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Get Access To All JobsRequisition ID # 170924
Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations
Job Level: Manager/Principal
Business Unit: Strategy & Growth
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: San Ramon; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels C& Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch C& Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cotati; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French C& Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakland; Oakley; Olema; Olivehurst; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Pleasanton; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City
Position Summary
Leads teams of employees to support in testing and commissioning protection and control systems in the service territory as it relates to the transmission lines or substations. Establishes correct maintenance and construction practices for protection and control equipment. Oversees protection system, the testing of the system, and the associated documentation to meet compliance.
The selected candidate must live within PG&E’s service territory.
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.
Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area) $151,000.00
Mid Base Salary (Bay Area) $204,000.00
Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area) $257,000.00
Minimum Base Salary (California) $143,000.00
Mid Base Salary (California) $194,000.00
Maximum Base Salary (California) $244,000.00
Job Responsibilities
- Assesses complex field situations and makes decisions/recommendations for solution.
- Recommends best practices to subordinate staff, and overrides unsafe decisions in a practical, tactical way.
- Effectively manages staff/team(s) through recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management and rewards and recognition.
- Ensures a high customer satisfaction result by always keeping the customer needs at the forefront of decision making.
- Ensures Substation Test work is completed on time, within budget and to quality expectations while adhering to safety and regulatory compliance.
- Ensures that training is completed and properly documented.
- Establishes assessment systems and monitors activities to ensure compliance with established procedures.
- Identifies safety issues and communicates those issues under high pressure, time restricted situations to the customer.
- Identify and influence implementation of best practices to improve productivity and reduce operating costs.
- Develop and implement actions which improve and support system reliability.
- Manages large capital and operating expense budgets to ensure work identified in the Operating Plan is completed and unit cost targets are achieved.
- May oversee Asset Strategy group for respective area of Electric Operations.
- May oversee contract development including scope, pricing, contract structure, and incentives, in partnership with the Contract Planning department.
- May oversee Engineering Construction and Contract Supervision and Inspection for respective area of Electric Operations.
- Partners with employees and union representatives to enhance employee satisfaction.
- Partners with peers, staff departments, matrix organizations and outside agencies to improve overall business results.
- Proactively prepares for emergency situations; supports company efforts during emergency situations; communicates deficiencies in emergency response/preparedness; resolves issues quickly and efficiently using the correct resources.
- Supervises 15-20 direct reports including Supervisors, Clerks, and Specialists.
- 115-130 indirect reports including IBEW Technicians and Test Specialists.
Qualifications
Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or Project Management or related degree or equivalent related experience in installation and maintenance of protection and control equipment in Substation. 10 years of experience in the electric utility industry including 5 years’ experience in Protection and Control Testing. 5 years’ experience in leadership.
Desired: Experience as System Engineer PE-Professional Engineer license
Requisition ID # 170924
Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations
Job Level: Manager/Principal
Business Unit: Strategy & Growth
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: San Ramon; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels C& Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch C& Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cotati; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French C& Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakland; Oakley; Olema; Olivehurst; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Pleasanton; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City
Position Summary
Leads teams of employees to support in testing and commissioning protection and control systems in the service territory as it relates to the transmission lines or substations. Establishes correct maintenance and construction practices for protection and control equipment. Oversees protection system, the testing of the system, and the associated documentation to meet compliance.
The selected candidate must live within PG&E’s service territory.
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.
Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area) $151,000.00
Mid Base Salary (Bay Area) $204,000.00
Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area) $257,000.00
Minimum Base Salary (California) $143,000.00
Mid Base Salary (California) $194,000.00
Maximum Base Salary (California) $244,000.00
Job Responsibilities
- Assesses complex field situations and makes decisions/recommendations for solution.
- Recommends best practices to subordinate staff, and overrides unsafe decisions in a practical, tactical way.
- Effectively manages staff/team(s) through recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management and rewards and recognition.
- Ensures a high customer satisfaction result by always keeping the customer needs at the forefront of decision making.
- Ensures Substation Test work is completed on time, within budget and to quality expectations while adhering to safety and regulatory compliance.
- Ensures that training is completed and properly documented.
- Establishes assessment systems and monitors activities to ensure compliance with established procedures.
- Identifies safety issues and communicates those issues under high pressure, time restricted situations to the customer.
- Identify and influence implementation of best practices to improve productivity and reduce operating costs.
- Develop and implement actions which improve and support system reliability.
- Manages large capital and operating expense budgets to ensure work identified in the Operating Plan is completed and unit cost targets are achieved.
- May oversee Asset Strategy group for respective area of Electric Operations.
- May oversee contract development including scope, pricing, contract structure, and incentives, in partnership with the Contract Planning department.
- May oversee Engineering Construction and Contract Supervision and Inspection for respective area of Electric Operations.
- Partners with employees and union representatives to enhance employee satisfaction.
- Partners with peers, staff departments, matrix organizations and outside agencies to improve overall business results.
- Proactively prepares for emergency situations; supports company efforts during emergency situations; communicates deficiencies in emergency response/preparedness; resolves issues quickly and efficiently using the correct resources.
- Supervises 15-20 direct reports including Supervisors, Clerks, and Specialists.
- 115-130 indirect reports including IBEW Technicians and Test Specialists.
Qualifications
Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or Project Management or related degree or equivalent related experience in installation and maintenance of protection and control equipment in Substation. 10 years of experience in the electric utility industry including 5 years’ experience in Protection and Control Testing. 5 years’ experience in leadership.
Desired: Experience as System Engineer PE-Professional Engineer license
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a System Support Specialist
Verify your degree aligns with the role
USCIS scrutinizes System Support Specialist petitions when the applicant's degree field doesn't directly match the job. A computer science or IT degree strengthens your case; a general business degree paired with unrelated experience often triggers a Request for Evidence.
Check prevailing wages before negotiating salary
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the prevailing rate for your work location and role level. Run the OFLC Wage Search with SOC code 15-1232 to see what Level I through IV wages apply to System Support Specialists in your metro area.
Target employers with E-Verify enrollment first
H-1B sponsors must be authorized to employ workers, and STEM OPT employers are already E-Verify enrolled. Filtering your search to E-Verify enrolled companies cuts out employers who haven't sponsored before and reduces delays in the offer-to-filing timeline.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified H-1B sponsors
Searching broadly for System Support Specialist roles wastes time on employers who won't file. Use Migrate Mate to filter by employers with active H-1B LCA filing history for IT support roles, so every application goes to a company that has sponsored this job type before.
Confirm the role's O*NET classification early
Before accepting an offer, verify that your job duties align with the O*NET profile for your occupation code. If your day-to-day responsibilities drift toward general helpdesk work rather than specialized systems support, USCIS may challenge the specialty occupation designation at filing.
Negotiate premium processing into your offer timeline
USCIS standard H-1B processing can run several months, leaving your start date uncertain. Ask your prospective employer to commit to premium processing in writing during the offer stage, not after signing, so filing delays don't push your start date into a new fiscal year.
H-1B Visa System Support Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a System Support Specialist role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
It depends on how the position is defined. USCIS requires that the role normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field like computer science or information systems. A System Support Specialist focused on enterprise infrastructure, network administration, or IT operations generally qualifies. A general helpdesk role where any degree is acceptable may not meet the specialty occupation standard without strong documentation from the employer.
How do I find System Support Specialist employers who sponsor H-1B visas?
Search Migrate Mate to browse System Support Specialist openings filtered by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history. This ensures you're applying to companies that have sponsored this type of role before, not employers who list IT support jobs but have never navigated the H-1B petition process for a technical support position.
What happens to my H-1B status if my System Support Specialist role changes after I'm sponsored?
If your duties change materially, such as moving from infrastructure support into a project management or sales engineering function, your employer may need to file an amended H-1B petition. USCIS evaluates whether the amended role still qualifies as a specialty occupation. Minor changes within the same job description generally don't require an amendment, but a shift in core responsibilities does.
Can I work for multiple employers as an H-1B System Support Specialist?
Yes, through concurrent H-1B filing. Each employer files a separate H-1B petition for you, and both must submit their own LCA certifying the prevailing wage for your work location. This is common when a System Support Specialist contracts across clients, but each sponsoring employer must maintain a bona fide employer-employee relationship with you, including the right to control and direct your work.
What documentation does my employer need to support an H-1B petition for this role?
Your employer needs a certified LCA from DOL, a detailed support letter explaining how the System Support Specialist position requires a specialized degree, your academic credentials, and any relevant certifications like CompTIA, Microsoft, or Cisco that reinforce the specialty occupation argument. If your degree is from outside the U.S., a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved service showing equivalency to a U.S. bachelor's degree is also required.