Manager Wildfire Risk Management

Puget Sound Energy; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 98,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Puget Sound Energy seeks a Manager, Wildfire Risk Management to lead risk assessment and mitigation across Washington’s service territory. The role partners with senior leaders to implement wildfire risk strategies, maintain safety standards, and ensure regulatory compliance while guiding a diverse team.

The incumbent will champion wildfire risk mitigation efforts, support risk planning and investment decisions, and present executive-level insights.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in business, engineering, risk management or the equivalent in education plus experience.
• Ten or more years of relevant experience in engineering, operations, maintenance, or construction of electric systems.
• Three years of experience managing complex programs and regulatory/compliance responsibilities.
• Experience in risk management, engineering, operations, maintenance, construction of electric systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety leadership and build effective teams across the utility.
• Set clear expectations and accountability for performance and safety goals.
• Oversee training, development, and staffing decisions for teams.
• Lead wildfire risk assessment and mitigation activities across the service area.
• Develop executive-level briefings on wildfire risk overview and mitigation strategies.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Safety engineering

Root cause analysis

Analytical skills

Education

BA/BS degree in business, engineering, risk management

Tools

Six Sigma

Agile

Job description

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now. PSE's Electric Operations team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Manager Wildfire Risk Management position! Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process. Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is Washington State's largest energy company with a history that spans over 150 years. With this comes over 6,000 square miles with 2,700 miles of transmission lines and 353 substations across Washington that connects 1.2 million customers. The beauty of the Pacific Northwest also comes with challenges with our diverse vegetation spanning our service territory.

Manager Wildfire Risk Management

The Manager Wildfire Risk Management leads a team that owns and oversees the risk assessment and wildfire mitigation activities across the entire service territory. With safety being PSE's number one priority, this role is critical to protect the communities we serve. This role will lead both strategic and tactical activities to identify and assess risk, as well as partner with senior leaders to develop and implement effective strategies with a focus on wildfire risk mitigation. This role will champion wildfire risk mitigation efforts, to ensure awareness across the organization, oversee operational risk management and provide guidance on policies, practices, and processes that support the risk mitigation plan. In order to be successful in this role, the candidate will have experience leading a diverse team to implement the vision of climate change risk mitigation associated with wildfires. Knowledge of electric transmission and distribution will also be required to be successful in this role. As a leader at PSE, the Manager Wildfire Risk Management will uphold the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE's operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. They will also promote and support a culture of total safety in everything they do. Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations. This job is considered safety sensitive as defined in RCW 49.44.240 and is subject to pre-employment drug screening that includes screening for the presence of marijuana and marijuana metabolites.

Job Responsibilities

Employee Safety, Development & Team Building - Providing employees with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities and building effective teams:

• Demonstrates a passion for safety. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety including eliminating at-risk behaviors by conducting safety audits and inspections, eliminating hazards and near misses, and attending safety meetings.
• Sets clear expectations and holds employees accountable for performance as well as safety goals/targets where applicable.
• Oversees training and development of employees directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions.
• Ensures required training is successfully completed.
• Challenges and inspires employees to achieve business results.
• Accountable to ensure employees adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements, as well as safety standards.
• Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews.
• Provides coaching, direction and leadership support to team members in order to achieve employee, business, customer and safety results.
• Leads wildfire risk assessment and mitigation activities across the utility with reporting structure within Energy Operations.
• Provides wildfire risk support, advice, and recommendations in order to ensure effective risk management and mitigation.
• Leads the process to identify and document risk, assess the impacts, explore & evaluate mitigation alternatives, develop risk scoring and mitigation prioritization approaches.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with other risk and compliance managers across PSE to understand the interdependencies between risks and identify mutually beneficial mitigation strategies.
• Influences wildfire risk and electric operations investment planning to include programs to enhance system safety and reliability.
• Recognizes internal and external developments that may impact wildfire risks within electric operations.
• Develops and presents executive-level presentations on wildfire risk overview, mitigation strategies, performance against plans.
• Develops and proposes new plans, strategies, and/or approaches to address risks.
• Supports regulatory and compliance communications.
• Represents PSE to outside organizations such as regulators or industry associations regarding wildfire risk trends, common issues, or best practices.
• Maintains industry contacts for benchmarking and sharing information.
• Leads assigned team and collaborates with cross-functional leads and other others assigned with wildfire mitigation plan responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in business, engineering, risk management or the equivalent in education plus experience.
• Ten (10) years of relevant experience in engineering, operations, maintenance, or construction of electric systems.
• Three (3) years of experience managing, coordinating, and performing complex program management and regulatory and compliance responsibilities.
• Experience in risk management, engineering, operations, maintenance, construction of electric systems.
• Experience in managing, coordinating, and performing complex program management and regulatory and compliance responsibilities.
• Experience leading and/or managing cross-functional teams, organization, or workgroup.

Desired Qualifications

• Cross-functional project management skills, strategic planning or utility operations.
• Experience with a variety of problem-solving tools and techniques.
• Previous experience in root cause analysis and safety engineering.
• Broad knowledge of the utility industry, trends, issues, business operations, and safety practices and regulations.
• Advanced knowledge of utility regulations and compliance.
• Strong interpersonal, influence and collaboration skills to effectively partner with leaders and peers in multiple departments and facilitate effective cross-functional team building.
• Strong written and oral communication skills to develop and deliver executive level briefings both in writing and orally.
• Excellent critical thinking abilities to interpret and implement high-level regulations and execution plans.
• Analytical investigative and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership skills to effectively coach and mentor staff and peers, as well as complete department operational plans.
• Strong adaptability, organizational, prioritization and independent working ability to effectively deal with ambiguity and changing business priorities.
• Knowledge and skill in process improvement concepts, methods and practices (e.g. Six Sigma, Agile, etc.).

Additional Information

At PSE we value and respect our employees and provide them opportunities to excel. We offer a competitive compensation and rewards package.

The pay range for this position is $98,100.00 - $232,900.00, and this position is eligible for annual goals based incentive bonuses.

PSE offers a suite of benefits to our employees.

• Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• There are additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare, and an Employee assistance program (EAP).
• For long term savings, PSE offers a 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan.
• Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Detailed benefit overviews can be found on our Career page.

Why Work For Us (pse.com)

.Families and businesses depend on PSE to provide the energy they need to pursue their dreams. Our steadfast commitment to serving Washington communities with safe, dependable and efficient energy started in 1873. Today we're building the Northwest's energy future through efforts like our award winning energy efficiency programs and our leadership in renewable energy.

Puget Sound Energy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status or presence of a disability that with or without reasonable accommodation does not prevent performance of the essential functions of the job, or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law.

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