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 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.

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.

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, 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:

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…