Power Generation Electrical​/Mechanical; E&M Inspector, Senior

Requisition # 171805

Job Category:
Maintenance / Construction / Operations

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit:
Energy Delivery

Work Type:
Hybrid

Job Location:

Auburn

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 over 900 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 morethan 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.

Location flexible throughout the PG&E service territory. Position is "hybrid" with the expectation of being in the office 1x/week (subject to change due to business need).

The Power Generation Inspector plays a critical role in providing construction inspection services, contractor safety oversight, and environmental compliance for all Hydro Generation departments including project management, outage management, contract management, engineering, diving, construction, land management and operations and maintenance. This job oversees contractor's scope of work performed and associated work evolutions, corrective actions and trends, and develops and shares lessons learned from contractor incidents.

This role possesses specialized field experience to engage our contractors and subcontractors, growing our collaboration with them, and effectively managing their daily performance on safety and quality. The role includes responsibility of timely notification to appropriate stakeholders about any safety, quality, scope, schedule and costs issues. This position will liaise with the corporate contractor safety program team as the PG&E site representative to ensure Power Generation compliance with established company contractor safety standard.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $105,000

Bay Area Maximum: $169,000

OR

California Minimum: $100,000

California Maximum: $161,000

• Performs field inspection services on complex, fluid and/or longer duration work activities for both internal and contractor-performed jobs within the PG&E Hydroelectric Generation System. Manages safety and quality of construction activities to ensure compliance with applicable plans, specifications, standards, codes and agency requirements
• Verifies and enforces PG&E contractor safety standard and utility contractor oversight procedure at the jobsite including enforcing contractor-submitted site-specific safety plans, completing field safety observations, validating third‑party administrator contractor grades and badging requirements, completing safety performance evaluations and other field oversight responsibilities.
• Conducts and participates in worksite safety orientations, daily tailboards and Job Safety Analyses (JSA) development and review to ensure all hazards and mitigations are addressed for work performed, including Infrequently Performed High Risk work.
• Works with Corporate Safety, project management, engineering, construction or O&M personnel in the field to develop and coordinate corrective or mitigating actions as required to abate hazards and restore contractor personnel safety and compliance at the jobsite.
• Provides oversight on air quality monitoring and abatement activities such asbestos, lead‑paint and other regulated materials to ensure company, utility, and agency environmental compliance. Works with work groups to ensure permit requirements are satisfied and required documents are retained.
• Reviews, interprets and understands executed contract, including verifying inclusions and…