GIS Technical Specialist, Expert

Overview

Technical steward for enterprise GIS data, managing migrations, standards, and governance.

Key Responsibilities

• gis architecture
• data migration
• vendor management
• process improvement
• quality control
• project leadership

Tasks

The GIS Technical Specialist will be the technical steward for non‑asset Enterprise GIS data, ensuring standards, lineage, and quality are consistently applied so these datasets serve as a single source of truth across the business. The position will support contractor‑delivered data migrations end‑to‑end: authoring mapping and transformation rules, defining QA/QC and acceptance criteria, validating loads, and driving defect resolution for each migration wave. Partnering with product, IT, and functional stakeholders, the position will operationalize data governance, set data standards, and ensure migrated datasets are performant, compliant, and ready for enterprise use in analytics and reporting, planning and design, and operations. -Work with Directors and Managers across functions to influence decisions. -Work with IT DBAs, Migration, and Infrastructure Teams to develop, maintain system architecture and stability and resolve issues affecting business users. -Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced colleagues. -Serve as lead SME for advanced enterprise GIS initiatives, develop and review software functionality requirements. -Demonstrate by personal action a 100% commitment to employee and public safety. -May manage cross-functional projects with other work groups and vendors, troubleshoot issues, and produce technical communication. -Develop metrics and process improvement programs for GIS-related work processes. -Develop and perform advanced gathering, integration, and quality control procedures for geospatial data with significant impact and risk to LOB or function. -Manage the delivery of GIS-related data development projects, gather input and agreement on new requirements, develop contracts with vendors, lead implementation, communication, training, and documentation efforts. -Work with IT support teams to resolve day-to-day production issues and quickly respond to issues to minimize business interruptions.

Requirements

• gis
• arcgis
• arcsde
• gisp
• software development
• masters

What You Bring

-Ability to travel using personal vehicle -Utility industry experience -Experience with GIS-Geographic Information System, ArcGIS, 5 years -Experience in project management -Experience in contract administration -CA Class C License, or equivalent -Experience with GIS-Geographic Information Systems, 7 years -GISP-Geographic Information Systems Professional certification -Use advanced knowledge and broad expertise to solve complex problems regarding GIS-related software, hardware, work processes, User support, and data integration. -Experience in data modeling -Experience with GIS-Geographic Information System, ArcSDE -Experience with Software Development -Experience in data analysis -Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience -Masters Degree in Engineering or job-related discipline or equivalent experience

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Benefits

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland, CA, approximately 1 - 3 days per week, or more, based on business needs. PG&E is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of the job posting. This salary 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, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​ This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. Bay Area: $122,000 - 173,800

About Pacific Gas And Electric Company

-Focus on delivering safe, reliable, and affordable electricity and natural gas to a diverse customer base. -Operations span from energy generation, transmission, and distribution to customer service and renewable energy solutions. -Heavily involved in the development of green energy sources, including solar and wind power. -Maintains a key role in maintaining the region’s energy grid and supporting sustainable growth. -Pioneered energy efficiency programs to help reduce consumption and minimize costs for customers. -Recognized for innovation in grid modernization and integration of clean energy into California’s power mix. -Faced challenges, including natural disasters like wildfires, which have shaped its operations and future strategies. -Remains a cornerstone of California's energy sector, continuously working to improve and modernize the grid.

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