Principal, Asset Management Specialist - Intrusive Pole Testing (Flexible Location)

Location: Oakland, California, United States. Hybrid work is required, combining remote work with an assigned work location based on business needs.

Salary: $140,000–$238,000 in the Bay Area or $133,000–$226,000 across California, depending on locality, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. Eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global manages electric distribution assets and delivers a risk-informed strategy for a resilient and reliable grid.

What you will do

• Own and continuously improve the Pole Test & Treat playbook, including inspection eligibility, inspection cycles, annual compliance populations, work-plan logic, and escalation processes.
• Serve as the principal technical subject matter expert for GO 165 intrusive pole-testing requirements and translate regulations into documented controls, procedures, and decision logic.
• Lead eligibility validation, GIS and asset-data reconciliation, overdue-asset escalation, compliance reporting, and traceable records management.
• Integrate intrusive inspection results into broader pole lifecycle, asset-health, repair, reinforcement, maintenance, and replacement strategies.
• Coordinate cause analyses, corrective actions, continuous improvement, and governance across inspections, asset management, failure analysis, and other functions.
• Represent the organization in regulatory and industry forums, lead cross-utility project teams, and coach less experienced employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; a master’s degree is preferred.
• 10 years of related experience or equivalent.
• Ability to understand complex systems, data infrastructure, and operational improvement opportunities.
• Experience with large datasets, data strategy or governance, and GIS analytics.
• Ability to lead large, complex, cross-functional projects and develop business cases from complex inputs.
• Knowledge of energy or electric utility processes and regulatory requirements; travel may be required.

Nice to have

• Master’s in Business Administration or another advanced degree.
• Experience managing or training AI and large language models.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• Experience leading technology deployments or cross-cutting programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining remote work and an assigned work location.
• Opportunity to influence utility, regulatory, and industry strategies affecting customers and grid reliability.
• Participation in strategic cross-functional and cross-utility initiatives.
• Eligibility for discretionary incentive compensation.