Manager, Substation Test

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Fresno (CA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking a Manager Substation Test to lead teams responsible for testing and commissioning protection and control systems across multiple substations. The role ensures safe, compliant practices and effective project delivery within regional scopes.

The position requires extensive leadership, budget oversight, and coordination of large capital projects, with emphasis on safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or Project Management or related degree or equivalent related experience in installation and maintenance of protection and control equipment in Substation.
• 10 years of experience in the electric utility industry including 5 years’ experience in Protection and Control Testing.
• 7 years’ experience in leadership.

Responsibilities

• Ensures Substation Test work is completed on time, within budget and to quality expectations while adhering to safety and regulatory compliance and preparing for emergency situations.
• Manages large capital and operating expense budgets to ensure work identified in the Operating Plan is completed and unit cost targets are achieved.
• Coordinates large complex projects across multiple supervisors in system to ensure Test resources are identified to support on time completion.
• Participates in developing effective department metrics to measure performance against annual or longer-term goals and objectives for time bound projects or ongoing operational work. Provides data for department performance to management and adjusts based on business needs.
• Develops and manages department budget, regularly monitoring expenses against forecast, providing explanation or justification for budget items and/or variances

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Project coordination

Safety compliance

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Requisition ID# 173867

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Fresno; 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; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; 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; Oakland; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Pleasanton; 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

Position Summary

The Manager Substation Test is responsible to lead teams of employees directly or indirectly involved in testing and commissioning protection and control systems in the service territory as it relates to the transmission lines or distribution substations. Incumbents ensure correct maintenance and construction practices for protection and control equipment. The Manager oversees teams working on projects within a specific region or may be assigned to teams working on larger, complex projects or interconnections throughout the service territory. The Manager provides safe and reliable electric service while maintaining NERC compliance along with all regulatory bodies and all safety regulations. The Manager oversees the testing of the protection and control system, and the associated documentation to meet compliance. The Manager fully implements and holds subordinates accountable for safety best practices and adherence to the safety accountability model

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of thejob posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will bebased on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience,market value, geographic location, and internal equity.Although we estimatethe successful candidate hiredinto this rolewill be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decisionwill be made on a case-by-casebasis related tothese factors.

A reasonable salary range is:

Minimum Base Salary(Bay Area):$151,000

Mid Base Salary(Bay Area):$204,000

Maximum Base Salary(Bay Area):$257,000

Minimum Base Salary (California):$143,000

Mid Base Salary (California): $194,000

Maximum Base Salary (California): $244,000

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures Substation Test work is completed on time, within budget and to quality expectations while adhering to safety and regulatory compliance and preparing for emergency situations.
• Manages large capital and operating expense budgets to ensure work identified in the Operating Plan is completed and unit cost targets are achieved.
• Coordinates large complex projects across multiple supervisors in system to ensure Test resources are identified to support on time completion.
• Participates in developing effective department metrics to measure performance against annual or longer-term goals and objectives for time bound projects or ongoing operational work. Provides data for department performance to management and adjusts based on business needs.
• Develops and manages department budget, regularly monitoring expenses against forecast, providing explanation or justification for budget items and/or variances

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or Project Management or related degree or equivalent related experience in installation and maintenance of protection and control equipment in Substation.
• 10 years of experience in the electric utility industry including 5 years’ experience in Protection and Control Testing.
• 7 years’ experience in leadership.

Desired:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or Project Management or related degree.
• Certificate of completion of Apprenticeship in the occupation of Electrical Technician
• PMP • Lean Six Sigma (LSS)
• P.E. license
• Knowledge of IBEW represented employees’ contract
• Substation, Grid Operations, Automation, Protection, Project Management