Senior Electric Emergency Management Specialist - Flexible Work Location

Concord, CA, US, 94518

Requisition ID # 20288

Job Category : Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Operations

Job Location : Concord

Company

Based in San Francisco, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. And we deliver some of the nation's cleanest energy to our customers in Northern and Central California. For PG&E, Together, Building a Better California is not just a slogan. It's the very core of our mission and the scale by which we measure our success. We know that the nearly 16 million people who do business with our company count on our more than 24,000 employees for far more than the delivery of utility services. They, along with every citizen of the state we call home, also expect PG&E to help improve their quality of life, the economic vitality of their communities, and the prospect for a better future fueled by clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.

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

Participates in designing, developing and maintaining the Electric Operations Emergency Preparedness plans, processes, standards and programs. Provides emergency training exercises and drills to internal employees in various departments involved in emergency planning and business continuity. Ensures assigned employee groups can perform effectively in emergency situations and operate the transmission or distribution grid in a reliable manner.

The work location for this position is flexible.

Job Responsibilities

Reviews and updates plan template format and content and train team-mates and clients in use of templates.
Through effective training and consultation, ensures a state of readiness for the assigned group(s) in coordination with other related department in Electric Operations, Facilities, IT, etc.
Designs and implements new programs to support the BCEP function.
Performs IT business continuity Impact Analysis and produces IT business continuity Assessment Report.
Evaluates the effectiveness of disaster recovery planning and recovery strategies.
Leads a project team to plan, schedule and conduct a wide range of complex Emergency Preparedness drills, and oversees the scenario development portion of the exercise.
Participates in Company exercise design and execution led by EP&R.
Leads rotating on-call to support activation and operation of the Operations Emergency Centers (OECs).
Represents the company in contacts with other utilities, various industry boards, committees, regulatory agencies, governmental bodies, and other private organizations.
Delivers training to support all programmatic areas and be qualified and prepared to deliver Incident Command System (ICS) training if required.
Maintains all tools, documentation and resources associated with activation of company’s emergency procedures. Documentation includes the curriculum, training methods and individual training records. Ensures all training and procedures records are maintained in accordance with regulatory requirements and are easily available for audits.
Utilizes information from actual emergencies and/or drill exercises to develop and present recommendations regarding new or improvements to standards, policies, practices and/or training. Collaborates with peers on change implementation.
Updates and maintains Electric Annex and coordinates with Emergency Preparedness and Response to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) annual General Order (GO) 166 filing.
Ensures internal clients execute on the CERP and related Annexes, standards and guidance documents.

Qualifications

Minimum:

High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma
Job-related experience, 5 years

Desired:

Experience in electric operations, job-related
Competency in knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
Competency in applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization goals
ICS-Incident Command System certification
HSEEP-Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program certification
BCP-Business Continuity Planning certification

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