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Sr. Investigation Specialist - Location Flexible

Sr. Investigation Specialist - Location Flexible

Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyOakland, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Requisition ID# 167180

Job Category : Business Operations / Strategy

Job Level : Individual Contributor

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

Electric T&D Engineering is responsible for the electric system engineering and planning, asset strategy, and risk management across transmission, distribution, and substation asset families. This centralized, risk-informed approach allows PG&E to manage electric risk, asset and system health, interconnections, and performance by using consistent standards, work methods, prioritization, and program sponsorship, while leveraging lessons learned from inspections and asset data to inform asset management decisions. Accountable for asset planning and strategy, standards and work methods, and asset data management for Electric.

Position Summary

PG&E is seeking an experienced business professional to be a member of the Electric Compliance Assurance, Analysis & Intake (A&I) Teamas an On-Call Investigation Specialist. Electric Compliance Assurance is responsible for reporting Electric Incident Reports (EIRs) to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), investigating EIRs to determine the cause and any corrective or preventive measures to mitigate recurrence, and investigating electric asset related incidents.

This role will serve a regular on-call function to monitor a 24 / 7 hotline to field calls for potential CPUC-reportable incidents, investigate and determine reportability of those incidents, and report to the CPUC as appropriate. This position will have a high level of visibility with PG&E leadership and will support other aspects of Electric Compliance Assurance's scope when not on-call. A strong applicant will be an organized, motivated, inquisitive, a consensus builder, and seeks to understand the "bigger picture". Location of this position is flexible and will require occasional travel to other areas around PG&E's service territory.

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) $105,000.00
  • Mid Base Salary (Bay Area) $137,000.00
  • Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area) $169,000.00
  • Minimum Base Salary (California) $100,000.00
  • Mid Base Salary (California) $130,000.00
  • Maximum Base Salary (California) $161,000.00

Responsibilities

  • Dedicated support for the EIR on-call process, which includes work outside of normal business hours.
  • Serve as an on-call representative for at least two weeks per month, including availability on nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Identify reportable incidents and complete timely notifications to the CPUC.
  • Maintain comprehensive knowledge of CPUC regulatory requirements, ensuring all engineering analyses, incident investigations, and compliance activities align with applicable codes, standards, and enforcement protocols.
  • Support analysis, studies and benchmarking related to the on-call process.
  • Complete research, documentation, and analysis on reportable and non-reportable incidents.
  • Research additional sources of reportable incidents for potential gaps in reporting; close gaps by completing timely assessments for incident reportability.
  • Work with the leadership of other PG&E departments that are contributors to the on-call process. This may include departments that manage the Corrective Action Program (CAP), Data Response Unit (DRU), Electric Asset Strategy, Applied Technology Services (ATS), Legal, Law-Claims, Electric Standards, the Hazard Awareness Warning Center (HAWC), Inspections, Electric Ops, and Electric Maintenance and Construction.
  • Consistently works with Electric Operations partner organizations.
  • Extracts and analyzes data from various PG&E systems, aggregating and synthesizing to formulate coherent reports.
  • Develop relationships with stakeholders and obtains feedback on team work on a regular basis, improving process as needed to ensure work product is providing intended value.
  • Maintain high level of stakeholder satisfaction. Ensure client needs are met, regularly soliciting feedback and ensuring understanding of how work product will be used downstream. Ensures regular and effective stakeholder communication. Routinely interfaces with client groups at the individual contributor through EVP level.
  • Present and review with stakeholders up to the Senior Director, gaining acceptance, concurrence or approval, where required.
  • Qualifications

    Minimum

  • BA / BS Degree in Marketing, Business, Computer Science, Engineering or other related field or equivalent work experience
  • 4 years of related work experience
  • Desired

  • Field Work : Willingness and ability to travel 10-20% for site visits and cross-functional meetings.
  • Project & Stakeholder Management : Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent investigations or technical projects involving diverse stakeholder groups, under tight deadlines and regulatory scrutiny.
  • Technical Competency : Familiarity with electric infrastructure systems, comprehensive knowledge of CPUC regulatory requirements, asset data models, and incident classification frameworks. Ability to interpret schematics, system logs, and field reports.
  • Advanced Experience : 7+ years in electric utility operations, compliance engineering, or forensic incident analysis.
  • Investigative Expertise : 3+ years conducting root cause analyses, incident investigations, or failure mode assessments within utility environments.
  • Education : Master's degree in Engineering, Data Analytics, or Systems Reliability.
  • Analytical Tools : Proficiency in MS Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables), Power BI (dashboarding and data modeling), Access, and proprietary compliance or asset management platforms.
  • Systems Knowledge : Experience with electric grid design, SCADA systems, outage management platforms, or GIS-based asset tracking.
  • Continuous Improvement : Proven track record of implementing process improvements based on investigative findings or engineering assessments.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration : Ability to build consensus across engineering, operations, legal, and compliance teams in a matrixed organization.
  • Communication Skills : Skilled in translating complex technical findings into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences using reports, presentations, and visualizations.
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