internal Clerical, Construction and Estimating teams as well as the State Franchise Tax Board, City/County governments, and the CPUC to coordinate activities and provide asset mapping information.
Partners with the manager to develop department goals and metrics. Works with the team to establish plans to accomplish department goals.
May have responsibilities focused on change management and communications related to the roll-out of system updates or upgrades.
Participates in the design and/or implementation of quality assurance processes and quality controls in all mapping processes. Monitors and audits to ensure all business and regulatory requirements are met.
Monitors productivity, promotes continuous improvement and efficiencies, and manages resources. May own or be the lead on a particular department process in terms of administration and process analysis/activity tracking, documentation, process mapping, and improvement. Develops ideas for improvement and leads implementation.
Monitors/Tracks team expenses vs. budget, explains any variance to the manager.
Primarily supervises bargaining unit mapping technicians.
Maintains good relations with the ESC Union. Attends quarterly meetings with ESC business representatives.