Compliance & Risk Consultant

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Monterey, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking a Compliance & Risk Consultant to support the framework for compliance and risk management across the Energy Delivery unit. Hybrid work from remote office and assigned CA location within PG&E service territory.

You will collaborate with SMEs, map requirements, perform risk assessments, and respond to data requests. This role requires 2 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 2 years of relevant compliance/risk experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the team developing controls and mitigation plans, and monitors implementation.
• Performs vegetation management compliance audits, or other validation processes and analyzes risk or compliance metrics.
• May provide support for responses to regulatory data requests, investigations, audits, and other inquiries.
• Maps compliance/risk requirements, controls, and mitigations to guidance documents and drafts/revises guidance documents.
• Verifies reports, audits documentation, and validates content in database/risk register.
• May participate in root cause analysis exercises.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

ISA Certified Arborist

ISA TRAQ

ISA Utility Specialist certification

ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)

Bachelor’s degree desired

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Monterey; Buellton; Gilroy; Hollister; King City; Los Banos; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Paso Robles; Pismo Beach; Salinas; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Watsonville

LOCATION is flexible within southern and western portions of our service territory. List above is indicative, but not comprehensive.

Position Summary

The Compliance & Risk Consultant’s core function is to support/monitor the compliance and/or risk management framework & tools that enable the organization and employees to conduct business in compliance with applicable standards, laws & regulations, and/or to identify, manage, and mitigate operational risk.

The Compliance & Risk Consultant supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of the framework for compliance and/or risk management. May be assigned to support a specific department or area of the business. Scope may be limited to one regulatory agency or may include multiple agencies, laws, and regulations applicable to a specific department or area of the business. Supports revisions to the compliance and/or risk programs and tools as needed based on changes to applicable laws, regulations, and standards. For risk management, develops and maintains a risk register, coordinating with various risk owners to track operational & enterprise risks and the effectiveness of risk mitigation activities. Partners with Subject Matter Experts (SME), Requirement/Risk Owners, and business SMEs to develop controls, and metrics to hold the assigned owners accountable for compliance and/or risk management performance. Supports change management, training, and communication of compliance standards, processes & results and/or risk management standards and risk analyses & assessments. The Compliance & Risk Consultant may also act as a liaison with regulatory agencies and respond to data/reporting inquiries.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E 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, collective bargaining agreements, 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 ($107,000), 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.

A reasonable salary range in California is:

• Minimum: $86,00
• Mid-Point: $107,000
• Maximum: $129,000

A reasonable salary range in the Bay Area (San Jose or Morgan Hill) is:

• Minimum: $90,00
• Mid-Point: $113,000
• Maximum: $136,000

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the team developing controls and mitigation plans, and monitors implementation.
• Performs vegetation management compliance audits, or other validation processes and analyzes risk or compliance metrics.
• May provide support for responses to regulatory data requests, investigations, audits, and other inquiries.
• Maps compliance/risk requirements, controls, and mitigations to guidance documents and drafts/revises guidance documents.
• Verifies reports, audits documentation, and validates content in database/risk register.
• May participate in root cause analysis exercises.

Background Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 2 years of relevant experience

Desired

• Bachelor’s degree desired
• 1 year of experience managing compliance/risk programs or controls
• International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist
• ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (ISA TRAQ)
• ISA Utility Specialist certification
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) certification
• Demonstrates full understanding of regulatory policy and compliance concepts, and/or risk management.
• Knowledge of assigned areas of business including processes and procedures
• Basic knowledge of internal control concepts and/or risk analysis & assessment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences
• Proficient in MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint