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Pacific Gas and Electric Company · 1 day ago

GIS Technical Specialist, Senior

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is responsible for ensuring safe and reliable electric service to customers. They are seeking a Senior GIS Technical Specialist to provide GIS and database support for risk management duties, resolve technical issues, and prepare regulatory reports.

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Responsibilities

Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced colleagues
Provide advanced user support and data integration
Provide integrity assurance input to the Integrity Management Program group
Support advanced enterprise GIS data modeling and data capture initiatives, develop and review software functionality requirements
Work collaboratively with other work groups and vendors, troubleshoot issues, produce technical communication
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
Demonstrate by personal action a 100% commitment to employee and public safety
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 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)
Lead GIS software, hardware and database projects and initiatives
Lead projects and efforts related to opportunities for improvement in the way work is done, share expertise and lessons learned
Accurately identify Safety Critical Elements

Qualification

GISArcGISUtility industry experienceData modelingRisk managementProject managementGISP certification

Required

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
Experience with GIS-Geographic Information System, ArcGIS, 3 years
Utility industry experience, 3 years
Experience with GIS-Geographic Information Systems, 5 years

Preferred

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
Experience in project management
Experience in data modeling
Experience in risk management
GISP-Geographic Information Systems Professional certification

Benefits

Eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs

Company

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States.

H1B Sponsorship

Pacific Gas and Electric Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (42)
2024 (32)
2023 (14)
2022 (22)
2021 (16)
2020 (18)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$30.29B
Key Investors
DOE Loan Programs OfficeUS Department of Energy
2024-12-17Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $2.35B
2024-09-24Grant· $34.5M

Leadership Team

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Patricia Poppe
Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation
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Sumeet Singh
Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company and EVP, Energy Delivery
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