Key skills
Leadership
About this role
Role Overview
- Leads vegetation management operations and outside contractor work performance.
- Works independently to solve moderate to highly complex problems and takes new perspectives on existing solutions, plans, and goals.
- Leads project teams to complete required tasks.
- Performs lead duties for emergency response in accordance with all safety requirements, laws, and regulations, and applicable labor agreements.
- Supports operations and work on process improvement initiatives, schedule, and coordination of VM activities.
- Assists with difficult customers at the direction of the Program Manager (customer complaints, refusals, difficult access, agencies).
- Clarifies expectations and program direction for contractor employees.
- Assists with monitoring the progress and status of pre-inspection and tree work completion.
- Assists with agency meetings and field visits to review VM work as directed by the PG&E Program Manager.
- Assists with management of projects – routine and non-routine.
- Assists in management of the contract review process.
- Performs database “sleuthing” to identify issues.
- Performs other work as directed by the PG&E Representative.
Requirements
- Associate degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience
- Two years of job-related experience with at least one year of experience in a leadership role, as a team leader or project leader
- Two (2) years of experience in emergency response and/or Two (2) years of experience in hazard tree removal projects along utility rights of way.
- Familiarity with PG&E’s vegetation management contractors’ work practices, proper arboricultural techniques and practices and other requirements related to line clearances and fire prevention.
Benefits
- Premium Health Coverage for Employee and Dependents (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- 40 Hours Paid Vacation
- 7 Paid Holidays
- 5 Paid Sick Days
- 401k – 4% Match