Vegetation Program Lead, PG&E Distribution

Job overview

The Vegetation Program Lead, PG&E Distribution role is onsite in San Carlos, CA, supporting PG&E’s Distribution Vegetation Management team in the Bay Area. Compensation is not specified. The position supports vegetation management operations and contractor work for PG&E. The lead oversees vegetation management work, coordinates project teams and schedules, and supports emergency response while ensuring work follows safety requirements, laws, regulations, and applicable labor agreements. The role also helps monitor work progress, address complex issues, and improve operational processes.

What you'll do

• Lead vegetation management operations and contractor performance
• lead project teams
• perform emergency-response lead duties
• support process improvement, scheduling, and coordination
• assist with customer issues, contractor direction, work-progress monitoring, agency meetings and field visits, project management, contract review, and database investigation.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

vegetation program lead

pg&e distribution

vegetation management

contractor oversight

hazard tree removal

emergency response

utility rights of way

project leadership

san carlos ca

mge

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employee and dependents, life insurance, long-term disability, 40 hours paid vacation, seven paid holidays, five paid sick days, and 401(k) with 4% match.

Why this role

Requires two years of job-related experience, including one year in a leadership role, and two years of emergency response and/or hazard-tree removal along utility rights of way. May involve long hours during peak seasons and varied shifts, including early mornings, dusk, or evenings.

About the employer

MGE is hiring for this role. Industry: Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Sector: 51.