Job Description

Requisition ID # 165387 

Job Category: Power Generation; Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Pioneer

Department Overview

Power Generation operates and maintains PG&E's hydroelectric, fossil, solar generation and battery storage facilities, providing approximately 5,300 megawatts of generating capacity for our customers. Our nearly 1000 coworkers are dedicated to delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective generation to California in an environmentally responsible manner. Our hydro facilities include 62 conventional hydro powerhouses, a pumped-storage facility, 98 reservoirs, 168 dams and more than 200 miles of canals and flumes, among other water conveyances. Natural gas-fired plants in operation are Humboldt Bay Generating Station in Eureka; Colusa Generating Station in Colusa County and Gateway Generating Station in Antioch. Several utility-scale solar generation plants also are operated and maintained, as well as PG&E’s successful entry into battery energy storage, our Elkhorn Battery facility at Moss Landing in Monterey County.

Position Summary

This is an ESC represented exempt classification currently subject to collective bargaining.

This is a journey level position that supports multiple Supervisors, in a Hydro Area, in managing O&M and Construction work, coordinating outages and planning future work. The job is responsible for providing maintenance planning support associated with SAP Work Management, Cost Tracking on O&M orders, Updating Maintenance Plans, maintaining equipment record, and interfacing with the Work Management database.

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, collective bargaining agreements, 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:​

California Minimum: $​116,256

California Maximum: $148,164

Job Responsibilities

• Manage SAP Work Management system for multiple supervisors in a geographic area for all O&M work.
• Assures that all notifications and orders are accurate and are opened, prioritized and closed out punctually.
• Assists Supervisors with cost tracking on O&M orders. Reviews with the Supervisors all Compliance and Corrective Action notifications and orders.
• Updates all Maintenance Plans to reflect current work required by standards and guidelines and to ensure recurring orders are created at the appropriate intervals.
• Close or delete old data from the WM database and maintain it in a current condition.
• Work with other planners to achieve consistency and standardization in the WM system across all Hydro Areas, and coordination with fossil plants. 
• Assure that equipment records are maintained accurately, and appropriate data, drawings and standards are included in database.
• Assures that the Long-Term Plan accurately reflects the work required in future years and that the costs for engineering, material procurement, construction, etc., are phased appropriately.
• Ensures that newly identified work is included in the LTP.
• Plans future work based on utilizing data and findings from the Condition Assessment program.
• Coordinates with other planners, outage coordinators and supervisors across multiple locations to optimize outages.
• Works with the Power Generation Outage Coordinator to identify opportunities to coordinate outages across Business Lines. Identifies and acts on any opportunities for consolidating outage work to minimize outage durations and improve productivity. Coordinates outage plans with projects from the Long-Term Plan.
• Performs trend analysis on work backlog to improve planning process and inform supervision about past due work.
• Report maintenance indicators on schedule attainment, past due work, etc.
• Work with supervisors to develop potential improvement opportunities.
• Review and assist Supervisors in identifying and preparing outage scope work packages and compiling reports for post outage reviews.
• Monitor and provide Supervisors with their Safety Notification backlog report.
• Create and updates preventive maintenance schedules as appropriate.
• Provides SAP WM training to field personnel who have the need to use the WM system.
• Manage all aspects of procurement process, as assigned.
• Will work with Supervisors and Principals for some duties. Other duties as assigned.
• Train, guide, mentor and direct the work of Entry and Associate Maintenance Planners.

 
Resolves problems of moderate scope. Assignments typically require standard solutions. Under general direction, independently plans work to meet assigned objectives; progress is reviewed periodically for technical accuracy and adequacy in process and upon completion.
 
Supports multiple Supervisors, Business Planners, Engineering and Project Management in Hydro, in managing O&M and Construction work, coordinating outages, and planning future work. Internal contacts are with clients and project team members and typically include discussing and reporting progress, exchanging, and coordinating information, managing meetings and providing scope documents.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience maintenance or operations and planning.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Mastery of job duties or equivalent and demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform the basic duties of the Journey Level Planner.
• Meets specific technical requirements gained through a minimum of 10 years of cumulative experience in maintenance or operations and planning.
• SAP PM module experience.
• Experience in planning work/line budget.
• Business Understanding.

Desired:

• A 2-year AA Degree or higher in a technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US is desirable.
• Experience in Hydro Powerhouse maintenance and/or operations.
• Able to apply basic planning principles and theory.
• Able to apply basic planning principles and theory to Hydro Powerhouse operations.
• Prioritizes, plans, and recommends solutions for routine projects.
• Effectively communicates both written and orally.
• Approaches and plans work in an organized manner to meet area commitments.
• Demonstrates good judgment when making decisions and recommendations.
• Frequently shows initiative and takes action proactively.
• Work with limited supervision and guidance to meet project commitments.

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