Vegetation Program Lead - Emergency & Contractor Oversight

Madison Gas and Electric Company; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Health Coverage

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Vacation

Holidays

Sick Days

401k Matching

Job summary

Mountain Engineering is seeking an experienced Vegetation Program Lead to support PG&E's Distribution Team in the East Bay. The VPL will manage vegetation management operations, oversee contractor work, and ensure compliance with safety regulations and PG&E standards.

You will apply your hazard tree removal and emergency response experience to lead project teams, coordinate VM activities, and address complex problems.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Two years of job-related experience with at least one year in a leadership role.
• Two years of experience in emergency response.
• Two years of experience in hazard tree removal along utility rights of way.
• Familiar with vegetation management contractor work practices and fire prevention requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leads vegetation management operations and outside contractor work performance.
• Works independently to solve moderate to highly complex problems and takes new perspectives on existing solutions, plans, and goals.
• Leads project teams to complete required tasks.
• Performs lead duties for emergency response in accordance with all safety requirements, laws, and regulations, and applicable labor agreements.
• Supports operations and work on process improvement initiatives, schedule, and coordination of VM activities.
• Assists with difficult customers at the direction of the Program Manager (customer complaints, refusals, difficult access, agencies).
• At the direction of the PG&E Representative clarify expectations and program direction for contractor employees.
• Assists with monitoring the progress and status of pre-inspection and tree work completion.
• Assists with agency meetings and field visits to review VM work as directed by the PG&E Program Manager.
• Assists with management of projects – routine and non-routine.
• Assists in management of the contract review process.
• Perform database “sleuthing” to identify issues.
• Perform other Work as directed by the PG&E Representative.

Skills

Leadership

Emergency response

Hazard tree removal

Contractor management

Project leadership

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree

Equivalent experience

Job description

Mountain Engineering is seeking an experienced Vegetation Program Lead to support PG&E's Distribution Team in the East Bay. The VPL will manage vegetation management operations, oversee contractor work, and ensure compliance with safety regulations and PG&E standards.

You will apply your hazard tree removal and emergency response experience to lead project teams, coordinate VM activities, and address complex problems.