Manager, Distribution Engineering Ops - Location Flexible - Rocklin, CA, US, 95765

Requisition ID # 157200 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Rocklin; Concord; Fresno

Department Overview

The men and women of Electric Operations ensure the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Operations is responsible for every aspect of PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration and emergency response.

Position Summary

Provides real time distribution engineering support for the daily operations of the electric distribution system. Supports the overall management of the quality of electrical power on the distribution grid. Oversees the engineering services provided for complex distribution system clearances as requested by the Control Centers.  In addition, this team performs analysis for temporary generation use, participates in Distributed Energy Resource initiatives, and various advanced distribution grid projects. Collaborates with other internal departments to investigate and resolve power quality, or reliability, problems and to strategize on process improvements or other ways to reach overall safety and reliability goals.

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)    $151,000.00
Mid Base Salary (Bay Area)    $204,000.00
Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area)    $257,000.00
 

Minimum Base Salary (California)    $143,000.00
Mid Base Salary (California)    $194,000.00
Maximum Base Salary (California)    $244,000.00

Job Responsibilities

• Defines Distribution Operations Engineering processes and procedures.
• Effectively manages staff to accomplish results through recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition.
• Ensures critical operating equipment (COE) is maintained and functioning for various departments.
• Ensures DOE team supports the COE and Power Quality processes.
• Ensures required N-1 contingency analyses are performed.
• Manages and plans expense budget. Ensures accurate monitoring/tracking and reporting of costs.
• Monitor loads on the system.
• Monitors real time distribution operations and provides advice and counsel for system configurations.
• Oversees engineering studies and planning for complex distribution grid clearances.
• Partners with Reliability, Planning, Standards, Field operations, Distribution Line Technician, and Power Quality to ensure the distribution system is reliable.
• Partners with Transmission Substation and Distribution Engineering (including Planning) to ensure the distribution system has adequate capacity and flexibility to maintain the highest availability.
• Provides macro level view for the electric distribution system and power quality.
• Responds to and assists with emergency and after hour incidents, analyzes and supports complex switching for normal and emergency situations.
• Runs the power quality of the electric distribution system, monitoring system loads, looking for threshold conditions that indicate problems with current/voltage.
• Supervises Electrical Engineers
• Supports the Control Center in the resolution of day-day operational problems.
• Working with Distribution Planning, helps support and ensures the integrity of the distribution system load flow data used by the control centers is adequate.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• 8 years of total progressive experience

Desired:

• Masters Degree in Business Administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Job-related technical experience
• Experience in project management
• Leadership experience, ESC-represented employees
• PE-Professional Engineer license
• LSS-Lean Six Sigma Certification

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