Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Senior Manager, Emergency Management

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Oakland • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $140,000 - $251,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Partners with other leaders to develop and recommend a strategic direction for emergency preparedness and response and public partnerships.
  • Oversees staff involved in implementation of emergency plans & processes, training, emergency exercises/drills, communication and actual incident management.
  • Serves as a liaison to public safety agencies during emergencies.
  • Ensures compliance with all company and regulatory safety policies and practices.
  • Drive development and execution of program goals and objectives and in support of wildfire risk reduction and safety.
  • Supervise staff in the execution of program goals and objectives.
  • Develop strategic partnerships with agency partners at the executive level.
  • Utilize knowledge of the industry, continuous process improvement opportunities and company business needs to develop emergency management strategy aligned with the business and related emergency management groups in the company.
  • Presents recommended strategy to Director and other senior leaders for approval and implementation planning.
  • Partner with LOB partners to develop preparedness, response and recovery plans, conduct joint training and exercises.
  • Drive increased preparedness and capabilities, instills advanced understanding of the Incident Command System, and builds credible public safety partnerships.
  • Ensure an adequate level of preparedness across all staff in their assigned emergency roles.
  • Ensures the completion of preparedness activities across multiple departments depending on the level of the emergency.
  • Provides strategic input to the planning, development and implementation of electric or gas emergency incident restoration and recovery efforts.
  • Monitors weather and provide interpretation of the Storm Outage Prediction Program mode and fire behavior modelling, interpreting and escalating alertness levels as appropriate.
  • Facilitate the authorization process of emergency activation levels and use of mutual assistance as appropriate.
  • Develop emergency response and recovery metrics.
  • Collect information from post event critiques and ensures improvement items are completed and enforced.
  • May solicit feedback from public emergency agencies on the quality of PG&E’s response.
  • Analyzes trends and recommends improvements to Director and senior leadership.
  • Manages staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition.

Requirements

  • Minimum: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in electric or gas utility industry
  • 10 years total related experience.
  • 2 years of experience in a utility or related field.
  • 8 years of experience in emergency management or related field.
  • 2 years of leadership/supervisory experience.
  • Desired: Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management or job-related discipline (i.e. Fire Science or Natural Resource Management)
  • ICS operational experience at or above the Section Chief level
  • Experience in developing and delivering training curriculum
  • Experience in evaluating employee performance, coaching/mentoring employees, and applying positive discipline (or equivalent) to modify employee behavior.
  • NIMS-National Incident Management System IS800 certification
  • ICS-Incident Command System 100-400 certification
  • NIMS-National Incident Management System IS700 certification
  • Understanding of Safety and Infrastructure Protection program organization and goals.
  • Thorough understanding of emergency management concepts, principles and practices.
  • Knowledge of continuous process improvement and benchmarking concepts, methods and techniques.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of electric or gas operations processes and procedures.
  • Knowledge of Electric Emergency Plan (EEP), Electric Emergency Operations Plan (EEOP), system restoration procedures, Incident Command process, and of reports and tools used during emergencies.
  • Knowledge of external emergency management and public agency structures, systems, processes and procedures such as the National Incident Management System (NIMS), Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), National Response Framework, and PG&E’s role as critical infrastructure.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal and influence skills.
  • Presentation flexibility and adaptability skills.
  • Adaptability to modify communication style to different audiences.
  • Leadership skills with various levels of subordinates, peers and senior management.
  • Analytical and strategic decision-making ability.
  • Results driven and operationally focused; change management skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills and detail-orientation.
Benefits
  • This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
emergency managementincident command systemtraining curriculum developmentemployee performance evaluationcontinuous process improvementelectric operations processesgas operations processesemergency response metricsstorm outage predictionfire behavior modeling
Soft skills
communication skillsinterpersonal skillsinfluence skillsleadership skillsanalytical decision-makingstrategic decision-makingresults drivenorganizational skillsdetail orientationadaptability
Certifications
NIMS IS800 certificationICS 100-400 certificationNIMS IS700 certification