Senior GIS Technical Specialist- Flexible Location
Apply NowCompany: PG&E Corporation
Location: Oakland, CA 94601
Description:
Requisition ID # 164650
Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Gas Engineering
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
The corrosion engineering department provides subject matter expertise and support to the entire Gas Transmission and Gas Distribution organizations. This position would directly support the team of engineers by providing timely, accurate, and easy to use geospatial information for engineering analysis.
Position Summary
Provide GIS and database support for the implementation of risk management duties. Responds to queries and resolves technical issues. Leads and/or supports the preparation of annual regulatory reports.
There is preference for the successful candidate to be based in Oakland, but location is flexible within the PG&E Service Territory's Bay Area region, please note hiring leader will make final decision of what are appropriate headquarters for the role based on business need.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory's Bay Area region.
The successful candidate will likely need to come to office approximately once a week to go over progress and work out new special projects.
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:$102,000
Bay Area Maximum: $162,000
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.
Job Responsibilities
Provide advanced user support and data integration
Develop and perform advanced data gathering, data integration, and quality control procedures for geospatial data, interface with data source systems to resolve complex issues; estimate impact of data issues to compliance and business commitments
Identify user quality control, support and data integration process improvement opportunities, gather input and agreement on new requirements and lead implementation, communication and training around process revisions/changes.
Lead special projects related to GIS.
Create and update metadata and catalog GIS layers, including documenting work flow procedures for staff using GIS, both in the office and in the field.
Lead efforts related to the preparation of annual reports to FERC, (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), SEC (Security and Exchange Commission), OPS (Office of Pipeline Safety) and CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission).
Support advanced enterprise GIS data modeling and data capture initiatives, develop and review software functionality requirements.
Lead GIS software, hardware and database projects and initiatives
Work collaboratively with other work groups and vendors, troubleshoot issues, produce technical communication
Lead projects and efforts related to opportunities for improvement in the way work is done, share expertise and lessons learned
Demonstrate by personal action a 100% commitment to employee and public safety.
Accurately identify Safety Critical Elements.
Provide integrity assurance input to the Integrity Management Program group.
Coach and mentor other GIS Technical Specialists.
Qualifications-
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience
5 years of experience with GIS applications.
3 years of experience in the utility industry.
3 years of experience in ArcGIS 9.x or later.
Desired Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree, in engineering, geography, cartography, planning, computer science or related field
Certified GIS Professional
PODS data model experience.
Integrity Management and Risk Management experience.
Project Management experience.
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Purpose, Virtues and Stands
Our Purpose explains "why" we exist:
Our Virtues capture "who" we need to be:
Our Stands are "what" we will achieve together:
More About Our Company
EEO
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.
Employee Privacy Notice The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA grants new and far-reaching privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information PG&E collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed through the following link: Employee Privacy Notice
PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.
Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Gas Engineering
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
The corrosion engineering department provides subject matter expertise and support to the entire Gas Transmission and Gas Distribution organizations. This position would directly support the team of engineers by providing timely, accurate, and easy to use geospatial information for engineering analysis.
Position Summary
Provide GIS and database support for the implementation of risk management duties. Responds to queries and resolves technical issues. Leads and/or supports the preparation of annual regulatory reports.
There is preference for the successful candidate to be based in Oakland, but location is flexible within the PG&E Service Territory's Bay Area region, please note hiring leader will make final decision of what are appropriate headquarters for the role based on business need.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory's Bay Area region.
The successful candidate will likely need to come to office approximately once a week to go over progress and work out new special projects.
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:$102,000
Bay Area Maximum: $162,000
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.
Job Responsibilities
Provide advanced user support and data integration
Develop and perform advanced data gathering, data integration, and quality control procedures for geospatial data, interface with data source systems to resolve complex issues; estimate impact of data issues to compliance and business commitments
Identify user quality control, support and data integration process improvement opportunities, gather input and agreement on new requirements and lead implementation, communication and training around process revisions/changes.
Lead special projects related to GIS.
Create and update metadata and catalog GIS layers, including documenting work flow procedures for staff using GIS, both in the office and in the field.
Lead efforts related to the preparation of annual reports to FERC, (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), SEC (Security and Exchange Commission), OPS (Office of Pipeline Safety) and CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission).
Support advanced enterprise GIS data modeling and data capture initiatives, develop and review software functionality requirements.
Lead GIS software, hardware and database projects and initiatives
Work collaboratively with other work groups and vendors, troubleshoot issues, produce technical communication
Lead projects and efforts related to opportunities for improvement in the way work is done, share expertise and lessons learned
Demonstrate by personal action a 100% commitment to employee and public safety.
Accurately identify Safety Critical Elements.
Provide integrity assurance input to the Integrity Management Program group.
Coach and mentor other GIS Technical Specialists.
Qualifications-
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience
5 years of experience with GIS applications.
3 years of experience in the utility industry.
3 years of experience in ArcGIS 9.x or later.
Desired Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree, in engineering, geography, cartography, planning, computer science or related field
Certified GIS Professional
PODS data model experience.
Integrity Management and Risk Management experience.
Project Management experience.
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and (Technical) Competencies
- Knowledge of 49 CFR Part 192
- Knowledge of PHMSA Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) [Docket No. PHMSA-2011-0023], "Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines"
- Advanced Proficiency in ArcGIS 9.x or later
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook/Word/Excel
- Power user skillset in Microsoft Access, Oracle, or SQL server databases, ability to run complex SQL Queries
- Proficiency in a programming language -Shell script, Python, or Visual Basic
- Safety record demonstrating safety is a priority for self and team
#featuredjob
Purpose, Virtues and Stands
Our Purpose explains "why" we exist:
- Delivering for our hometowns
- Serving our planet
- Leading with love
Our Virtues capture "who" we need to be:
- Trustworthy
- Empathetic
- Curious
- Tenacious
- Nimble
- Owners
Our Stands are "what" we will achieve together:
- Everyone and everything is always safe
- Catastrophic wildfires shall stop
- It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E
- Clean and resilient energy for all
- Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors
More About Our Company
EEO
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.
Employee Privacy Notice The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA grants new and far-reaching privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information PG&E collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed through the following link: Employee Privacy Notice
PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.