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Incident Investigator, Principal
full-timeOakland$133k - $238k

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Location

Oakland

Salary

$133k - $238k

Type

full-time

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About this role

Requisition ID # 167507 

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Houston; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

 

 

Department Overview

The Electric Compliance Assurance department is part of the Electric Risk & Compliance organization, where together we will embed compliance and risk in all that we do and achieve regulatory outcomes that support the business’ needs. The work of this department is critical in our efforts to find compliance challenges and identify areas of risk so that we can fix them. The main functions of this new department are identifying areas of compliance risk and opportunities to mitigate those risks, including through incident reporting and investigations, overseeing Electric Operations and Power Generation Corrective Action Program (CAP), and validating the controls on the organization. 

 

Position Summary

PG&E is seeking an experienced business professional to be a member of the Electric Incident Investigations (EII) Team as an Incident Investigator, Principal. The EII team is responsible for submitting Electric Incidents Reports (EIRs) to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), investigating electric incidents and areas of compliance risk to determine the cause and any corrective or preventive measures to mitigate reoccurrence. 

 

This role will have a high level of visibility with PG&E leadership and will support one or many aspects of EII’s scope. A strong applicant will be an organized, motivated, curious, a consensus builder, and seeks to understand the “bigger picture”. Location of this position is flexible within PG&E service territory and will requires travel to incident sites and other locations throughout PG&E’s service territory (approximately 10-20% of the time) to coordinate investigations, meetings, and site visits.

  • This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and assigned office based on business needs.

 

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.

 

Bay Minimum: $140,000
Bay Maximum: $238,000

 

&/OR

 

CA Minimum: $133,000
CA Maximum: $226,000

 

This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. 

    

 

Job Responsibilities

 

  • Investigates and manages investigations of Electric Incidents of medium to high risk to PG&E, including working with PG&Es Legal team. Prepares and submits summary of investigation (20-day report) and Apparent Cause Evaluations (ACEs), including identifying corrective actions and gaining consensus with senior and executive leadership to mitigate risk. 
  • Identifies and summarizes compliance risk concerns, including forecasting potential Notices of Violation (NOVs) from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
  • Prepares and submits responses to NOVs received by the CPUC.
  • Manages very complex investigations and data analysis projects with very limited supervision from initial request to presenting data results, ensuring that the project is completed within budget and on-time.
  • Acts as a thought leader, applying extensive data processing and data analysis expertise in the development of strategy or resolution to complex investigations and/or data sets. 
  • Manages major and complex cross functional data projects that have broad company implications.
  • Manages extracting data and transferring the data from databases to various analysts to support operational analysis efforts.
  • Analyzes data using various advanced statistical tools to develop reports, summaries, and trends.
  • Acts as team lead and provides direction to less experienced employees.
  • Project manages investigations, including building consensus with multiple senior/executive leaders to stay on schedule.

 

 

Qualifications

Minimum:

 

  • BA/BS Degree in Marketing, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or other related field or equivalent work experience
  • Eight (8) years of related work experience
  • Travel is required (approximately 10% to 20% of the time) to incident sites and other facilities throughout PG&E’s service territory for investigations, meetings, and site visits. 

 

Desired:

 

  • BA/BS Degree in Electrical Engineering or Science Fields (e.g., Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
  • Master’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with electric operation systems (data systems within electric operations).
  • Strong organizational, prioritization and multi-tasking skills. Advanced communication and presentation skills to deliver highly complex data and findings to Senior and Executive Management.
  • Expertise in project management to lead large, cross functional projects, and develop concise data findings for Senior and Executive Management. 
  • Proven ability to prepare materials for and effectively communicate/present highly complex findings to senior and executive leaders with clarity, gain consensus on path forward on aggressive timelines. 
  • Ability to handle multiple projects with critical deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment. Comfortable with escalation to senior and executive leadership.
  • Advanced skill in Microsoft Excel/Access (complex formulas, graphing, VBA)
  • Certification in Root Cause Analysis (e.g., TapRooT®, Cause Mapping, or equivalent)
  • Professional Certified Investigator (PCI – ASIS)
  • Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI)
  • Professional Engineer (P.E.) – Electrical Engineering preferred; any active PE licensure considered
  • Lean Six Sigma Certification
  • Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Other facts

Tech stack
Data Analysis,Project Management,Compliance Risk Management,Electric Operations,Statistical Tools,Root Cause Analysis,Communication Skills,Leadership,Organizational Skills,Consensus Building,Data Processing,Electric Incident Investigation,Advanced Excel,Cross Functional Collaboration,Corrective Actions,Presentation Skills

About Pacific Gas And Electric Company

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.

There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.

Fast Facts

Service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east

141,215 circuit miles of electric distribution lines and 18,616 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines

42,141 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,438 miles of transportation pipelines

5.1 million electric customer accounts

4.3 million natural gas customer accounts

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Utilities

What you'll do

  • The Incident Investigator will investigate and manage electric incidents, preparing reports and evaluations to identify corrective actions. This role involves working with PG&E's Legal team and gaining consensus with leadership to mitigate risks.

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