Environmental Field Specialist

The annual salary range is:

California Minimum $

Requisition  # 174503

Job Category:
Environmental Management / Safety

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit:
Energy Delivery

Work Type:
Onsite

Job Location:

Oakland

Enterprise Service Delivery (ESD) is committed to establishing and delivering robust demand planning and production control processes to optimize and deliver resources, materials, and shovel ready work. ESD includes Shared Services, Supply Chain and Materials—all of which are key to delivering energy to the hometowns PG&E serves. Enterprise Service Delivery is comprised of approximately 2,400 coworkers.

This position is represented by IBEW Local 1245 which has over 100 years of experience representing employees at PG&E. This job is subject to collective bargaining.

This position is "Hybrid" – 30% of time expected in field or office.

The Environmental Field Specialist (EFS) is responsible for preparing and communicating Line of Business (LOB) environmental compliance data. The EFS is also responsible for providing environmental technical project support for Short Cycle (i.e., electric distribution, gas distribution, and electric transmission tag work) and Vegetation Management construction projects in the areas of soil management, construction dewatering, stormwater pollution prevention, air quality, hazardous materials and waste management.

As a journey member of multi-disciplinary project teams, the position is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Act as the Environmental Lead and main point of contact for the LOB and coordinate with the various subject matter experts on their tasks and deadlines.
• Provide oversight and review of Project Environmental Review documents (PERs) and issue Environmental Release to Construction (ERTCs) for Project Managed (PM) jobs.
• Provide guidance, technical direction, coordination with internal clients, act as the liaison on environmental issues and work with external regulators.
• You must be able to travel at least 30% of the time with occasional overnight stays.

California Minimum $

California Maximum $

The EFS is required to monitor routine/emergency project and facility activities with potential environmental impacts, provide professional consultation, direction, and training to both PG&E and contract personnel for environmental compliance related activities. Furthermore, the EFS position would respond to field queries related to operational emergencies. EFS duties which encompass environmental compliance consist of:

• Conduct project environmental reviews in support of gas and electric construction projects. Environmental reviews include evaluating environmental risks by applying internal data management tools, utilizing agency database systems such as Geo Tracker and Enviro Stor, and corresponding with regulatory agencies including the US Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, and local environmental health agencies.
• Provide direction and oversight on small to large scale projects to ensure that environmental regulations are followed for air quality, water quality, soil management, and hazardous materials/waste management.
• Coordinate with vendors, subcontractors, and analytical laboratories for environmental sampling events (e.g., soil, water, oil, asbestos).
• Perform project and construction laydown yard site inspections. Duties include identifying, correcting, and reporting onsite environmental compliance issues. The EFS is also the lead for coordinating regulatory agency inspections and site reviews.
• Provide oversight for the submittal of soil sampling work plans, dust control…